580 : 862
They alone are acclaimed as brave warriors in the world hereafter, who receive true honor in the Court of the Lord.

580 : 863
They are honored in the Court of the Lord; they depart with honor, and they do not suffer pain in the world hereafter.

580 : 864
They meditate on the One Lord, and obtain the fruits of their rewards. Serving the Lord, their fear is dispelled.

580 : 865
Do not indulge in egotism, and dwell within your own mind; the Knower Himself knows everything.

580 : 866
The death of brave heroes is blessed, if it is approved by God. ||3||

580 : 867
Nanak: for whom should we mourn, O Baba? This world is merely a play.

580 : 868
The Lord Master beholds His work, and contemplates His creative potency.

580 : 869
He contemplates His creative potency, having established the Universe. He who created it, He alone knows.

580 : 870
He Himself beholds it, and He Himself understands it. He Himself realizes the Hukam of His Command.

580 : 871
He who created these things, He alone knows. His subtle form is infinite.

580 : 872
Nanak: for whom should we mourn, O Baba? This world is merely a play. ||4||2||

580 : 873
Wadahans, First Mehl, Dakhanee:

580 : 874
The True Creator Lord is True - know this well; He is the True Sustainer.

580 : 875
He Himself fashioned His Own Self; the True Lord is invisible and infinite.

580 : 876
He brought together, and then separated, the two grinding stones of the earth and the sky; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

580 : 877
He created the sun and the moon; night and day, they move according to His Thought. ||1||

580 : 878
O True Lord and Master, You are True. O True Lord, bless me with Your Love. ||Pause||

580 : 879
You created the Universe; You are the Giver of pain and pleasure.

580 : 880
You created woman and man, the love of poison, and emotional attachment to Maya.

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580 : 881
The four sources of creation, and the power of the Word, are also of Your making. You give Support to all beings.

580 : 882
You have made the Creation as Your Throne; You are the True Judge. ||2||

580 : 883
You created comings and goings, but You are ever-stable, O Creator Lord.

580 : 884
In birth and death, in coming and going, this soul is held in bondage by corruption.

580 : 885
The evil person has forgotten the Naam; he has drowned - what can he do now?

580 : 886
Forsaking merit, he has loaded the poisonous cargo of demerits; he is a trader of sins. ||3||

580 : 887
The beloved soul has received the Call, the Command of the True Creator Lord.

580 : 888
The soul, the husband, has become separated from the body, the bride. The Lord is the Re-uniter of the separated ones.

580 : 889
No one cares for your beauty, O beautiful bride.; the Messenger of Death is bound only by the Lord Commander's Command.

580 : 890
He does not distinguish between young children and old people; he tears apart love and affection. ||4||

580 : 891
The nine doors are closed by the True Lord's Command, and the swan-soul takes flight into the skies.

580 : 892
The body-bride is separated, and defrauded by falsehood; she is now a widow - her husband's body lies dead in the courtyard.

580 : 893
The widow cries out at the door, "The light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with his death."

580 : 894
So cry out, O soul-brides of the Husband Lord, and dwell on the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||5||

580 : 895
Her loved one is cleansed, bathed in water, and dressed in silken robes.

580 : 896
The musicians play, and the Bani of the True Lord's Words are sung; the five relatives feel as if they too are dead, so deadened are their minds.

580 : 897
"Separation from my beloved is like death to me!" cries the widow. "My life in this world is cursed and worthless!"

580 : 898
But she alone is approved, who dies, while yet still alive; she lives for the sake of the Love of her Beloved. ||6||

580 : 899
So cry out in mourning, you who have come to mourn; this world is false and fraudulent.

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