True deliverance comes by focusing one's consciousness on the True Lord.

Listen to the Shabad, and the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||1||

O my mind, serve the Lord, Har, Har, the true treasure.

By Guru's Grace, the wealth of the Lord is obtained. Night and day, focus your meditation on the Lord. ||1||Pause||

The soul-bride who adorns herself without her Husband Lord,

is ill-mannered and vile, wasted away into ruin.

This is the useless way of life of the self-willed manmukh.

Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he performs all sorts of empty rituals. ||2||

The bride who is Gurmukh is beautifully embellished.

Through the Word of the Shabad, she enshrines her Husband Lord within her heart.

She realizes the One Lord, and subdues her ego.

That soul-bride is virtuous and noble. ||3||

Without the Guru, the Giver, no one finds the Lord.

The greedy self-willed manmukh is attracted and engrossed in duality.

Only a few spiritual teachers realize this,

that without meeting the Guru, liberation is not obtained. ||4||

Everyone tells the stories told by others.

Without subduing the mind, devotional worship does not come.

When the intellect achieves spiritual wisdom, the heart-lotus blossoms forth.

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide in that heart. ||5||

In egotism, everyone can pretend to worship God with devotion.

But this does not soften the mind, and it does not bring peace.

By speaking and preaching, the mortal only shows off his self-conceit.

His devotional worship is useless, and his life is a total waste. ||6||

They alone are devotees, who are pleasing to the Mind of the True Guru.

Night and day, they remain lovingly attuned to the Name.

They behold the Naam, the Name of the Lord, ever-present, near at hand.

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Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is pervading and permeating everywhere. ||7||

God Himself forgives, and bestows His Love.

The world is suffering from the terrible disease of egotism.

By Guru's Grace, this disease is cured.

O Nanak, through the Truth, the mortal remains immersed in the True Lord. ||8||1||3||5||8||

Raag Malaar, Chhant, Fifth Mehl:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

My Beloved Lord is the Giver of loving devotional worship.

His humble servants are imbued with His Love.

He is imbued with His servants, day and night; He does not forget them from His Mind, even for an instant.

He is the Lord of the World, the Treasure of virtue; He is always with me. All glorious virtues belong to the Lord of the Universe.

With His Feet, He has fascinated my mind; as His humble servant, I am intoxicated with love for His Name.