142 : 2041
If the mountains became gold and silver, studded with gems and jewels

142 : 2042
-even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||1||

142 : 2043
First Mehl:

142 : 2044
If all the eighteen loads of vegetation became fruits,

142 : 2045
and the growing grass became sweet rice; if I were able to stop the sun and the moon in their orbits and hold them perfectly steady

142 : 2046
-even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||2||

142 : 2047
First Mehl:

142 : 2048
If my body were afflicted with pain, under the evil influence of unlucky stars;

142 : 2049
and if the blood-sucking kings were to hold power over me

142 : 2050
-even if this were my condition, I would still worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||3||

142 : 2051
First Mehl:

142 : 2052
If fire and ice were my clothes, and the wind was my food;

142 : 2053
and even if the enticing heavenly beauties were my wives, O Nanak-all this shall pass away!

142 : 2054
Even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||4||

142 : 2055
Pauree:

142 : 2056
The foolish demon, who does evil deeds, does not know his Lord and Master.

142 : 2057
Call him a mad-man, if he does not understand himself.

142 : 2058
The strife of this world is evil; these struggles are consuming it.

142 : 2059
Without the Lord's Name, life is worthless. Through doubt, the people are being destroyed.

142 : 2060
One who recognizes that all spiritual paths lead to the One shall be emancipated.

142 : 2061
One who speaks lies shall fall into hell and burn.

142 : 2062
In all the world, the most blessed and sanctified are those who remain absorbed in Truth.

142 : 2063
One who eliminates selfishness and conceit is redeemed in the Court of the Lord. ||9||

142 : 2064
First Mehl, Shalok:

142 : 2065
They alone are truly alive, whose minds are filled with the Lord.

142 : 2066
O Nanak, no one else is truly alive;

142 : 2067
those who merely live shall depart in dishonor;

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142 : 2068
everything they eat is impure.

142 : 2069
Intoxicated with power and thrilled with wealth, they delight in their pleasures, and dance about shamelessly.

142 : 2070
O Nanak, they are deluded and defrauded.

142 : 2071
Without the Lord's Name, they lose their honor and depart. ||1||

142 : 2072
First Mehl:

142 : 2073
What good is food, and what good are clothes,

142 : 2074
if the True Lord does not abide within the mind?

142 : 2075
What good are fruits, what good is ghee, sweet jaggery, what good is flour, and what good is meat?

142 : 2076
What good are clothes, and what good is a soft bed, to enjoy pleasures and sensual delights?

142 : 2077
What good is an army, and what good are soldiers, servants and mansions to live in?

142 : 2078
O Nanak, without the True Name, all this paraphernalia shall disappear. ||2||

142 : 2079
Pauree:

142 : 2080
What good is social class and status? Truthfulness is measured within.

142 : 2081
Pride in one's status is like poison-holding it in your hand and eating it, you shall die.

142 : 2082
The True Lord's Sovereign Rule is known throughout the ages.

142 : 2083
One who respects the Hukam of the Lord's Command is honored and respected in the Court of the Lord.

142 : 2084
By the Order of our Lord and Master, we have been brought into this world.

142 : 2085
The Drummer, the Guru, has announced the Lord's meditation, through the Word of the Shabad.

142 : 2086
Some have mounted their horses in response, and others are saddling up.

142 : 2087
Some have tied up their bridles, and others have already ridden off. ||10||

142 : 2088
Shalok, First Mehl:

142 : 2089
When the crop is ripe, then it is cut down; only the stalks are left standing.

142 : 2090
The corn on the cob is put into the thresher, and the kernels are separated from the cobs.

142 : 2091
Placing the kernels between the two mill-stones, people sit and grind the corn.

142 : 2092
Those kernels which stick to the central axle are spared-Nanak has seen this wonderful vision! ||1||

142 : 2093
First Mehl:

142 : 2094
Look, and see how the sugar-cane is cut down. After cutting away its branches, its feet are bound together into bundles,

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