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One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
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Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
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Death comes to all, and all must suffer separation.
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Go and ask the clever people, whether they shall meet in the world hereafter.
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Those who forget my Lord and Master shall suffer in terrible pain. ||1||
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So praise the True Lord,
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by whose Grace peace ever prevails. ||Pause||
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Praise Him as great; He is, and He shall ever be.
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You alone are the Great Giver; mankind cannot give anything.
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Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; what good does it do to cry out in protest? ||2||
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Many have proclaimed their sovereignty over millions of fortresses on the earth, but they have now departed.
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And those, whom even the sky could not contain, had ropes put through their noses.
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O mind, if you only knew the torment in your future, you would not relish the sweet pleasures of the present. ||3||
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O Nanak, as many as are the sins one commits, so many are the chains around his neck.
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If he possesses virtues, then the chains are cut away; these virtues are his brothers, his true brothers.
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Going to the world hereafter, those who have no Guru are not accepted; they are beaten, and expelled. ||4||1||
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Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House:
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Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, modesty the water, and your body the field.
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Let the Lord's Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and your humble dress the fence.
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Doing deeds of love, the seed shall sprout, and you shall see your home flourish. ||1||
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O Baba, the wealth of Maya does not go with anyone.
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This Maya has bewitched the world, but only a rare few understand this. ||Pause||
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Make your ever-decreasing life your shop, and make the Lord's Name your merchandise.
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Make understanding and contemplation your warehouse, and in that warehouse, store the Lord's Name.
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Deal with the Lord's dealers, earn your profits, and rejoice in your mind. ||2||
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Let your trade be listening to scripture, and let Truth be the horses you take to sell.
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Gather up merits for your travelling expenses, and do not think of tomorrow in your mind.
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When you arrive in the land of the Formless Lord, you shall find peace in the Mansion of His Presence. ||3||
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Let your service be the focusing of your consciousness, and let your occupation be the placing of faith in the Naam.