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God the Cosmic Husband dwells within all hearts; without Him, there is no heart at all.

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O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are the happy, virtuous soul-brides; the Lord is revealed to them. ||19||

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If you desire to play this game of love with Me,

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then step onto My Path with your head in hand.

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When you place your feet on this Path,

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give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to public opinion. ||20||

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False is friendship with the false and greedy. False is its foundation.

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O Moollah, no one knows where death shall strike. ||21||

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Without spiritual wisdom, the people worship ignorance.

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They grope in the darkness, in the love of duality. ||22||

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Without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom; without Dharma, there is no meditation.

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Without Truth, there is no credit; without capital, there is no balance. ||23||

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The mortals are sent into the world; then, they arise and depart.

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There is no joy in this. ||24||

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Raam Chand, sad at heart, assembled his army and forces.

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The army of monkeys was at his service; his mind and body became eager for war.

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Raawan captured his wife Sita, and Lachhman was cursed to die.

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O Nanak, the Creator Lord is the Doer of all; He watches over all, and destroys what He has created. ||25||

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In his mind, Raam Chand mourned for Sita and Lachhman.

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Then, he remembered Hanuman the monkey-god, who came to him.

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The misguided demon did not understand that God is the Doer of deeds.

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O Nanak, the actions of the Self-existent Lord cannot be erased. ||26||

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The city of Lahore suffered terrible destruction for four hours. ||27||

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Third Mehl:

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The city of Lahore is a pool of ambrosial nectar, the home of praise. ||28||

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First Mehl:

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What are the signs of a prosperous person? His stores of food never run out.

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Prosperity dwells in his home, with the sounds of girls and women.

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All the women of his home shout and cry over useless things.

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Whatever he takes, he does not give back. Seeking to earn more and more, he is troubled and uneasy. ||29||

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O lotus, your leaves were green, and your blossoms were gold.

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What pain has burnt you, and made your body black? O Nanak, my body is battered.

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I have not received that water which I love.

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Seeing it, my body blossomed forth, and I was blessed with a deep and beautiful color. ||30||

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No one lives long enough to accomplish all he wishes.

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Only the spiritually wise live forever; they are honored for their intuitive awareness.

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Bit by bit, life passes away, even though the mortal tries to hold it back.

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O Nanak, unto whom should we complain? Death takes one's life away without anyone's consent. ||31||

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Do not blame the Sovereign Lord; when someone grows old, his intellect leaves him.

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The blind man talks and babbles, and then falls into the ditch. ||32||

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All that the Perfect Lord does is perfect; there is not too little, or too much.

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O Nanak, knowing this as Gurmukh, the mortal merges into the Perfect Lord God. ||33||

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