963 : 3947
Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

963 : 3948
The Bani of the Guru's Word is Ambrosial Nectar; its taste is sweet. The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar.

963 : 3949
Meditate in remembrance on the Lord in your mind, body and heart; twenty-four hours a day, sing His Glorious Praises.

963 : 3950
Listen to these Teachings, O Sikhs of the Guru. This is the true purpose of life.

963 : 3951
This priceless human life will be made fruitful; embrace love for the Lord in your mind.

963 : 3952
Celestial peace and absolute bliss come when one meditates on God - suffering is dispelled.

963 : 3953
O Nanak, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, peace wells up, and one obtains a place in the Court of the Lord. ||1||

963 : 3954
Fifth Mehl:

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O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is the Teaching imparted by the Perfect Guru.

963 : 3956
In the Lord's Will, they practice meditation, austerity and self-discipline; in the Lord's Will, they are released.

963 : 3957
In the Lord's Will, they are made to wander in reincarnation; in the Lord's Will, they are forgiven.

963 : 3958
In the Lord's Will, pain and pleasure are experienced; in the Lord's Will, actions are performed.

963 : 3959
In the Lord's Will, clay is fashioned into form; in the Lord's Will, His Light is infused into it.

963 : 3960
In the Lord's Will, enjoyments are enjoyed; in the Lord's Will, these enjoyments are denied.

963 : 3961
In the Lord's Will, they are incarnated in heaven and hell; in the Lord's Will, they fall to the ground.

963 : 3962
In the Lord's Will, they are committed to His devotional worship and Praise; O Nanak, how rare are these! ||2||

963 : 3963
Pauree:

963 : 3964
Hearing, hearing of the glorious greatness of the True Name, I live.

963 : 3965
Even ignorant beasts and goblins can be saved, in an instant.

963 : 3966
Day and night, chant the Name, forever and ever.

963 : 3967
The most horrible thirst and hunger is satisfied through Your Name, O Lord.

963 : 3968
Disease, sorrow and pain run away, when the Name dwells within the mind.

963 : 3969
He alone attains his Beloved, who loves the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

963 : 3970
The worlds and solar systems are saved by the Infinite Lord.

963 : 3971
Your glory is Yours alone, O my Beloved True Lord. ||12||

963 : 3972
Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

963 : 3973
I abandoned and lost my Beloved Friend, O Nanak; I was fooled by the transitory color of the safflower, which fades away.

963 : 3974
I did not know Your value, O my Friend; without You, I am not worth even half a shell. ||1||

963 : 3975
Fifth Mehl:

963 : 3976
My mother-in-law is my enemy, O Nanak; my father-in-law is argumentative and my brother-in-law burns me at every step.

963 : 3977
They can all just play in the dust, when You are my Friend, O Lord. ||2||

963 : 3978
Pauree:

963 : 3979
You relieve the pains of those, within whose consciousness You dwell, O Lord.

963 : 3980
Those, within whose consciousness You dwell, never lose.

963 : 3981
One who meets the Perfect Guru will surely be saved.

963 : 3982
One who is attached to Truth, contemplates Truth.

963 : 3983
One, into whose hands the treasure comes, stops searching.

963 : 3984
He alone is known as a devotee, who loves the One Lord.

963 : 3985
He is the dust under the feet of all; he is the lover of the Lord's feet.

963 : 3986
Everything is Your wonderful play; the whole creation is Yours. ||13||

963 : 3987
Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

963 : 3988
I have totally discarded praise and slander, O Nanak; I have forsaken and abandoned everything.

963 : 3989
I have seen that all relationships are false, and so I have grasped hold of the hem of Your robe, Lord. ||1||

963 : 3990
Fifth Mehl:

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I wandered and wandered and went crazy, O Nanak, in countless foreign lands and pathways.

963 : 3992
But then, I slept in peace and comfort, when I met the Guru, and found my Friend. ||2||