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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 Bilaaval - Part 045

839 : 1769
I am a sacrifice to one who sees, and inspires others to see Him.

839 : 1770
By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. ||1||

839 : 1771
Whose Name should I chant, and meditate on, except the Lord of the Universe?

839 : 1772
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is revealed within the home of one's own heart. ||1||Pause||

839 : 1773
The Second Day: Those who are in love with another, come to regret and repent.

839 : 1774
The are tied up at Death's door, and continue coming and going.

839 : 1775
What have they brought, and what will they take with them when they go?

839 : 1776
The Messenger of Death looms over their heads, and they endure his beating.

839 : 1777
Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, no one finds release.

839 : 1778
Practicing hypocrisy, no one finds liberation. ||2||

839 : 1779
The True Lord Himself created the universe, joining the elements together.

839 : 1780
Breaking the cosmic egg, He united, and separated.

839 : 1781
He made the earth and the sky into places to live.

839 : 1782
He created day and night, fear and love.

839 : 1783
The One who created the Creation, also watches over it.

839 : 1784
There is no other Creator Lord. ||3||

839 : 1785
The Third Day: He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,

839 : 1786
the gods, goddesses and various manifestations.

839 : 1787
The lights and forms cannot be counted.

839 : 1788
The One who fashioned them, knows their value.

839 : 1789
He evaluates them, and totally pervades them.

839 : 1790
Who is close, and who is far away? ||4||

839 : 1791
The Fourth Day: He created the four Vedas,

839 : 1792
the four sources of creation, and distinct forms of speech.

839 : 1793
He created the eighteen Puraanas, the six Shaastras and the three qualities.

839 : 1794
He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand.

839 : 1795
One who overcomes the three qualities, dwells in the fourth state.

839 : 1796
Prays Nanak, I am his slave. ||5||

839 : 1797
The Fifth Day: The five elements are demons.

839 : 1798
The Lord Himself is unfathomable and detached.

Continued...

839 : 1799
Some are gripped by doubt, hunger, emotional attachment and desire.

839 : 1800
Some taste the sublime essence of the Shabad, and are satisfied.

839 : 1801
Some are imbued with the Lord's Love, while some die, and are reduced to dust.

839 : 1802
Some attain the Court and the Mansion of the True Lord, and behold Him, ever-present. ||6||

839 : 1803
The false one has no honor or fame;

839 : 1804
like the black crow, he never becomes pure.

839 : 1805
He is like the bird, imprisoned in a cage;

839 : 1806
he paces back and forth behind the bars, but he is not released.

839 : 1807
He alone is emancipated, whom the Lord and Master emancipates.

839 : 1808
He follows the Guru's Teachings, and enshrines devotional worship. ||7||

839 : 1809
The Sixth Day: God organized the six systems of Yoga.

839 : 1810
The unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates of itself.

839 : 1811
If God wills it so, then one is summoned to the Mansion of His Presence.

839 : 1812
One who is pierced through by the Shabad, obtains honor.

839 : 1813
Those who wear religious robes burn, and are ruined.

839 : 1814
Through Truth, the truthful ones merge into the True Lord. ||8||

839 : 1815
The Seventh Day: When the body is imbued with Truth and contentment,

839 : 1816
the seven seas within are filled with the Immaculate Water.

839 : 1817
Bathing in good conduct, and contemplating the True Lord within the heart,

839 : 1818
one obtains the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and carries everyone across.

839 : 1819
With the True Lord in the mind, and the True Lord lovingly on one's lips,

839 : 1820
one is blessed with the banner of Truth, and meets with no obstructions. ||9||

839 : 1821
The Eighth Day: The eight miraculous powers come when one subdues his own mind,

839 : 1822
and contemplates the True Lord through pure actions.

839 : 1823
Forget the three qualities of wind, water and fire,

839 : 1824
and concentrate on the pure True Name.

839 : 1825
That human who remains lovingly focused on the Lord,

839 : 1826
prays Nanak, shall not be consumed by death. ||10||

839 : 1827
The Ninth Day: The Name is the supreme almighty Master of the nine masters of Yoga, the nine realms of the earth, and each and every heart.

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