1247 : 1915
Pauree:

1247 : 1916
The fortress of the body has been decorated and adorned in so many ways.

1247 : 1917
The wealthy wear beautiful silk robes of various colors.

1247 : 1918
They hold elegant and beautiful courts, on red and white carpets.

1247 : 1919
But they eat in pain, and in pain they seek pleasure; they are very proud of their pride.

1247 : 1920
O Nanak, the mortal does not even think of the Name, which shall deliver him in the end. ||24||

1247 : 1921
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1247 : 1922
She sleeps in intuitive peace and poise, absorbed in the Word of the Shabad.

1247 : 1923
God hugs her close in His Embrace, and merges her into Himself.

1247 : 1924
Duality is eradicated with intuitive ease.

1247 : 1925
The Naam comes to abide in her mind.

1247 : 1926
He hugs close in His Embrace those who shatter and reform their beings.

1247 : 1927
O Nanak, those who are predestined to meet Him, come and meet Him now. ||1||

1247 : 1928
Third Mehl:

1247 : 1929
Those who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord - so what if they chant other chants?

1247 : 1930
They are maggots in manure, plundered by the thief of worldly entanglements.

1247 : 1931
O Nanak, never forget the Naam; greed for anything else is false. ||2||

1247 : 1932
Pauree:

1247 : 1933
Those who praise the Naam, and believe in the Naam, are eternally stable in this world.

1247 : 1934
Within their hearts, they dwell on the Lord, and nothing else at all.

1247 : 1935
With each and every hair, they chant the Lord's Name, each and every instant, the Lord.

1247 : 1936
The birth of the Gurmukh is fruitful and certified; pure and unstained, his filth is washed away.

1247 : 1937
O Nanak, meditating on the Lord of eternal life, the status of immortality is obtained. ||25||

1247 : 1938
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1247 : 1939
Those who forget the Naam and do other things,

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1247 : 1940
O Nanak, will be bound and gagged and beaten in the City of Death, like the thief caught red-handed. ||1||

1247 : 1941
Fifth Mehl:

1247 : 1942
The earth is beauteous, and the sky is lovely, chanting the Name of the Lord.

1247 : 1943
O Nanak, those who lack the Naam - their carcasses are eaten by the crows. ||2||

1247 : 1944
Pauree:

1247 : 1945
Those who lovingly praise the Naam, and dwell in the mansion of the self deep within,

1247 : 1946
do not enter into reincarnation ever again; they shall never be destroyed.

1247 : 1947
They remain immersed and absorbed in the love of the Lord, with every breath and morsel of food.

1247 : 1948
The color of the Lord's Love never fades away; the Gurmukhs are enlightened.

1247 : 1949
Granting His Grace, He unites them with Himself; O Nanak, the Lord keeps them by His side. ||26||

1247 : 1950
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1247 : 1951
As long as his mind is disturbed by waves, he is caught in ego and egotistical pride.

1247 : 1952
He does not find the taste of the Shabad, and he does not embrace love for the Name.

1247 : 1953
His service is not accepted; worrying and worrying, he wastes away in misery.

1247 : 1954
O Nanak, he alone is called a selfless servant, who cuts off his head, and offers it to the Lord.

1247 : 1955
He accepts the Will of the True Guru, and enshrines the Shabad within his heart. ||1||

1247 : 1956
Third Mehl:

1247 : 1957
That is chanting and meditation, work and selfless service, which is pleasing to our Lord and Master.

1247 : 1958
The Lord Himself forgives, and takes away self-conceit, and unites the mortals with Himself.

1247 : 1959
United with the Lord, the mortal is never separated again; his light merges into the Light.

1247 : 1960
O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, the mortal understands, when the Lord allows him to understand. ||2||

1247 : 1961
Pauree:

1247 : 1962
All are held accountable, even the egotistical self-willed manmukhs.

1247 : 1963
They never even think of the Name of the Lord; the Messenger of Death shall hit them on their heads.

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