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805 lovingly centering your consciousness on the Lord’s Lotus Feet. ॥1॥ I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on God. The fire of desire is quenched, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ॥1॥ Pause॥ One’s life become fruitful and rewarding, by great good fortune. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, enshrine love for the Lord. ॥2॥ Wisdom, honor, wealth, peace and celestial bliss are attained, if one does not forget the Lord of supreme bliss, even for an instant. ॥3॥ My mind is so very thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. Prays Nanak, O God, I seek Your Sanctuary. ॥4॥8॥13॥ BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: I am worthless, totally lacking all virtues. Bless me with Your Mercy, and make me Your Own. ॥1॥ My mind and body are embellished by the Lord, the Lord of the World. Granting His Mercy, God has come into the home of my heart. ॥1॥ Pause॥ He is the Lover and Protector of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. Now, I have been carried across the world-ocean. ॥2॥ It is God’s Way to purify sinners, say the Vedas. I have seen the Supreme Lord with my eyes. ॥3॥ In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord becomes manifest. O slave Nanak, all pains are relieved. ॥4॥9॥14॥ BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Who can know the value of serving You, God? God is imperishable, invisible and incomprehensible. ॥1॥ His Glorious Virtues are infinite; God is profound and unfathomable. The Mansion of God, my Lord and Master, is lofty and high. You are unlimited, O my Lord and Master. ॥1॥ Pause॥ There is no other than the One Lord. You alone know Your worship and adoration. ॥2॥ No one can do anything by himself, O Siblings of Destiny. He alone obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord, unto whom God bestows it. ॥3॥ Says Nanak, that humble being who pleases God, he alone finds God, the treasure of virtue. ॥4॥10॥15॥ BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Extending His Hand, the Lord protected you in your mother’s womb. Renouncing the sublime essence of the Lord, you have tasted the fruit of poison. ॥1॥ Meditate, vibrate on the Lord of the Universe, and renounce all entanglements. When the Messenger of Death comes to murder you, O fool, then your body will be shattered and helplessly crumble. ॥1॥ Pause॥ You hold onto your body, mind and wealth as your own, and you do not meditate on the Creator Lord, even for an instant. ॥2॥ You have fallen into the deep, dark pit of great attachment. Caught in the illusion of Maya, you have forgotten the Supreme Lord. ॥3॥ By great good fortune, one sings the Kirtan of God’s Praises. In the Society of the Saints, Nanak has found God. ॥4॥11॥16॥ BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Mother, father, children, relatives and siblings — O Nanak, the Supreme Lord is our help and support. ॥1॥ He blesses us with peace, and abundant celestial bliss. Perfect is the Bani, the Word of the Perfect Guru. His Virtues are so many, they cannot be counted. ॥1॥ Pause॥ God Himself makes all arrangements. Meditating on God, desires are fulfilled. ॥2॥ He is the Giver of wealth, Dharmic faith, pleasure and liberation.