1280 : 1015
The Primal Lord has ordained that mortals must practice righteousness. ||3||

1280 : 1016
Shalok, Second Mehl:

1280 : 1017
The month of Saawan has come, O my companions; think of your Husband Lord.

1280 : 1018
O Nanak, the discarded bride is in love with another; now she weeps and wails, and dies. ||1||

1280 : 1019
Second Mehl:

1280 : 1020
The month of Saawan has come, O my companions; the clouds have burst forth with rain.

1280 : 1021
O Nanak, the blessed soul-brides sleep in peace; they are in love with their Husband Lord. ||2||

1280 : 1022
Pauree:

1280 : 1023
He Himself has staged the tournament, and arranged the arena for the wrestlers.

1280 : 1024
They have entered the arena with pomp and ceremony; the Gurmukhs are joyful.

1280 : 1025
The false and foolish self-willed manmukhs are defeated and overcome.

1280 : 1026
The Lord Himself wrestles, and He Himself defeats them. He Himself staged this play.

1280 : 1027
The One God is the Lord and Master of all; this is known by the Gurmukhs.

1280 : 1028
He writes the inscription of His Hukam on the foreheads of all, without pen or ink.

1280 : 1029
In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, Union with Him is obtained; there, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are chanted forever.

1280 : 1030
O Nanak, praising the True Word of His Shabad, one comes to realize the Truth. ||4||

1280 : 1031
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1280 : 1032
Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds are changing color.

1280 : 1033
How do I know whether my love for my Husband Lord shall endure?

1280 : 1034
The love of those soul-brides endures, if their minds are filled with the Love and the Fear of God.

1280 : 1035
O Nanak, she who has no Love and Fear of God - her body shall never find peace. ||1||

1280 : 1036
Third Mehl:

1280 : 1037
Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, and pure water rains down.

Continued...

1280 : 1038
O Nanak, that soul-bride suffers in pain, whose mind is torn away from her Husband Lord. ||2||

1280 : 1039
Pauree:

1280 : 1040
The One Lord created both sides and pervades the expanse.

1280 : 1041
The words of the Vedas became pervasive, with arguments and divisions.

1280 : 1042
Attachment and detachment are the two sides of it; Dharma, true religion, is the guide between the two.

1280 : 1043
The self-willed manmukhs are worthless and false. Without a doubt, they lose in the Court of the Lord.

1280 : 1044
Those who follow the Guru's Teachings are the true spiritual warriors; they have conquered sexual desire and anger.

1280 : 1045
They enter into the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, embellished and exalted by the Word of the Shabad.

1280 : 1046
Those devotees are pleasing to Your Will, O Lord; they dearly love the True Name.

1280 : 1047
I am a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru. ||5||

1280 : 1048
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1280 : 1049
Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, and water rains down in torrents.

1280 : 1050
O Nanak, she walks in harmony with the Will of her Husband Lord; she enjoys peace and pleasure forever. ||1||

1280 : 1051
Third Mehl:

1280 : 1052
Why are you standing up, standing up to look? You poor wretch, this cloud has nothing in its hands.

1280 : 1053
The One who sent this cloud - cherish Him in your mind.

1280 : 1054
He alone enshrines the Lord in his mind, upon whom the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace.

1280 : 1055
O Nanak, all those who lack this Grace, cry and weep and wail. ||2||

1280 : 1056
Pauree:

1280 : 1057
Serve the Lord forever; He acts in no time at all.

1280 : 1058
He stretched the sky across the heavens; in an instant, He creates and destroys.

1280 : 1059
He Himself created the world; He contemplates His Creative Omnipotence.

1280 : 1060
The self-willed manmukh will be called to account hereafter; he will be severely punished.

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