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The mind, deluded by doubt, buzzes around like a bumble bee.

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The holes of the body are worthless, if the mind is filled with such great desire for corrupt passions.

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It is like the elephant, trapped by its own sexual desire.

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It is caught and held tight by the chains, and beaten on its head. ||2||

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The mind is like a foolish frog, without devotional worship.

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It is cursed and condemned in the Court of the Lord, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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He has no class or honor, and no one even mentions his name.

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That person who lacks virtue - all of his pains and sorrows are his only companions. ||3||

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His mind wanders out, and cannot be brought back or restrained.

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Without being imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord, it has no honor or credit.

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You Yourself are the Listener, Lord, and You Yourself are our Protector.

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You are the Support of the earth; You Yourself behold and understand it. ||4||

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When You Yourself make me wander, unto whom can I complain?

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Meeting the Guru, I will tell Him of my pain, O my mother.

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Abandoning my worthless demerits, now I practice virtue.

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Imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I am absorbed in the True Lord. ||5||

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Meeting with the True Guru, the intellect is elevated and exalted.

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The mind becomes immaculate, and egotism is washed away.

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He is liberated forever, and no one can put him in bondage.

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He chants the Naam forever, and nothing else. ||6||

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The mind comes and goes according to the Will of the Lord.

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The One Lord is contained amongst all; nothing else can be said.

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The Hukam of His Command pervades everywhere, and all merge in His Command.

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Pain and pleasure all come by His Will. ||7||

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You are infallible; You never make mistakes.

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Those who listen to the Word of the Guru's Shabad - their intellects become deep and profound.

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You, O my Great Lord and Master, are contained in the Shabad.

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O Nanak, my mind is pleased, praising the True Lord. ||8||2||

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Basant, First Mehl:

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That person, who thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan,

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is absorbed in the One Lord, leaving duality behind.

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His pains are taken away, as he churns and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.

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The Gurmukh understands, and merges in the One Lord. ||1||

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So many cry out for Your Darshan, Lord.

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How rare are those who realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad and merge with Him. ||1||Pause||

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The Vedas say that we should chant the Name of the One Lord.

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He is endless; who can find His limits?

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There is only One Creator, who created the world.

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Without any pillars, He supports the earth and the sky. ||2||

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Spiritual wisdom and meditation are contained in the melody of the Bani, the Word of the One Lord.

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The One Lord is Untouched and Unstained; His story is unspoken.

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The Shabad, the Word, is the Insignia of the One True Lord.

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Through the Perfect Guru, the Knowing Lord is known. ||3||

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There is only one religion of Dharma; let everyone grasp this truth.

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Through the Guru's Teachings, one becomes perfect, all the ages through.

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Imbued with the Unmanifest Celestial Lord, and lovingly absorbed in the One,

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the Gurmukh attains the invisible and infinite. ||4||

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There is one celestial throne, and One Supreme King.

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The Independent Lord God is pervading all places.

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The three worlds are the creation of that Sublime Lord.

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The One Creator of the Creation is Unfathomable and Incomprehensible. ||5||

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His Form is One, and True is His Name.

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True justice is administered there.

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Those who practice Truth are honored and accepted.

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They are honored in the Court of the True Lord. ||6||

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Devotional worship of the One Lord is the expression of love for the One Lord.

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Without the Fear of God and devotional worship of Him, the mortal comes and goes in reincarnation.

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One who obtains this understanding from the Guru dwells like an honored guest in this world.