Servant Nanak praises the Naam; he blossoms forth in the ecstasy of the Name of the self-sufficient Lord. ||16||2||11||

Maaroo, Third Mehl:

Serve the Dear Lord, the inaccessible and infinite.

He has no end or limitation.

By Guru's Grace, one who dwells upon the Lord deep within his heart - his heart is filled with infinite wisdom. ||1||

The One Lord is pervading and permeating amidst all.

By Guru's Grace, He is revealed.

The Life of the world nurtures and cherishes all, giving sustenance to all. ||2||

The Perfect True Guru has imparted this understanding.

By the Hukam of His Command, He created the entire Universe.

Whoever submits to His Command, finds peace; His Command is above the heads of kings and emperors. ||3||

True is the True Guru. Infinite is the Word of His Shabad.

Through His Shabad, the world is saved.

The Creator Himself created the creation; He gazes upon it, and blesses it with breath and nourishment. ||4||

Out of millions, only a few understand.

Imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are colored in His Love.

They praise the Lord, the Giver of peace forever; the Lord forgives His devotees, and blesses them with His Praise. ||5||

Those humble beings who serve the True Guru are true.

The falsest of the false die, only to be reborn.

The inaccessible, unfathomable, self-sufficient, incomprehensible Lord is the Lover of His devotees. ||6||

The Perfect True Guru implants Truth within.

Through the True Word of the Shabad, they sing His Glorious Praises forever.

The Giver of virtue is pervading deep within the nucleus of all beings; He inscribes the time of destiny upon each and every person's head. ||7||

The Gurmukh knows that God is always ever-present.

That humble being who serves the Shabad, is comforted and fulfilled.

Night and day, he serves the True Word of the Guru's Bani; he delights in the True Word of the Shabad. ||8||

The ignorant and blind cling to all sorts of rituals.

They stubborn-mindedly perform these rituals, and are consigned to reincarnation.

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For the sake of poison, they act in greed and possessiveness, and evil-minded duality. ||9||

The Perfect True Guru implants devotional worship within.

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he lovingly centers his consciousness on the Lord's Name.

The Lord pervades his mind, body and heart; deep within, his mind is drenched with devotional worship and praise of the Lord. ||10||

My True Lord God is the Destroyer of demons.

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, His devotees are saved.

My True Lord God is forever True. He is the Emperor over the heads of kings. ||11||

True are those devotees, who are pleasing to Your Mind.