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You have so many Creative Powers, Lord; Your Bountiful Blessings are so Great.

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So many of Your beings and creatures praise You day and night.

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You have so many forms and colors, so many classes, high and low. ||3||

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Meeting the True One, Truth wells up. The truthful are absorbed into the True Lord.

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Intuitive understanding is obtained and one is welcomed with honor, through the Guru's Word, filled with the Fear of God.

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O Nanak, the True King absorbs us into Himself. ||4||10||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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It all worked out-I was saved, and the egotism within my heart was subdued.

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The evil energies have been made to serve me, since I placed my faith in the True Guru.

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I have renounced my useless schemes, by the Grace of the True, Carefree Lord. ||1||

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O mind, meeting with the True One, fear departs.

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Without the Fear of God, how can anyone become fearless? Become Gurmukh, and immerse yourself in the Shabad. ||1||Pause||

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How can we describe Him with words? There is no end to the descriptions of Him.

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There are so many beggars, but He is the only Giver.

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He is the Giver of the soul, and the praanaa, the breath of life; when He dwells within the mind, there is peace. ||2||

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The world is a drama, staged in a dream. In a moment, the play is played out.

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Some attain union with the Lord, while others depart in separation.

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Whatever pleases Him comes to pass; nothing else can be done. ||3||

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The Gurmukhs purchase the Genuine Article. The True Merchandise is purchased with the True Capital.

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Those who purchase this True Merchandise through the Perfect Guru are blessed.

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O Nanak, one who stocks this True Merchandise shall recognize and realize the Genuine Article. ||4||11||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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As metal merges with metal, those who chant the Praises of the Lord are absorbed into the Praiseworthy Lord.

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Like the poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness.

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Those contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-minded love, meet the True Lord. ||1||

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O Siblings of Destiny, become the dust of the feet of the humble Saints.

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In the Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the Source of all good fortune. ||1||Pause||

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Upon that Highest Plane of Sublime Beauty, stands the Mansion of the Lord.

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By true actions, this human body is obtained, and the door within ourselves which leads to the Mansion of the Beloved, is found.

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The Gurmukhs train their minds to contemplate the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||2||

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By actions committed under the influence of the three qualities, hope and anxiety are produced.

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Without the Guru, how can anyone be released from these three qualities? Through intuitive wisdom, we meet with Him and find peace.

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Within the home of the self, the Mansion of His Presence is realized when He bestows His Glance of Grace and washes away our pollution. ||3||

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Without the Guru, this pollution is not removed. Without the Lord, how can there be any homecoming?

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Contemplate the One Word of the Shabad, and abandon other hopes.

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O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to the one who beholds, and inspires others to behold Him. ||4||12||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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The life of the discarded bride is cursed. She is deceived by the love of duality.

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Like a wall of sand, day and night, she crumbles, and eventually, she breaks down altogether.

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Without the Word of the Shabad, peace does not come. Without her Husband Lord, her suffering does not end. ||1||

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O soul-bride, without your Husband Lord, what good are your decorations?

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