1314 : 711
You are pervading and permeating all places and interspaces, O Creator. You made all that has been made.

1314 : 712
You created the entire universe, with all its colors and shades; in so many ways and means and forms You formed it.

1314 : 713
O Lord of Light, Your Light is infused within all; You link us to the Guru's Teachings.

1314 : 714
They alone meet the True Guru, unto whom You are Merciful; O Lord, You instruct them in the Guru's Word.

1314 : 715
Let everyone chant the Name of the Lord, chant the Name of the Great Lord; all poverty, pain and hunger shall be taken away. ||3||

1314 : 716
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

1314 : 717
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet; enshrine this Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord within your heart.

1314 : 718
The Lord God prevails in the Sangat, the Holy Congregation; reflect upon the Shabad and understand.

1314 : 719
Meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within the mind, the poison of egotism is eradicated.

1314 : 720
One who does not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, shall totally lose this life in the gamble.

1314 : 721
By Guru's Grace, one remembers the Lord, and enshrines the Lord's Name within the heart.

1314 : 722
O servant Nanak, his face shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

1314 : 723
Fourth Mehl:

1314 : 724
To chant the Lord's Praise and His Name is sublime and exalted. This is the most excellent deed in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

1314 : 725
His Praises come through the Guru's Teachings and Instructions; wear the Necklace of the Lord's Name.

1314 : 726
Those who meditate on the Lord are very fortunate. They are entrusted with the Treasure of the Lord.

1314 : 727
Without the Name, no matter what people may do, they continue to waste away in egotism.

1314 : 728
Elephants can be washed and bathed in water, but they only throw dust on their heads again.

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1314 : 729
O Kind and Compassionate True Guru, please unite me with the Lord, that the One Creator of the Universe may abide within my mind.

1314 : 730
Those Gurmukhs who listen to the Lord and believe in Him - servant Nanak salutes them. ||2||

1314 : 731
Pauree:

1314 : 732
The Lord's Name is the most sublime and precious merchandise. The Primal Lord God is my Lord and Master.

1314 : 733
The Lord has staged His Play, and He Himself permeates it. The whole world deals in this merchandise.

1314 : 734
Your Light is the light in all beings, O Creator. All Your Expanse is True.

1314 : 735
All those who meditate on You become prosperous; through the Guru's Teachings, they sing Your Praises, O Formless Lord.

1314 : 736
Let everyone chant the Lord, the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||

1314 : 737
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

1314 : 738
I have only one tongue, and the Glorious Virtues of the Lord God are Unapproachable and Unfathomable.

1314 : 739
I am ignorant - how can I meditate on You, Lord? You are Great, Unapproachable and Immeasurable.

1314 : 740
O Lord God, please bless me with that sublime wisdom, that I may fall at the Feet of the Guru, the True Guru.

1314 : 741
O Lord God, please lead me to the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where even a sinner like myself may be saved.

1314 : 742
O Lord, please bless and forgive servant Nanak; please unite him in Your Union.

1314 : 743
O Lord, please be merciful and hear my prayer; I am a sinner and a worm - please save me! ||1||

1314 : 744
Fourth Mehl:

1314 : 745
O Lord, Life of the World, please bless me with Your Grace, and lead me to meet the Guru, the Merciful True Guru.

1314 : 746
I am happy to serve the Guru; the Lord has become merciful to me.

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