1287 : 1329
Shalok, First Mehl:

1287 : 1330
Through the night the time ticks away; through the day the time ticks away.

1287 : 1331
The body wears away and turns to straw.

1287 : 1332
All are involved and entangled in worldly entanglements.

1287 : 1333
The mortal has mistakenly renounced the way of service.

1287 : 1334
The blind fool is caught in conflict, bothered and bewildered.

1287 : 1335
Those who weep after someone has died - can they bring him back to life?

1287 : 1336
Without realization, nothing can be understood.

1287 : 1337
The weepers who weep for the dead shall themselves die as well.

1287 : 1338
O Nanak, this is the Will of our Lord and Master.

1287 : 1339
Those who do not remember the Lord, are dead. ||1||

1287 : 1340
First Mehl:

1287 : 1341
Love dies, and affection dies; hatred and strife die.

1287 : 1342
The color fades, and beauty vanishes; the body suffers and collapses.

1287 : 1343
Where did he come from? Where is he going? Did he exist or not?

1287 : 1344
The self-willed manmukh made empty boasts, indulging in parties and pleasures.

1287 : 1345
O Nanak, without the True Name, his honor is torn away, from head to foot. ||2||

1287 : 1346
Pauree:

1287 : 1347
The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of peace. It shall be your Help and Support in the end.

1287 : 1348
Without the Guru, the world is insane. It does not appreciate the worth of the Name.

1287 : 1349
Those who serve the True Guru are accepted and approved. Their light merges into the Light.

1287 : 1350
That servant who enshrines the Lord's Will within his mind, becomes just like his Lord and Master.

1287 : 1351
Tell me, who has ever found peace by following his own will? The blind act in blindness.

1287 : 1352
No one is ever satisfied and fulfilled by evil and corruption. The hunger of the fool is not satisfied.

1287 : 1353
Attached to duality, all are ruined; without the True Guru, there is no understanding.

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1287 : 1354
Those who serve the True Guru find peace; they are blessed with Grace by the Will of the Lord. ||20||

1287 : 1355
Shalok, First Mehl:

1287 : 1356
Modesty and righteousness both, O Nanak, are qualities of those who are blessed with true wealth.

1287 : 1357
Do not refer to that wealth as your friend, which leads you to get your head beaten.

1287 : 1358
Those who possess only this worldly wealth are known as paupers.

1287 : 1359
But those, within whose hearts You dwell, O Lord - those people are oceans of virtue. ||1||

1287 : 1360
First Mehl:

1287 : 1361
Worldly possessions are obtained by pain and suffering; when they are gone, they leave pain and suffering.

1287 : 1362
O Nanak, without the True Name, hunger is never satisfied.

1287 : 1363
Beauty does not satisfy hunger; when the man sees beauty, he hungers even more.

1287 : 1364
As many as are the pleasures of the body, so many are the pains which afflict it. ||2||

1287 : 1365
First Mehl:

1287 : 1366
Acting blindly, the mind becomes blind. The blind mind makes the body blind.

1287 : 1367
Why make a dam with mud and plaster? Even a dam made of stones gives way.

1287 : 1368
The dam has burst. There is no boat. There is no raft. The water's depth is unfathomable.

1287 : 1369
O Nanak, without the True Name, many multitudes have drowned. ||3||

1287 : 1370
First Mehl:

1287 : 1371
Thousands of pounds of gold, and thousands of pounds of silver; the king over the heads of thousands of kings.

1287 : 1372
Thousands of armies, thousands of marching bands and spearmen; the emperor of thousands of horsemen.

1287 : 1373
The unfathomable ocean of fire and water must be crossed.

1287 : 1374
The other shore cannot be seen; only the roar of pitiful cries can be heard.

1287 : 1375
O Nanak, there, it shall be known, whether anyone is a king or an emperor. ||4||

1287 : 1376
Pauree:

1287 : 1377
Some have chains around their necks, in bondage to the Lord.

1287 : 1378
They are released from bondage, realizing the True Lord as True.

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