The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.

You Yourself separate the mortals, and You Yourself unite them. ||1||

You are the River - all are within You.

Other than You, there is no one at all.

All beings and creatures are your play-things.

The united ones are separated, and the separated ones are re-united. ||2||

That humble being, whom You inspire to understand, understands;

he continually speaks and chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

One who serves the Lord, obtains peace.

He is easily absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||3||

You Yourself are the Creator; by Your doing, all things come to be.

Without You, there is no other at all.

You watch over the creation, and understand it.

O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed to the Gurmukh. ||4||1||53||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 020

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

Raag Aasaa, Second House, Fourth Mehl:

Some form alliances with friends, children and siblings.

Some form alliances with in-laws and relatives.

Some form alliances with chiefs and leaders for their own selfish motives.

My alliance is with the Lord, who is pervading everywhere. ||1||

I have formed my alliance with the Lord; the Lord is my only support.

Other than the Lord, I have no other faction or alliance; I sing of the countless and endless Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Those with whom you form alliances, shall perish.

Making false alliances, the mortals repent and regret in the end.

Those who practice falsehood shall not last.

I have formed my alliance with the Lord; there is no one more powerful than Him. ||2||

All these alliances are mere extensions of the love of Maya.

Only fools argue over Maya.

They are born, and they die, and they lose the game of life in the gamble.

My alliance is with the Lord, who embellishes all, in this world and the next. ||3||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the five thieves instigate alliances and conflicts.

Sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and self-conceit have increased.

One who is blessed by the Lord's Grace, joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

My alliance is with the Lord, who has destroyed all these alliances. ||4||

In the false love of duality, people sit and form alliances.

They complain about other peoples' faults, while their own self-conceit only increases.

As they plant, so shall they harvest.

Servant Nanak has joined the Lord's alliance of Dharma, which shall conquer the whole world. ||5||2||54||

Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:

Constantly listening to the Ambrosial Gurbani in the heart, it becomes pleasing to the mind.

Through Gurbani, the Incomprehensible Lord is comprehended. ||1||