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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 057

403 : 2619
The sweet flavors tempt you, and you are occupied by your false and filthy business. ||2||

403 : 2620
Your senses are beguiled by sensual pleasures of sex, by anger, greed and emotional attachment.

403 : 2621
The All-powerful Architect of Destiny has ordained that you shall be reincarnated over and over again. ||3||

403 : 2622
When the Destroyer of the pains of the poor becomes merciful, then, as Gurmukh, you shall find absolute peace.

403 : 2623
Says Nanak, meditate on the Lord, day and night, and all your sickness shall be banished. ||4||

403 : 2624
Meditate in this way, O Siblings of Destiny, on the Lord, the Architect of Destiny.

403 : 2625
The Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful; He has removed the pains of birth and death. ||1||Second Pause||4||4||126||

403 : 2626
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

403 : 2627
For a moment of sexual pleasure, you shall suffer in pain for millions of days.

403 : 2628
For an instant, you may savor pleasure, but afterwards, you shall regret it, again and again. ||1||

403 : 2629
O blind man, meditate on the Lord, the Lord, your King.

403 : 2630
Your day is drawing near. ||1||Pause||

403 : 2631
You are deceived, beholding with your eyes, the bitter melon and swallow-wort.

403 : 2632
But, like the companionship of a poisonous snake, so is the desire for another's spouse. ||2||

403 : 2633
For the sake of your enemy, you commit sins, while you neglect the reality of your faith.

403 : 2634
Your friendship is with those who abandon you, and you are angry with your friends. ||3||

403 : 2635
The entire world is entangled in this way; he alone is saved, who has the Perfect Guru.

403 : 2636
Says Nanak, I have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean; my body has become sanctified. ||4||5||127||

Continued...

403 : 2637
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl Dupadas:

403 : 2638
O Lord, You behold whatever we do in secrecy; the fool may stubbornly deny it.

403 : 2639
By his own actions, he is tied down, and in the end, he regrets and repents. ||1||

403 : 2640
My God knows, ahead of time, all things.

403 : 2641
Deceived by doubt, you may hide your actions, but in the end, you shall have to confess the secrets of your mind. ||1||Pause||

403 : 2642
Whatever they are attached to, they remain joined to that. What can any mere mortal do?

403 : 2643
Please, forgive me, O Supreme Lord Master. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You. ||2||6||128||

403 : 2644
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

403 : 2645
He Himself preserves His servants; He causes them to chant His Name.

403 : 2646
Wherever the business and affairs of His servants are, there the Lord hurries to be. ||1||

403 : 2647
The Lord appears near at hand to His servant.

403 : 2648
Whatever the servant asks of his Lord and Master, immediately comes to pass. ||1||Pause||

403 : 2649
I am a sacrifice to that servant, who is pleasing to his God.

403 : 2650
Hearing of his glory, the mind is rejuvenated; Nanak comes to touch his feet. ||2||7||129||

403 : 2651
Aasaa, Eleventh House, Fifth Mehl:

403 : 2652
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

403 : 2653
The actor displays himself in many disguises, but he remains just as he is.

403 : 2654
The soul wanders through countless incarnations in doubt, but it does not come to dwell in peace. ||1||

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