141 : 1999
First Mehl

141 : 2000
: To take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef.

141 : 2001
Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by us, if we do not eat those carcasses.

141 : 2002
By mere talk, people do not earn passage to Heaven. Salvation comes only from the practice of Truth.

141 : 2003
By adding spices to forbidden foods, they are not made acceptable.

141 : 2004
O Nanak, from false talk, only falsehood is obtained. ||2||

141 : 2005
First Mehl:

141 : 2006
There are five prayers and five times of day for prayer; the five have five names.

141 : 2007
Let the first be truthfulness, the second honest living, and the third charity in the Name of God.

141 : 2008
Let the fourth be good will to all, and the fifth the praise of the Lord.

141 : 2009
Repeat the prayer of good deeds, and then, you may call yourself a Muslim.

141 : 2010
O Nanak, the false obtain falsehood, and only falsehood. ||3||

141 : 2011
Pauree:

141 : 2012
Some trade in priceless jewels, while others deal in mere glass.

141 : 2013
When the True Guru is pleased, we find the treasure of the jewel, deep within the self.

141 : 2014
Without the Guru, no one has found this treasure. The blind and the false have died in their endless wanderings.

141 : 2015
The self-willed manmukhs putrefy and die in duality. They do not understand contemplative meditation.

141 : 2016
Without the One Lord, there is no other at all. Unto whom should they complain?

141 : 2017
Some are destitute, and wander around endlessly, while others have storehouses of wealth.

141 : 2018
Without God's Name, there is no other wealth. Everything else is just poison and ashes.

141 : 2019
O Nanak, the Lord Himself acts, and causes others to act; by the Hukam of His Command, we are embellished and exalted. ||7||

Continued...

141 : 2020
Shalok, First Mehl:

141 : 2021
It is difficult to be called a Muslim; if one is truly a Muslim, then he may be called one.

141 : 2022
First, let him savor the religion of the Prophet as sweet; then, let his pride of his possessions be scraped away.

141 : 2023
Becoming a true Muslim, a disciple of the faith of Mohammed, let him put aside the delusion of death and life.

141 : 2024
As he submits to God's Will, and surrenders to the Creator, he is rid of selfishness and conceit.

141 : 2025
And when, O Nanak, he is merciful to all beings, only then shall he be called a Muslim. ||1||

141 : 2026
Fourth Mehl:

141 : 2027
Renounce sexual desire, anger, falsehood and slander; forsake Maya and eliminate egotistical pride.

141 : 2028
Renounce sexual desire and promiscuity, and give up emotional attachment. Only then shall you obtain the Immaculate Lord amidst the darkness of the world.

141 : 2029
Renounce selfishness, conceit and arrogant pride, and your love for your children and spouse. Abandon your thirsty hopes and desires, and embrace love for the Lord.

141 : 2030
O Nanak, the True One shall come to dwell in your mind. Through the True Word of the Shabad, you shall be absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||2||

141 : 2031
Pauree:

141 : 2032
Neither the kings, nor their subjects, nor the leaders shall remain.

141 : 2033
The shops, the cities and the streets shall eventually disintegrate, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command.

141 : 2034
Those solid and beautiful mansions-the fools think that they belong to them.

141 : 2035
The treasure-houses, filled with wealth, shall be emptied out in an instant.

141 : 2036
The horses, chariots, camels and elephants, with all their decorations; the gardens, lands, houses, tents, soft beds and satin pavilions-Oh, where are those things, which they believe to be their own?

141 : 2037
O Nanak, the True One is the Giver of all; He is revealed through His All-powerful Creative Nature. ||8||

141 : 2038
Shalok, First Mehl:

141 : 2039
If the rivers became cows, giving milk, and the spring water became milk and ghee;

141 : 2040
If all the earth became sugar, to continually excite the mind;

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