Listen, O my mind, my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord.

As long as there is youth and breath, give this body to Him.

Without virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust. ||1||

O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.

The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished. ||1||Pause||

Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge,

but still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.

That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of clever mental tricks, and the love and company of hundreds of thousands of people

-still, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he will not feel satisfied. Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow.

Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my soul, you shall be emancipated; as Gurmukh, you shall come to understand your own self. ||3||

I have sold my body and mind to the Guru, and I have given my mind and head as well.

I was seeking and searching for Him throughout the three worlds; then, as Gurmukh, I sought and found Him.

The True Guru has united me in Union, O Nanak, with that God. ||4||17||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

I have no anxiety about dying, and no hope of living.

You are the Cherisher of all beings; You keep the account of our breaths and morsels of food.

You abide within the Gurmukh. As it pleases You, You decide our allotment. ||1||

O my soul, chant the Name of the Lord; the mind will be pleased and appeased.

The raging fire within is extinguished; the Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||

Section 05 - Siree Raag - Part 008

Know the state of your inner being; meet with the Guru and get rid of your skepticism.

To reach your True Home after you die, you must conquer death while you are still alive.

The beautiful, Unstruck Sound of the Shabad is obtained, contemplating the Guru. ||2||

The Unstruck Melody of Gurbani is obtained, and egotism is eliminated.

I am forever a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru.

They are dressed in robes of honor in the Court of the Lord; the Name of the Lord is on their lips. ||3||

Wherever I look, I see the Lord pervading there, in the union of Shiva and Shakti, of consciousness and matter.

The three qualities hold the body in bondage; whoever comes into the world is subject to their play.

Those who separate themselves from the Lord wander lost in misery. The self-willed manmukhs do not attain union with Him. ||4||

If the mind becomes balanced and detached, and comes to dwell in its own true home, imbued with the Fear of God,