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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 Saarang - Part 056

1252 : 2135
The Lord's Saints are steady and stable forever; they worship and adore Him, and chant the Lord's Name.

1252 : 2136
Those who are mercifully blessed by the Lord of the Universe, join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. ||3||

1252 : 2137
Mother, father, spouse, children and wealth will not go along with you in the end.

1252 : 2138
Says Kabeer, meditate and vibrate on the Lord, O madman. Your life is uselessly wasting away. ||4||1||

1252 : 2139
I do not know the limits of Your Royal Ashram.

1252 : 2140
I am the humble slave of Your Saints. ||1||Pause||

1252 : 2141
The one who goes laughing returns crying, and the one who goes crying returns laughing.

1252 : 2142
What is inhabited becomes deserted, and what is deserted becomes inhabited. ||1||

1252 : 2143
The water turns into a desert, the desert turns into a well, and the well turns into a mountain.

1252 : 2144
From the earth, the mortal is exalted to the Akaashic ethers; and from the ethers on high, he is thrown down again. ||2||

1252 : 2145
The beggar is transformed into a king, and the king into a beggar.

1252 : 2146
The idiotic fool is transformed into a Pandit, a religious scholar, and the Pandit into a fool. ||3||

1252 : 2147
The woman is transformed into a man, and the men into women.

1252 : 2148
Says Kabeer, God is the Beloved of the Holy Saints. I am a sacrifice to His image. ||4||2||

1252 : 2149
Saarang, The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee:

1252 : 2150
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

1252 : 2151
O mortal, why are you going into the forest of corruption?

1252 : 2152
You have been misled into eating the toxic drug. ||1||Pause||

1252 : 2153
You are like a fish living in the water;

1252 : 2154
you do not see the net of death.

1252 : 2155
Trying to taste the flavor, you swallow the hook.

1252 : 2156
You are bound by attachment to wealth and woman. ||1||

Continued...

1252 : 2157
The bee stores up loads of honey;

1252 : 2158
then someone comes and takes the honey, and throws dust in its mouth.

1252 : 2159
The cow stores up loads of milk;

1252 : 2160
then the milkman comes and ties it by its neck and milks it. ||2||

1252 : 2161
For the sake of Maya, the mortal works very hard.

1252 : 2162
He takes the wealth of Maya, and buries it in the ground.

1252 : 2163
He acquires so much, but the fool does not appreciate it.

1252 : 2164
His wealth remains buried in the ground, while his body turns to dust. ||3||

1252 : 2165
He burns in tremendous sexual desire, unresolved anger and desire.

1252 : 2166
He never joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

1252 : 2167
Says Naam Dayv, seek God's Shelter;

1252 : 2168
be fearless, and vibrate on the Lord God. ||4||1||

1252 : 2169
Why not make a bet with me, O Lord of Wealth?

1252 : 2170
From the master comes the servant, and from the servant, comes the master. This is the game I play with You. ||1||Pause||

1252 : 2171
You Yourself are the deity, and You are the temple of worship. You are the devoted worshipper.

1252 : 2172
From the water, the waves rise up, and from the waves, the water. They are only different by figures of speech. ||1||

1252 : 2173
You Yourself sing, and You Yourself dance. You Yourself blow the bugle.

1252 : 2174
Says Naam Dayv, You are my Lord and Master. Your humble servant is imperfect; You are perfect. ||2||2||

1252 : 2175
Says God: my slave is devoted only to me; he is in my very image.

1252 : 2176
The sight of him, even for an instant, cures the three fevers; his touch brings liberation from the deep dark pit of household affairs. ||1||Pause||

1252 : 2177
The devotee can release anyone from my bondage, but I cannot release anyone from his.

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