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1299 This precious human body becomes fruitful, when the True Guru shows His Kindness. ॥2॥ The house of ignorance, doubt and pain is destroyed, for those within whose hearts the Guru’s Feet abide. ॥3॥ In the Saadh Sangat, lovingly meditate on God. Says Nanak, you shall obtain the Perfect Lord. ॥4॥4॥ KAANRAA, FIFTH MEHL: Devotion is the natural quality of God’s devotees. Their bodies and minds are blended with their Lord and Master; He unites them with Himself. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The singer sings the songs, but she alone is saved, within whose consciousness the Lord abides. ॥1॥ The one who sets the table sees the food, but only one who eats the food is satisfied. ॥2॥ People disguise themselves with all sorts of costumes, but in the end, they are seen as they truly are. ॥3॥ Speaking and talking are all just entanglements. O slave Nanak, the true way of life is excellent. ॥4॥5॥ KAANRAA, FIFTH MEHL: Your humble servant listens to Your Praises with delight. ॥1॥ Pause॥ My mind is enlightened, gazing upon the Glory of God. Wherever I look, there He is. ॥1॥ You are the farthest of all, the highest of the far, profound, unfathomable and unreachable. ॥2॥ You are united with Your devotees, through and through; You have removed Your veil for Your humble servants. ॥3॥ By Guru’s Grace, Nanak sings Your Glorious Praises; he is intuitively absorbed in Samaadhi. ॥4॥6॥ KAANRAA, FIFTH MEHL: I have come to the Saints to save myself. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, I am sanctified; they have implanted the Mantra of the Lord, Har, Har, within me. ॥1॥ The disease has been eradicated, and my mind has become immaculate. I have taken the healing medicine of the Lord, Har, Har. ॥2॥ I have become steady and stable, and I dwell in the home of peace. I shall never again wander anywhere. ॥3॥ By the Grace of the Saints, the people and all their generations are saved; O Nanak, they are not engrossed in Maya. ॥4॥7॥ KAANRAA, FIFTH MEHL: I have totally forgotten my jealousy of others, since I found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ॥1॥ Pause॥ No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger. I get along with everyone. ॥1॥ Whatever God does, I accept that as good. This is the sublime wisdom I have obtained from the Holy. ॥2॥ The One God is pervading in all. Gazing upon Him, beholding Him, Nanak blossoms forth in happiness. ॥3॥8॥ KAANRAA, FIFTH MEHL: O my Dear Lord and Master, You alone are my Support. You are my Honor and Glory; I seek Your Support, and Your Sanctuary. ॥1॥ Pause॥ You are my Hope, and You are my Faith. I take Your Name and enshrine it within my heart. You are my Power; associating with You, I am embellished and exalted. I do whatever You say. ॥1॥ Through Your Kindness and Compassion, I find peace; when You are Merciful, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean. Through the Name of the Lord, I obtain the gift of fearlessness; Nanak places his head on the feet of the Saints. ॥2॥9॥