790 : 2407
Shalok, First Mehl:

790 : 2408
Thieves, adulterers, prostitutes and pimps, make friendships with the unrighteous, and eat with the unrighteous.

790 : 2409
They do not know the value of the Lord's Praises, and Satan is always with them.

790 : 2410
If a donkey is anointed with sandalwood paste, he still loves to roll in the dirt.

790 : 2411
O Nanak, by spinning falsehood, a fabric of falsehood is woven.

790 : 2412
False is the cloth and its measurement, and false is pride in such a garment. ||1||

790 : 2413
First Mehl:

790 : 2414
The callers to prayer, the flute-players, the horn-blowers, and also the singers

790 : 2415
- some are givers, and some are beggars; they become acceptable only through Your Name, Lord.

790 : 2416
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who hear and accept the Name. ||2||

790 : 2417
Pauree:

790 : 2418
Attachment to Maya is totally false, and false are those who go that way.

790 : 2419
Through egotism, the world is caught in conflict and strife, and it dies.

790 : 2420
The Gurmukh is free of conflict and strife, and sees the One Lord, pervading everywhere.

790 : 2421
Recognizing that the Supreme Soul is everywhere, he crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.

790 : 2422
His light merges into the Light, and he is absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||14||

790 : 2423
Shalok: First Mehl:

790 : 2424
O True Guru, bless me with Your charity; You are the All-powerful Giver.

790 : 2425
May I subdue and quiet my egotism, pride, sexual desire, anger and self-conceit.

790 : 2426
Burn away all my greed, and give me the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

790 : 2427
Day and night, keep me ever-fresh and new, spotless and pure; let me never be soiled by sin.

790 : 2428
O Nanak, in this way I am saved; by Your Grace, I have found peace. ||1||

790 : 2429
First Mehl:

790 : 2430
There is only the one Husband Lord, for all who stand at His Door.

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790 : 2431
O Nanak, they ask for news of their Husband Lord, from those who are imbued with His Love. ||2||

790 : 2432
First Mehl:

790 : 2433
All are imbued with love for their Husband Lord; I am a discarded bride - what good am I?

790 : 2434
My body is filled with so many faults; my Lord and Master does not even turn His thoughts to me. ||3||

790 : 2435
First Mehl:

790 : 2436
I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord with their mouths.

790 : 2437
All the nights are for the happy soul-brides; I am a discarded bride - if only I could have even one night with Him! ||4||

790 : 2438
Pauree:

790 : 2439
I am a beggar at Your Door, begging for charity; O Lord, please grant me Your Mercy, and give to me.

790 : 2440
As Gurmukh, unite me, your humble servant, with You, that I may receive Your Name.

790 : 2441
Then, the unstruck melody of the Shabad will vibrate and resound, and my light will blend with the Light.

790 : 2442
Within my heart, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and celebrate the Word of the Lord's Shabad.

790 : 2443
The Lord Himself is pervading and permeating the world; so fall in love with Him! ||15||

790 : 2444
Shalok, First Mehl:

790 : 2445
Those who do not obtain the sublime essence, the love and delight of their Husband Lord,

790 : 2446
are like guests in a deserted house; they leave just as they have come, empty-handed. ||1||

790 : 2447
First Mehl:

790 : 2448
He receives hundreds and thousands of reprimands, day and night;

790 : 2449
the swan-soul has renounced the Lord's Praises, and attached itself to a rotting carcass.

790 : 2450
Cursed is that life, in which one only eats to fill his belly.

790 : 2451
O Nanak, without the True Name, all one's friends turn to enemies. ||2||

790 : 2452
Pauree:

790 : 2453
The minstrel continually sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, to embellish his life.

790 : 2454
The Gurmukh serves and praises the True Lord, enshrining Him within his heart.

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