and enjoin yourself to the service of those servants.

Your comings and goings shall be ended.

O Nanak, worship the feet of God's humble servants forever. ||8||17||

Shalok:

The one who knows the True Lord God, is called the True Guru.

In His Company, the Sikh is saved, O Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

ASHTAPADEE:

The True Guru cherishes His Sikh.

The Guru is always merciful to His servant.

The Guru washes away the filth of the evil intellect of His Sikh.

Through the Guru's Teachings, he chants the Lord's Name.

The True Guru cuts away the bonds of His Sikh.

The Sikh of the Guru abstains from evil deeds.

The True Guru gives His Sikh the wealth of the Naam.

The Sikh of the Guru is very fortunate.

The True Guru arranges this world and the next for His Sikh.

O Nanak, with the fullness of His heart, the True Guru mends His Sikh. ||1||

That selfless servant, who lives in the Guru's household,

is to obey the Guru's Commands with all his mind.

He is not to call attention to himself in any way.

He is to meditate constantly within his heart on the Name of the Lord.

One who sells his mind to the True Guru

- that humble servant's affairs are resolved.

One who performs selfless service, without thought of reward,

shall attain his Lord and Master.

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He Himself grants His Grace;

O Nanak, that selfless servant lives the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

One who obeys the Guru's Teachings one hundred per cent

- that selfless servant comes to know the state of the Transcendent Lord.

The True Guru's Heart is filled with the Name of the Lord.

So many times, I am a sacrifice to the Guru.

He is the treasure of everything, the Giver of life.

Twenty-four hours a day, He is imbued with the Love of the Supreme Lord God.

The servant is in God, and God is in the servant.

He Himself is One - there is no doubt about this.

By thousands of clever tricks, He is not found.

O Nanak, such a Guru is obtained by the greatest good fortune. ||3||

Blessed is His Darshan; receiving it, one is purified.

Touching His Feet, one's conduct and lifestyle become pure.

Abiding in His Company, one chants the Lord's Praise,

and reaches the Court of the Supreme Lord God.

Listening to His Teachings, one's ears are satisfied.

The mind is contented, and the soul is fulfilled.

The Guru is perfect; His Teachings are everlasting.

Beholding His Ambrosial Glance, one becomes saintly.

Endless are His virtuous qualities; His worth cannot be appraised.

O Nanak, one who pleases Him is united with Him. ||4||

The tongue is one, but His Praises are many.