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387 I sing the Praises of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. By the graceful favor of the Saints, I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Everything is strung on His string. He is contained in each and every heart. ॥2॥ He creates and destroys in an instant. He Himself remains unattached, and without attributes. ॥3॥ He is the Creator, the Cause of causes, the Searcher of hearts. Nanak’s Lord and Master celebrates in bliss. ॥4॥13॥64॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: My wandering through millions of births has ended. I have won, and not lost, this human body, so difficult to obtain. ॥1॥ My sins have been erased, and my sufferings and pains are gone. I have been sanctified by the dust of the feet of the Saints. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The Saints of God have the ability to save us; they meet with those of us who have such pre-ordained destiny. ॥2॥ My mind is filled with bliss, since the Guru gave me the Mantra of the Lord’s Name. My thirst has been quenched, and my mind has become steady and stable. ॥3॥ The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is for me the nine treasures, and the spiritual powers of the Siddhas. O Nanak, I have obtained understanding from the Guru. ॥4॥14॥65॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: My thirst, and the darkness of ignorance have been removed. Serving the Holy Saints, countless sins are obliterated. ॥1॥ I have obtained celestial peace and immense joy. Serving the Guru, my mind has become immaculately pure, and I have heard the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The stubborn foolishness of my mind is gone; God’s Will has become sweet to me. ॥2॥ I have grasped the Feet of the Perfect Guru, and the sins of countless incarnations have been washed away. ॥3॥ The jewel of this life has become fruitful. Says Nanak, God has shown mercy to me. ॥4॥15॥66॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: I contemplate, forever and ever, the True Guru; with my hair, I dust the feet of the Guru. ॥1॥ Be wakeful, O my awakening mind! Without the Lord, nothing else shall be of use to you; false is emotional attachment, and useless are worldly entanglements. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Embrace love for the Word of the Guru’s Bani. When the Guru shows His Mercy, pain is destroyed. ॥2॥ Without the Guru, there is no other place of rest. The Guru is the Giver, the Guru gives the Name. ॥3॥ The Guru is the Supreme Lord God; He Himself is the Transcendent Lord. Twenty-four hours a day, O Nanak, meditate on the Guru. ॥4॥16॥67॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: He Himself is the tree, and the branches extending out. He Himself preserves His own crop. ॥1॥ Wherever I look, I see that One Lord alone. Deep within each and every heart, He Himself is contained. ॥1॥ Pause॥ He Himself is the sun, and the rays emanating from it. He is concealed, and He is revealed. ॥2॥ He is said to be of the highest attributes, and without attributes. Both converge onto His single point. ॥3॥ Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt and fear. With my eyes, I perceive the Lord, the embodiment of bliss, to be everywhere. ॥4॥17॥68॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: I know nothing of arguments or cleverness.