The goat enjoys eating fruits and roots, but if it lives near a tiger, it is always anxious.

This is the condition of the world, O Nanak; it is afflicted by pleasure and pain. ||41||

Fraud, false accusations, millions of diseases, sins and the filthy residues of evil mistakes;

doubt, emotional attachment, pride, dishonor and intoxication with Maya

- these lead mortals to death and rebirth, wandering lost in hell. In spite of all sorts of efforts, salvation is not found.

Chanting and meditating on the Name of the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, mortals become immaculate and pure.

They continually dwell upon the Glorious Praises of God. ||42||

In the Sanctuary of the Kind-hearted Lord, our Transcendent Lord and Master, we are carried across.

God is the Perfect, All-powerful Cause of causes; He is the Giver of gifts.

He gives hope to the hopeless. He is the Source of all riches.

Nanak meditates in remembrance on the Treasure of Virtue; we are all beggars, begging at His Door. ||43||

The most difficult place becomes easy, and the worst pain turns into pleasure.

Evil words, differences and doubts are obliterated, and even faithless cynics and malicious gossips become good people.

They become steady and stable, whether happy or sad; their fears are taken away, and they are fearless.

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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.

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||

O emotional attachment, you are the invincible warrior of the battlefield of life; you totally crush and destroy even the most powerful.

You entice and fascinate even the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, gods, mortals, beasts and birds.

Nanak bows in humble surrender to the Lord; he seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe. ||45||

O sexual desire, you lead the mortals to hell; you make them wander in reincarnation through countless species.

You cheat the consciousness, and pervade the three worlds. You destroy meditation, penance and virtue.

But you give only shallow pleasure, while you make the mortals weak and unsteady; you pervade the high and the low.

Your fear is dispelled in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, through the Protection and Support of the Lord. ||46||

O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you.

You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys.

Associating with you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many ways.