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The self-willed manmukh is lured by another man's wife.

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The noose is around his neck, and he is entangled in petty conflicts.

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The Gurmukh is emancipated, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||5||

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The lonely widow gives her body to a stranger;

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she allows her mind to be controlled by others for lust or money

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, but without her husband, she is never satisfied. ||6||

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You may read, recite and study the scriptures, the Simritees, Vedas and Puraanas;

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but without being imbued with the Lord's essence, the mind wanders endlessly. ||7||

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As the rainbird thirsts longingly for the drop of rain,

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and as the fish delights in the water,

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Nanak is satisfied by the sublime essence of the Lord. ||8||11||

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Gauree, First Mehl:

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One who dies in stubbornness shall not be approved,

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even though he may wear religious robes and smear his body all over with ashes.

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Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he comes to regret and repent in the end. ||1||

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Believe in the Dear Lord, and you shall find peace of mind.

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Forgetting the Naam, you shall have to endure the pain of death. ||1||Pause||

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The smell of musk, sandalwood and camphor,

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and the intoxication of Maya, takes one far away from the state of supreme dignity.

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Forgetting the Naam, one becomes the most false of all the false. ||2||

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Lances and swords, marching bands, thrones and the salutes of others

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only increase his desire; he is engrossed in sexual desire.

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Without seeking the Lord, neither devotional worship nor the Naam are obtained. ||3||

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Union with God is not obtained by arguments and egotism.

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But by offering your mind, the comfort of the Naam is obtained.

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In the love of duality and ignorance, you shall suffer. ||4||

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Without money, you cannot buy anything in the store.

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Without a boat, you cannot cross over the ocean.

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Without serving the Guru, everything is lost. ||5||

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Waaho! Waaho! - Hail, hail, to the one who shows us the Way.

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Waaho! Waaho! - Hail, hail, to the one who teaches the Word of the Shabad.

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Waaho! Waaho! - Hail, hail, to the one who unites me in the Lord's Union. ||6||

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Waaho! Waaho! - Hail, hail, to the one who is the Keeper of this soul.

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Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, contemplate this Ambrosial Nectar.

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The Glorious Greatness of the Naam is bestowed according to the Pleasure of Your Will. ||7||

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Without the Naam, how can I live, O mother?

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Night and day, I chant it; I remain in the Protection of Your Sanctuary.

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O Nanak, attuned to the Naam, honor is attained. ||8||12||

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Gauree, First Mehl:

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Acting in egotism, the Lord is not known, even by wearing religious robes.

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How rare is that Gurmukh, who surrenders his mind in devotional worship. ||1||

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By actions done in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the True Lord is not obtained.

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But when egotism departs, then the state of supreme dignity is obtained. ||1||Pause||

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The kings act in egotism, and undertake all sorts of expeditions.

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But through their egotism, they are ruined; they die, only to be reborn over and over again. ||2||

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Egotism is overcome only by contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

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One who restrains his fickle mind subdues the five passions. ||3||

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With the True Lord deep within the self, the Celestial Mansion is intuitively found.

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Understanding the Sovereign Lord, the state of supreme dignity is obtained. ||4||

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The Guru dispels the doubts of those whose actions are true.

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They focus their attention on the Home of the Fearless Lord. ||5||

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Those who act in egotism, selfishness and conceit die; what do they gain?

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Those who meet the Perfect Guru are rid of all conflicts. ||6||

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Whatever exists, is in reality nothing.

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Obtaining spiritual wisdom from the Guru, I sing the Glories of God. ||7||