380 : 1541
He may proclaim, "I can kill anyone, I can capture anyone, and I can release anyone."

380 : 1542
But when the Order comes from the Supreme Lord God, he departs and leaves in a day. ||2||

380 : 1543
He may perform all sorts of religious rituals and good actions, but he does not know the Creator Lord, the Doer of all.

380 : 1544
He teaches, but does not practice what he preaches; he does not realize the essential reality of the Word of the Shabad.

380 : 1545
Naked he came, and naked he shall depart; he is like an elephant, throwing dust on himself. ||3||

380 : 1546
O Saints, and friends, listen to me: all this world is false.

380 : 1547
Continually claiming, "Mine, mine", the mortals are drowned; the fools waste away and die.

380 : 1548
Meeting the Guru, O Nanak, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the True Name, I am emancipated. ||4||1||38||

380 : 1549
Raag Aasaa, Fifth House, Fifth Mehl:

380 : 1550
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

380 : 1551
The whole world is asleep in doubt; it is blinded by worldly entanglements.

380 : 1552
How rare is that humble servant of the Lord who is awake and aware. ||1||

380 : 1553
The mortal is intoxicated with the great enticement of Maya, which is dearer to him than life.

380 : 1554
How rare is the one who renounces it. ||2||

380 : 1555
The Lord's Lotus Feet are incomparably beautiful; so is the Mantra of the Saint.

380 : 1556
How rare is that holy person who is attached to them. ||3||

380 : 1557
O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the love of divine knowledge is awakened;

380 : 1558
the Lord's Mercy is bestowed upon those who are blessed with such good destiny. ||4||1||39||

380 : 1559
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

Continued...

380 : 1560
Raag Aasaa, Sixth House, Fifth Mehl:

380 : 1561
Whatever pleases You is acceptable to me; that alone brings peace and ease to my mind.

380 : 1562
You are the Doer, the Cause of causes, All-powerful and Infinite; there is none other than You. ||1||

380 : 1563
Your humble servants sing Your Glorious Praises with enthusiasm and love.

380 : 1564
That alone is good advice, wisdom and cleverness for Your humble servant, which You do or cause to be done. ||1||Pause||

380 : 1565
Your Name is Ambrosial Nectar, O Beloved Lord; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained its sublime essence.

380 : 1566
Those humble beings are satisfied and fulfilled, singing the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of peace. ||2||

380 : 1567
One who has Your Support, O Lord Master, is not afflicted by anxiety.

380 : 1568
One who is blessed by Your Kind Mercy, is the best, the most fortunate king. ||3||

380 : 1569
Doubt, attachment, and deceit have all disappeared, since I obtained the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

380 : 1570
Dealing in the Naam, O Nanak, we become truthful, and in the Love of the Lord's Name, we are absorbed. ||4||1 | 40||

380 : 1571
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

380 : 1572
He washes off the filth of other peoples' incarnations, but he obtains the rewards of his own actions.

380 : 1573
He has no peace in this world, and he has no place in the Court of the Lord. In the City of Death, he is tortured. ||1||

380 : 1574
The slanderer loses his life in vain.

380 : 1575
He cannot succeed in anything, and in the world hereafter, he finds no place at all. ||1||Pause||

380 : 1576
Such is the fate of the wretched slanderer - what can the poor creature do?

380 : 1577
He is ruined there, where no one can protect him; with whom should he lodge his complaint? ||2||

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