139 : 1910
Beautiful and sublime is the glory and the understanding of those who focus their consciousness on the Lord. ||2||

139 : 1911
Shalok, Second Mehl:

139 : 1912
To see without eyes; to hear without ears;

139 : 1913
to walk without feet; to work without hands;

139 : 1914
to speak without a tongue-like this, one remains dead while yet alive.

139 : 1915
O Nanak, recognize the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and merge with your Lord and Master. ||1||

139 : 1916
Second Mehl:

139 : 1917
He is seen, heard and known, but His subtle essence is not obtained.

139 : 1918
How can the lame, armless and blind person run to embrace the Lord?

139 : 1919
Let the Fear of God be your feet, and let His Love be your hands; let His Understanding be your eyes.

139 : 1920
Says Nanak, in this way, O wise soul-bride, you shall be united with your Husband Lord. ||2||

139 : 1921
Pauree:

139 : 1922
Forever and ever, You are the only One; You set the play of duality in motion.

139 : 1923
You created egotism and arrogant pride, and You placed greed within our beings.

139 : 1924
Keep me as it pleases Your Will; everyone acts as You cause them to act.

139 : 1925
Some are forgiven, and merge with You; through the Guru's Teachings, we are joined to You.

139 : 1926
Some stand and serve You; without the Name, nothing else pleases them.

139 : 1927
Any other task would be worthless to them-You have enjoined them to Your True Service.

139 : 1928
In the midst of children, spouse and relations, some still remain detached; they are pleasing to Your Will.

139 : 1929
Inwardly and outwardly, they are pure, and they are absorbed in the True Name. ||3||

139 : 1930
Shalok, First Mehl:

139 : 1931
I may make a cave, in a mountain of gold, or in the water of the nether regions;

139 : 1932
I may remain standing on my head, upside-down, on the earth or up in the sky;

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139 : 1933
I may totally cover my body with clothes, and wash them continually;

139 : 1934
I may shout out loud, the white, red, yellow and black Vedas;

139 : 1935
I may even live in dirt and filth. And yet, all this is just a product of evil-mindedness, and intellectual corruption.

139 : 1936
I was not, I am not, and I will never be anything at all! O Nanak, I dwell only on the Word of the Shabad. ||1||

139 : 1937
First Mehl:

139 : 1938
They wash their clothes, and scrub their bodies, and try to practice self-discipline.

139 : 1939
But they are not aware of the filth staining their inner being, while they try and try to wash off the outer dirt.

139 : 1940
The blind go astray, caught by the noose of Death.

139 : 1941
They see other people's property as their own, and in egotism, they suffer in pain.

139 : 1942
O Nanak, the egotism of the Gurmukhs is broken, and then, they meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

139 : 1943
They chant the Naam, meditate on the Naam, and through the Naam, they are absorbed in peace. ||2||

139 : 1944
Pauree:

139 : 1945
Destiny has brought together and united the body and the soul-swan.

139 : 1946
He who created them, also separates them.

139 : 1947
The fools enjoy their pleasures; they must also endure all their pains.

139 : 1948
From pleasures, arise diseases and the commission of sins.

139 : 1949
From sinful pleasures come sorrow, separation, birth and death.

139 : 1950
The fools try to account for their misdeeds, and argue uselessly.

139 : 1951
The judgement is in the Hands of the True Guru, who puts an end to the argument.

139 : 1952
Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. It cannot be changed by anyone's efforts. ||4||

139 : 1953
Shalok, First Mehl:

139 : 1954
Telling lies, they eat dead bodies.

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