The potential energy of fire is within the wood; it is released if you know how to rub it and generate friction.

In just the same way, the Lord's Name is the Light within all; the Essence is extracted by following the Guru's Teachings. ||1||

There are nine doors, but the taste of these nine doors is bland and insipid. The Essence of Ambrosial Nectar trickles down through the Tenth Door.

Please take pity on me - be kind and compassionate, O my Beloved, that I may drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||

The body-village is the most sublime and exalted village, in which the merchandise of the Lord's Sublime Essence is traded.

The most precious and priceless gems and jewels are obtained by serving the True Guru. ||3||

The True Guru is Inaccessible; Inaccessible is our Lord and Master. He is the overflowing Ocean of bliss - worship Him with loving devotion.

Please take pity on me, and be Merciful to this meek song-bird; please pour a drop of Your Name into my mouth. ||4||

O Beloved Lord, please color my mind with the Deep Crimson Color of Your Love; I have surrendered my mind to the Guru.

Those who are imbued with the Love of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, continually drink in this essence in big gulps, savoring its sweet taste. ||5||

If all the gold of the seven continents and the oceans was taken out and placed before them,

the humble servants of my Lord and Master would not even want it. They beg for the Lord to bless them with the Lord's Sublime Essence. ||6||

The faithless cynics and mortal beings remain hungry forever; they continually cry out in hunger.

They hurry and run, and wander all around, caught in the love of Maya; they cover hundreds of thousands of miles in their wanderings. ||7||

The humble servants of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, are sublime and exalted. What praise can we bestow upon them?

Section 33 - Raag Kalyaan - Part 006

Nothing else can equal the Glory of the Lord's Name; please bless servant Nanak with Your Grace. ||8||1||

Kalyaan, Fourth Mehl:

O Lord, please bless me with the Touch of the Guru, the Philosopher's Stone.

I was unworthy, utterly useless, rusty slag; meeting with the True Guru, I was transformed by the Philosopher's Stone. ||1||Pause||

Everyone longs for paradise, liberation and heaven; all place their hopes in them.

The humble long for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; they do not ask for liberation. Their minds are satisfied and comforted by His Darshan. ||1||

Emotional attachment to Maya is very powerful; this attachment is a black stain which sticks.

The humble servants of my Lord and Master are unattached and liberated. They are like ducks, whose feathers do not get wet. ||2||