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Greed is the dark dungeon, and demerits are the shackles on his feet. ||3||

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His wealth constantly batters him, and sin acts as the police officer.

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Whether the mortal is good or bad, he is as You look upon him, O Lord. ||4||

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The Primal Lord God is called Allah. The Shaykh's turn has now come.

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The temples of the gods are subject to taxes; this is what it has come to. ||5||

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The Muslim devotional pots, calls to prayer, prayers and prayer mats are everywhere; the Lord appears in blue robes.

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In each and every home, everyone uses Muslim greetings; your speech has changed, O people. ||6||

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You, O my Lord and Master, are the King of the earth; what power do I have to challenge You?

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In the four directions, people bow in humble adoration to You; Your Praises are sung in each and every heart. ||7||

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Making pilgrimages to sacred shrines, reading the Simritees and giving donations in charity - these do bring any profit.

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O Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained in an instant, remembering the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||1||8||

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Basant Hindol, Second House, Fourth Mehl:

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

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Within the body-village there lives a child who cannot hold still, even for an instant.

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It makes so many efforts, and grows weary, but still, it wanders restlessly again and again. ||1||

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O my Lord and Master, Your child has come home, to be one with You.

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Meeting the True Guru, he finds the Perfect Lord. Meditating and vibrating on the Name of the Lord, he receives the Insignia of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

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These are dead corpses, these bodies of all the people of the world; the Name of the Lord does not dwell in them.

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The Guru leads us to taste the water of the Lord's Name, and then we savor and enjoy it, and our bodies are rejuvenated. ||2||

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I have examined and studied and searched my entire body, and as Gurmukh, I behold a miraculous wonder.

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All the faithless cynics searched outside and died, but following the Guru's Teachings, I have found the Lord within the home of my own heart. ||3||

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God is Merciful to the meekest of the meek; Krishna came to the house of Bidar, a devotee of low social status.

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Sudama loved God, who came to meet him; God sent everything to his home, and ended his poverty. ||4||

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Great is the glory of the Name of the Lord. My Lord and Master Himself has enshrined it within me.

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Even if all the faithless cynics continue slandering me, it is not diminished by even one iota. ||5||

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The Lord's Name is the praise of His humble servant. It brings him honor in the ten directions.

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The slanderers and the faithless cynics cannot endure it at all; they have set fire to their own houses. ||6||

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The humble person meeting with another humble person obtains honor. In the glory of the Lord, their glory shines forth.

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The servants of my Lord and Master are loved by the Beloved. They are the slaves of His slaves. ||7||

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The Creator Himself is the Water; He Himself unites us in His Union.

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O Nanak, the Gurmukh is absorbed in celestial peace and poise, like water blending with water. ||8||1||9||

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