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At the last moment, you repent-you are so blind!-when the Messenger of Death seizes you and carries you away.

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You kept all your things for yourself, but in an instant, they are all lost.

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Your intellect left you, your wisdom departed, and now you repent for the evil deeds you committed.

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Says Nanak, O mortal, in the third watch of the night, let your consciousness be lovingly focused on God. ||3||

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In the fourth watch of the night, O my merchant friend, your body grows old and weak.

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Your eyes go blind, and cannot see, O my merchant friend, and your ears do not hear any words.

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Your eyes go blind, and your tongue is unable to taste; you live only with the help of others.

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With no virtue within, how can you find peace? The self-willed manmukh comes and goes in reincarnation.

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When the crop of life has matured, it bends, breaks and perishes; why take pride in that which comes and goes?

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Says Nanak, O mortal, in the fourth watch of the night, the Gurmukh recognizes the Word of the Shabad. ||4||

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Your breath comes to its end, O my merchant friend, and your shoulders are weighed down by the tyrant of old age.

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Not one iota of virtue came into you, O my merchant friend; bound and gagged by evil, you are driven along.

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One who departs with virtue and self-discipline is not struck down, and is not consigned to the cycle of birth and death.

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The Messenger of Death and his trap cannot touch him; through loving devotional worship, he crosses over the ocean of fear.

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He departs with honor, and merges in intuitive peace and poise; all his pains depart.

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Says Nanak, when the mortal becomes Gurmukh, he is saved and honored by the True Lord. ||5||2||

Continued...

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Siree Raag, Fourth Mehl:

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In the first watch of the night, O my merchant friend, the Lord places you in the womb.

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You meditate on the Lord, and chant the Lord's Name, O my merchant friend. You contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

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Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and meditating on it within the fire of the womb, your life is sustained by dwelling on the Naam.

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You are born and you come out, and your mother and father are delighted to see your face.

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Remember the One, O mortal, to whom the child belongs. As Gurmukh, reflect upon Him within your heart.

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Says Nanak, O mortal, in the first watch of the night, dwell upon the Lord, who shall shower you with His Grace. ||1||

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In the second watch of the night, O my merchant friend, the mind is attached to the love of duality.

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Mother and father hug you close in their embrace, claiming, "He is mine, he is mine"; so is the child brought up, O my merchant friend.

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Your mother and father constantly hug you close in their embrace; in their minds, they believe that you will provide for them and support them.

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The fool does not know the One who gives; instead, he clings to the gift.

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Rare is the Gurmukh who reflects upon, meditates upon, and within his mind, is lovingly attached to the Lord.

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Says Nanak, in the second watch of the night, O mortal, death never devours you. ||2||

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In the third watch of the night, O my merchant friend, your mind is entangled in worldly and household affairs.

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You think of wealth, and gather wealth, O my merchant friend, but you do not contemplate the Lord or the Lord's Name.

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You never dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, who will be your only Helper and Support in the end.

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