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Those who do not have the Assets of Truth-how can they find peace?

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By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become false.

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Like the deer caught in the trap, they suffer in terrible agony; they continually cry out in pain. ||2||

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The counterfeit coins are not put into the Treasury; they do not obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord-Guru.

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The false ones have no social status or honor. No one succeeds through falsehood.

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Practicing falsehood again and again, people come and go in reincarnation, and forfeit their honor. ||3||

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O Nanak, instruct your mind through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and praise the Lord.

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Those who are imbued with the love of the Name of the Lord are not loaded down by doubt.

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Those who chant the Name of the Lord earn great profits; the Fearless Lord abides within their minds. ||4||23||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl, Second House:

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Wealth, the beauty of youth and flowers are guests for only a few days.

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Like the leaves of the water-lily, they wither and fade and finally die. ||1||

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Be happy, dear beloved, as long as your youth is fresh and delightful.

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But your days are few-you have grown weary, and now your body has grown old. ||1||Pause||

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My playful friends have gone to sleep in the graveyard.

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In my double-mindedness, I shall have to go as well. I cry in a feeble voice. ||2||

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Haven't you heard the call from beyond, O beautiful soul-bride?

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You must go to your in-laws; you cannot stay with your parents forever. ||3||

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O Nanak, know that she who sleeps in her parents' home is plundered in broad daylight.

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She has lost her bouquet of merits; gathering one of demerits, she departs. ||4||24||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl, Second House:

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He Himself is the Enjoyer, and He Himself is the Enjoyment. He Himself is the Ravisher of all.

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He Himself is the Bride in her dress, He Himself is the Bridegroom on the bed. ||1||

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My Lord and Master is imbued with love; He is totally permeating and pervading all. ||1||Pause||

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He Himself is the fisherman and the fish; He Himself is the water and the net.

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He Himself is the sinker, and He Himself is the bait. ||2||

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He Himself loves in so many ways. O sister soul-brides, He is my Beloved.

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He continually ravishes and enjoys the happy soul-brides; just look at the plight I am in without Him! ||3||

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Prays Nanak, please hear my prayer: You are the pool, and You are the soul-swan.

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You are the lotus flower of the day and You are the water-lily of the night. You Yourself behold them, and blossom forth in bliss. ||4||25||

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Siree Raag, First Mehl, Third House:

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Make this body the field, and plant the seed of good actions. Water it with the Name of the Lord, who holds all the world in His Hands.

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Let your mind be the farmer; the Lord shall sprout in your heart, and you shall attain the state of Nirvaanaa. ||1||

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You fool! Why are you so proud of Maya?

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Father, children, spouse, mother and all relatives-they shall not be your helpers in the end. ||Pause||

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So weed out evil, wickedness and corruption; leave these behind, and let your soul meditate on God.

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When chanting, austere meditation and self-discipline become your protectors, then the lotus blossoms forth, and the honey trickles out. ||2||

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Bring the twenty-seven elements of the body under your control, and throughout the three stages of life, remember death.

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See the Infinite Lord in the ten directions, and in all the variety of nature. Says Nanak, in this way, the One Lord shall carry you across. ||3||26||

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