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The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You.

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The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.

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The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.

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The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.

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The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.

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The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.

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They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.

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So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all?

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That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.

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He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.

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He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.

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Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.

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He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.

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He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1||

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Aasaa, First Mehl:

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Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.

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But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.

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His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.

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Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||

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O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.

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No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||

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All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.

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All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.

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The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers

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-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||

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All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,

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all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas

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-without You, no one has attained such powers.

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They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||

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What can the poor helpless creatures do?

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Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.

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Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?

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O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||

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Aasaa, First Mehl:

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Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.

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It is so difficult to chant the True Name.

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If someone feels hunger for the True Name,

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that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||

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How can I forget Him, O my mother?

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True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||

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Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,

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people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.

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Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,

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He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||

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That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.

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He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.

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This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.

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There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||

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As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.

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