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The dreadful woods become a well-populated city; such are the merits of the righteous life of Dharma, given by God's Grace.
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Chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, the Lotus Feet of the Merciful Lord are found. ||44||
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O emotional attachment, you are the invincible warrior of the battlefield of life; you totally crush and destroy even the most powerful.
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You entice and fascinate even the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, gods, mortals, beasts and birds.
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Nanak bows in humble surrender to the Lord; he seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe. ||45||
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O sexual desire, you lead the mortals to hell; you make them wander in reincarnation through countless species.
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You cheat the consciousness, and pervade the three worlds. You destroy meditation, penance and virtue.
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But you give only shallow pleasure, while you make the mortals weak and unsteady; you pervade the high and the low.
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Your fear is dispelled in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, through the Protection and Support of the Lord. ||46||
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O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you.
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You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys.
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Associating with you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many ways.
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O Destroyer of the pains of the poor, O Merciful God, Nanak prays for You to protect all begins from such anger. ||47||
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O greed, you cling to even the great, assaulting them with countless waves.
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You cause them to run around wildly in all directions, wobbling and wavering unsteadily.
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You have no respect for friends, ideals, relations, mother or father.
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You make them do what they should not do. You make them eat what they should not eat. You make them accomplish what they should not accomplish.
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Save me, save me - I have come to Your Sanctuary, O my Lord and Master; Nanak prays to the Lord. ||48||
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O egotism, you are the root of birth and death and the cycle of reincarnation; you are the very soul of sin.
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You forsake friends, and hold tight to enemies. You spread out countless illusions of Maya.
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You cause the living beings to come and go until they are exhausted. You lead them to experience pain and pleasure.
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You lead them to wander lost in the terrible wilderness of doubt; you lead them to contract the most horrible, incurable diseases.
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The only Physician is the Supreme Lord, the Transcendent Lord God. Nanak worships and adores the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. ||49||
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O Lord of the Universe, Master of the Breath of life, Treasure of Mercy, Guru of the World.
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O Destroyer of the fever of the world, Embodiment of Compassion, please take away all my pain.
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O Merciful Lord, Potent to give Sanctuary, Master of the meek and humble, please be kind to me.
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Whether his body is healthy or sick, let Nanak meditate in remembrance on You, Lord. ||50||
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I have come to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Lotus Feet, where I sing the Kirtan of His Praises.
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In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak is carried across the utterly terrifying, difficult world-ocean. ||51||
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The Supreme Lord God has procted my head and forehead; the Transcendent Lord has protected my hands and body.
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God, my Lord and Master, has saved my soul; the Lord of the Universe has saved my wealth and feet.
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The Merciful Guru has protected everything, and destroyed my fear and suffering.
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God is the Lover of His devotees, the Master of the masterless. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Imperishable Primal Lord God. ||52||
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His Power supports the sky, and locks fire within wood.
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His Power supports the moon, the sun and the stars, and infuses light and breath into the body.