1239 : 1529
Second Mehl:

1239 : 1530
Why praise the created being? Praise the One who created all.

1239 : 1531
O Nanak, there is no other Giver, except the One Lord.

1239 : 1532
Praise the Creator Lord, who created the creation.

1239 : 1533
Praise the Great Giver, who gives sustenence to all.

1239 : 1534
O Nanak, the treasure of the Eternal Lord is over-flowing.

1239 : 1535
Praise and honor the One, who has no end or limitation. ||2||

1239 : 1536
Pauree:

1239 : 1537
The Name of the Lord is a treasure. Serving it, peace is obtained.

1239 : 1538
I chant the Name of the Immaculate Lord, so that I may go home with honor.

1239 : 1539
The Word of the Gurmukh is the Naam; I enshrine the Naam within my heart.

1239 : 1540
The bird of the intellect comes under one's control, by meditating on the True Guru.

1239 : 1541
O Nanak, if the Lord becomes merciful, the mortal lovingly tunes in to the Naam. ||4||

1239 : 1542
Shalok, Second Mehl:

1239 : 1543
How can we speak of Him? Only He knows Himself.

1239 : 1544
His decree cannot be challenged; He is our Supreme Lord and Master.

1239 : 1545
By His Decree, even kings, nobles and commanders must step down.

1239 : 1546
Whatever is pleasing to His Will, O Nanak, is a good deed.

1239 : 1547
By His Decree, we walk; nothing rests in our hands.

1239 : 1548
When the Order comes from our Lord and Master, all must rise up and take to the road.

1239 : 1549
As His Decree is issued, so is His Command obeyed.

1239 : 1550
Those who are sent, come, O Nanak; when they are called back, they depart and go. ||1||

1239 : 1551
Second Mehl:

1239 : 1552
Those whom the Lord blesses with His Praises, are the true keepers of the treasure.

1239 : 1553
Those who are blessed with the key - they alone receive the treasure.

Continued...

1239 : 1554
That treasure, from which virtue wells up - that treasure is approved.

1239 : 1555
Those who are blessed by His Glance of Grace, O Nanak, bear the Insignia of the Naam. ||2||

1239 : 1556
Pauree:

1239 : 1557
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is immaculate and pure; hearing it, peace is obtained.

1239 : 1558
Listening and hearing, It is enshrined in the mind; how rare is that humble being who realizes it.

1239 : 1559
Sitting down and standing up, I shall never forget Him, the Truest of the true.

1239 : 1560
His devotees have the Support of His Name; in His Name, they find peace.

1239 : 1561
O Nanak, He permeates and pervades mind and body; He is the Lord, the Guru's Word. ||5||

1239 : 1562
Shalok, First Mehl:

1239 : 1563
O Nanak, the weight is weighed out, when the soul is placed on the scale.

1239 : 1564
Nothing is equal to speaking of the One, who perfectly unites us with the Perfect Lord.

1239 : 1565
To call Him glorious and great carries such a heavy weight.

1239 : 1566
Other intellectualisms are lightweight; other words are lightweight as well.

1239 : 1567
The weight of the earth, water and mountains

1239 : 1568
- how can the goldsmith weigh it on the scale?

1239 : 1569
What weights can balance the scale?

1239 : 1570
O Nanak, when questioned, the answer is given.

1239 : 1571
The blind fool is running around, leading the blind.

1239 : 1572
The more they say, the more they expose themselves. ||1||

1239 : 1573
First Mehl:

1239 : 1574
It is difficult to chant it; it is difficult to listen to it. It cannot be chanted with the mouth.

1239 : 1575
Some speak with their mouths and chant the Word of the Shabad - the low and the high, day and night.

1239 : 1576
If He were something, then He would be visible. His form and state cannot be seen.

1239 : 1577
The Creator Lord does all deeds; He is established in the hearts of the high and the low.

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