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Crying out, "Mine, mine!", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.
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So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.
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O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.
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He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||42||
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Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.
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2690
They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.
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They alone are saved, who love the Lord.
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2692
Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.
936
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2693
Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?
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I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.
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2695
You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.
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Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world. ||43||
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Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.
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When one's turn comes, no one can stay here.
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The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.
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My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my home?
936
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The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?
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2702
If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.
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2703
He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well.
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Without the True Guru, he does not see God's Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God. ||44||
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God's soldiers take care of their homes; their pay is pre-ordained, before they come into the world.
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2706
They serve their Supreme Lord and Master, and obtain the profit.
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2707
They renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds.
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2708
In the fortress of the body, they announce the victory of their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished.
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2709
One who calls himself a servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks defiantly to Him,
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2710
shall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne.
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2711
Glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved; He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will.
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He Himself does everything; who else should we address? No one else does anything. ||45||
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I cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon the royal cushions.
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2714
The Supreme Man of men eradicates hell; He is True, and True is His Name.
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2715
I wandered around searching for Him in the forests and meadows; I contemplate Him within my mind.
936
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2716
The treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru.
936
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2717
Meeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord single-mindedly.
936
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2718
O Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter.
936
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2719
He who created and formed the creation, made your form as well.
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2720
As Gurmukh, meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation. ||46||
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2721
Rharha: The Dear Lord is beautiful;
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There is no other king, except Him.
936
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2723
Rharha: Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.
936
:
2724
By Guru's Grace, one finds the Lord; do not be deluded by doubt.
936
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2725
He alone is the true banker, who has the capital of the wealth of the Lord.
936
:
2726
The Gurmukh is perfect - applaud him!
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Through the beautiful Word of the Guru's Bani, the Lord is obtained; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.