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English translation of
Holy Guru Granth Sahib

English translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
taken from http://www.gurbanifiles.com/

Raag Aasaa - Part 020

366 : 889
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

366 : 890
Raag Aasaa, Second House, Fourth Mehl:

366 : 891
Some form alliances with friends, children and siblings.

366 : 892
Some form alliances with in-laws and relatives.

366 : 893
Some form alliances with chiefs and leaders for their own selfish motives.

366 : 894
My alliance is with the Lord, who is pervading everywhere. ||1||

366 : 895
I have formed my alliance with the Lord; the Lord is my only support.

366 : 896
Other than the Lord, I have no other faction or alliance; I sing of the countless and endless Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

366 : 897
Those with whom you form alliances, shall perish.

366 : 898
Making false alliances, the mortals repent and regret in the end.

366 : 899
Those who practice falsehood shall not last.

366 : 900
I have formed my alliance with the Lord; there is no one more powerful than Him. ||2||

366 : 901
All these alliances are mere extensions of the love of Maya.

366 : 902
Only fools argue over Maya.

366 : 903
They are born, and they die, and they lose the game of life in the gamble.

366 : 904
My alliance is with the Lord, who embellishes all, in this world and the next. ||3||

366 : 905
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the five thieves instigate alliances and conflicts.

366 : 906
Sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and self-conceit have increased.

366 : 907
One who is blessed by the Lord's Grace, joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

366 : 908
My alliance is with the Lord, who has destroyed all these alliances. ||4||

366 : 909
In the false love of duality, people sit and form alliances.

366 : 910
They complain about other peoples' faults, while their own self-conceit only increases.

Continued...

366 : 911
As they plant, so shall they harvest.

366 : 912
Servant Nanak has joined the Lord's alliance of Dharma, which shall conquer the whole world. ||5||2||54||

366 : 913
Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:

366 : 914
Constantly listening to the Ambrosial Gurbani in the heart, it becomes pleasing to the mind.

366 : 915
Through Gurbani, the Incomprehensible Lord is comprehended. ||1||

366 : 916
As Gurmukh, listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O my sisters.

366 : 917
The One Lord is pervading and permeating deep within the heart; with your mouth, recite the Ambrosial Hymns of the Guru. ||1||Pause||

366 : 918
My mind and body are filled with divine love, and great sadness.

366 : 919
By great good fortune, I have obtained the True Guru, the Primal Being. ||2||

366 : 920
In the love of duality, the mortals wander through poisonous Maya.

366 : 921
The unfortunate ones do not meet the True Guru. ||3||

366 : 922
The Lord Himself inspires us to drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Elixir.

366 : 923
Through the Perfect Guru, O Nanak, the Lord is obtained. ||4||3||55||

366 : 924
Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:

366 : 925
The Love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Support of my mind and body.

366 : 926
I chant the Naam; the Naam is the essence of peace. ||1||

366 : 927
So chant the Naam, O my friends and companions.

366 : 928
Without the Naam, there is nothing else for me. By great good fortune, as Gurmukh, I have received the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

366 : 929
Without the Naam, I cannot live.

366 : 930
By great good fortune, the Gurmukhs obtain the Naam. ||2||

366 : 931
Those who lack the Naam have their faces rubbed in the dirt of Maya.

366 : 932
Without the Naam, cursed, cursed are their lives. ||3||

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