644 : 1931
Involved in worldly affairs, he wastes his life in vain; the peace-giving Lord does not come to abide in his mind.

644 : 1932
O Nanak, they alone obtain the Name, who have such pre-ordained destiny. ||1||

644 : 1933
Third Mehl:

644 : 1934
The home within is filled with Ambrosial Nectar, but the self-willed manmukh does not get to taste it.

644 : 1935
He is like the deer, who does not recognize its own musk-scent; it wanders around, deluded by doubt.

644 : 1936
The manmukh forsakes the Ambrosial Nectar, and instead gathers poison; the Creator Himself has fooled him.

644 : 1937
How rare are the Gurmukhs, who obtain this understanding; they behold the Lord God within themselves.

644 : 1938
Their minds and bodies are cooled and soothed, and their tongues enjoy the sublime taste of the Lord.

644 : 1939
Through the Word of the Shabad, the Name wells up; through the Shabad, we are united in the Lord's Union.

644 : 1940
Without the Shabad, the whole world is insane, and it loses its life in vain.

644 : 1941
The Shabad alone is Ambrosial Nectar; O Nanak, the Gurmukhs obtain it. ||2||

644 : 1942
Pauree:

644 : 1943
The Lord God is inaccessible; tell me, how can we find Him?

644 : 1944
He has no form or feature, and He cannot be seen; tell me, how can we meditate on Him?

644 : 1945
The Lord is formless, immaculate and inaccessible; which of His Virtues should we speak of and sing?

644 : 1946
They alone walk on the Lord's Path, whom the Lord Himself instructs.

644 : 1947
The Perfect Guru has revealed Him to me; serving the Guru, He is found. ||4||

644 : 1948
Shalok, Third Mehl:

644 : 1949
It is as if my body has been crushed in the oil-press, without yielding even a drop of blood;

644 : 1950
it is as if my soul has been cut apart into pieces for the sake of the Love of the True Lord;

644 : 1951
O Nanak, still, night and day, my Union with the Lord is not broken. ||1||

644 : 1952
Third Mehl:

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644 : 1953
My Friend is so full of joy and love; He colors my mind with the color of His Love,

644 : 1954
like the fabric which is treated to retain the color of the dye.

644 : 1955
O Nanak, this color does not depart, and no other color can be imparted to this fabric. ||2||

644 : 1956
Pauree:

644 : 1957
The Lord Himself is pervading everywhere; the Lord Himself causes us to chant His Name.

644 : 1958
The Lord Himself created the creation; He commits all to their tasks.

644 : 1959
He engages some in devotional worship, and others, He causes to stray.

644 : 1960
He places some on the Path, while He leads others into the wilderness.

644 : 1961
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; as Gurmukh, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||5||

644 : 1962
Shalok, Third Mehl:

644 : 1963
Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding, if one performs it with his mind focused on it.

644 : 1964
The fruits of the mind's desires are obtained, and egotism departs from within.

644 : 1965
His bonds are broken, and he is liberated; he remains absorbed in the True Lord.

644 : 1966
It is so difficult to obtain the Naam in this world; it comes to dwell in the mind of the Gurmukh.

644 : 1967
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to one who serves his True Guru. ||1||

644 : 1968
Third Mehl:

644 : 1969
The mind of the self-willed manmukh is so very stubborn; it is stuck in the love of duality.

644 : 1970
He does not find peace, even in dreams; he passes his life in misery and suffering.

644 : 1971
The Pandits have grown weary of going door to door, reading and reciting their scriptures; the Siddhas have gone into their trances of Samaadhi.

644 : 1972
This mind cannot be controlled; they are tired of performing religious rituals.

644 : 1973
The impersonators have grown weary of wearing false costumes, and bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines.

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