So many fall into the bottomless pit; they are dragged under, and they cannot get out again.

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In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put into the mouth.

That which is eaten becomes dust, but they are still attached to eating.

In the fourth watch, they become drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream.

Rising up again, they engage in conflicts; they set the stage as if they will live for 100 years.

If at all times, at each and every moment, they live in the fear of God

-O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their minds, and their cleansing bath is true. ||1||

Second Mehl:

They are the perfect kings, who have found the Perfect Lord.

Twenty-four hours a day, they remain unconcerned, imbued with the Love of the One Lord.

Only a few obtain the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Unimaginably Beauteous Lord.

Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect.

O Nanak, when the Guru makes one perfect, one's weight does not decrease. ||2||

Pauree:

When You are with me, what more could I want? I speak only the Truth.

Plundered by the thieves of worldly affairs, she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence.

Being so stone-hearted, she has lost her chance to serve the Lord.

That heart, in which the True Lord is not found, should be torn down and re-built.

How can she be weighed accurately, upon the scale of perfection?

No one will say that her weight has been shorted, if she rids herself of egotism.

The genuine are assayed, and accepted in the Court of the All-knowing Lord.

The genuine merchandise is found only in one shop-it is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||17||

Shalok, Second Mehl:

Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.

Within the body are the nine treasures of the Name of the Lord-seek the depths of these virtues.

Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.

In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness.

They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.

The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift.

Their bodies become golden, and take on the color of spirituality.

If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.

Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise.

There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased.

There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.