1004 : 560
Without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

1004 : 561
Meeting with the True Guru, one is emancipated. ||2||

1004 : 562
All the deeds done in egotism,

1004 : 563
are just chains around the neck.

1004 : 564
Harboring self-conceit and self-interest

1004 : 565
is just like placing chains around one's ankles.

1004 : 566
He alone meets with the Guru, and realizes the One Lord,

1004 : 567
who has such destiny written on his forehead. ||3||

1004 : 568
He alone meets the Lord, who is pleasing to His Mind.

1004 : 569
He alone is deluded, who is deluded by God.

1004 : 570
No one, by himself, is ignorant or wise.

1004 : 571
He alone chants the Naam, whom the Lord inspires to do so.

1004 : 572
You have no end or limitation.

1004 : 573
Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You. ||4||1||17||

1004 : 574
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

1004 : 575
Maya, the enticer, has enticed the world of the three gunas, the three qualities.

1004 : 576
The false world is engrossed in greed.

1004 : 577
Crying out, "Mine, mine!" they collect possessions, but in the end, they are all deceived. ||1||

1004 : 578
The Lord is fearless, formless and merciful.

1004 : 579
He is the Cherisher of all beings and creatures. ||1||Pause||

1004 : 580
Some collect wealth, and bury it in the ground.

1004 : 581
Some cannot abandon wealth, even in their dreams.

1004 : 582
The king exercises his power, and fills his money-bags, but this fickle companion will not go along with him. ||2||

1004 : 583
Some love this wealth even more than their body and breath of life.

1004 : 584
Some collect it, forsaking their fathers and mothers.

1004 : 585
Some hide it from their children, friends and siblings, but it will not remain with them. ||3||

1004 : 586
Some become hermits, and sit in meditative trances.

1004 : 587
Some are Yogis, celibates, religious scholars and thinkers.

1004 : 588
Some dwell in homes, graveyards, cremation grounds and forests; but Maya still clings to them there. ||4||

1004 : 589
When the Lord and Master releases one from his bonds,

1004 : 590
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, comes to dwell in his soul.

1004 : 591
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, His humble servants are liberated; O Nanak, they are redeemed and enraptured by the Lord's Glance of Grace. ||5||2||18||

1004 : 592
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

1004 : 593
Meditate in remembrance on the One Immaculate Lord.

1004 : 594
No one is turned away from Him empty-handed.

1004 : 595
He cherished and preserved you in your mother's womb;

1004 : 596
He blessed you with body and soul, and embellished you.

1004 : 597
Each and every instant, meditate on that Creator Lord.

1004 : 598
Meditating in remembrance on Him, all faults and mistakes are covered.

1004 : 599
Enshrine the Lord's lotus feet deep within the nucleus of your self.

1004 : 600
Save your soul from the waters of corruption.

1004 : 601
Your cries and shrieks shall be ended;

1004 : 602
meditating on the Lord of the Universe, your doubts and fears shall be dispelled.

1004 : 603
Rare is that being, who finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

1004 : 604
Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him. ||1||

1004 : 605
The Lord's Name is the support of my mind and body.

1004 : 606
Whoever meditates on Him is emancipated. ||1||Pause||

1004 : 607
He believes that the false thing is true.

1004 : 608
The ignorant fool falls in love with it.

1004 : 609
He is intoxicated with the wine of sexual desire, anger and greed;

1004 : 610
he loses this human life in exchance for a mere shell.

1004 : 611
He abandons his own, and loves that of others.

1004 : 612
His mind and body are permeated with the intoxication of Maya.

1004 : 613
His thirsty desires are not quenched, although he indulges in pleasures.

1004 : 614
His hopes are not fulfilled, and all his words are false.

1004 : 615
He comes alone, and he goes alone.