Coming and going in reincarnation, the beings and species of the world came into being.

But if the mortal serves his True Guru, his coming into the world is judged to be worthwhile.

And if he eradicates eogtism from within himself, then how can he be judged?

The self-willed manmukh is lost in the darkness of emotional attachment, like the man lost in the wilderness.

Countless sins are erased, by even a tiny particle of the Lord's Name. ||11||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

O rainbird, you do not know the Mansion of your Lord and Master's Presence. Offer your prayers to see this Mansion.

You speak as you please, but your speech is not accepted.

Your Lord and Master is the Great Giver; whatever you desire, you shall receive from Him.

Not only the thirst of the poor rainbird, but the thirst of the whole world is quenched. ||1||

Third Mehl:

The night is wet with dew; the rainbird sings the True Name with intuitive ease.

This water is my very soul; without water, I cannot survive.

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, this water is obtained, and egotism is eradicated from within.

O Nanak, I cannot live without Him, even for a moment; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||2||

Pauree:

There are countless worlds and nether regions; I cannot calculate their number.

You are the Creator, the Lord of the Universe; You create it, and You destroy it.

The 8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You.

Some are called kings, emperors and nobles.

Some claim to be bankers and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor.

Some are givers, and some are beggars; God is above the heads of all.

Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched.

Falsehood shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord does, comes to pass. ||12||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

O rainbird, the virtuous soul-bride attains the Mansion of her Lord's Presence; the unworthy, unvirtuous one is far away.

Deep within your inner being, the Lord abides. The Gurmukh beholds Him ever-present.

When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal no longer weeps and wails.

O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam intuitively merge with the Lord; they practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

The rainbird prays: O Lord, grant Your Grace, and bless me with the gift of the life of the soul.

Without the water, my thirst is not quenched, and my breath of life is ended and gone.

You are the Giver of peace, O Infinite Lord God; You are the Giver of the treasure of virtue.

O Nanak, the Gurmukh is forgiven; in the end, the Lord God shall be your only friend. ||2||

Pauree:

He created the world; He considers the merits and demerits of the mortals.