On the road, and the beach, at home, in the forest and in the wilderness, she touches us.

She seems so sweet to the mind and body.

But by Guru's Grace, I have seen her to be deceptive. ||2||

Her courtiers are also great deceivers.

They do not spare even their fathers or mothers.

They have enslaved their companions.

By Guru's Grace, I have subjugated them all. ||3||

Now, my mind is filled with bliss;

my fear is gone, and the noose is cut away.

Says Nanak, when I met the True Guru,

I came to dwell within my home in absolute peace. ||4||36||87||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

Twenty-four hours a day, he knows the Lord to be near at hand;

he surrenders to the Sweet Will of God.

The One Name is the Support of the Saints;

they remain the dust of the feet of all. ||1||

Listen, to the way of life of the Saints, O my Siblings of Destiny;

their praises cannot be described. ||1||Pause||

Their occupation is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

The Kirtan, the Praise of the Lord, the embodiment of bliss, is their rest.

Friends and enemies are one and the same to them.

They know of no other than God. ||2||

They erase millions upon millions of sins.

They dispel suffering; they are givers of the life of the soul.

They are so brave; they are men of their word.

The Saints have enticed Maya herself. ||3||

Their company is cherished even by the gods and the angels.

Blessed is their Darshan, and fruitful is their service.

With his palms pressed together, Nanak offers his prayer:

O Lord, Treasure of Excellence, please bless me with the service of the Saints. ||4||37||88||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

All peace and comforts are in the meditation of the One Name.

All righteous actions of Dharma are in the singing of the Lord's Glorious Praises.

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is so very pure and sacred.

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Meeting with them, love for God is embraced. ||1||

By Guru's Grace, bliss is obtained.

Meditating upon Him in remembrance, the mind is illumined; his state and condition cannot be described. ||1||Pause||

Fasts, religious vows, cleansing baths, and worship to Him;

listening to the Vedas, Puraanas, and Shaastras.

Extremely pure is he, and immaculate is his place,

who meditates upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in the Saadh Sangat. ||2||

That humble being becomes renowned all over the world.

Even sinners are purified, by the dust of his feet.

One who has met the Lord, the Lord our King,

his condition and state cannot be described. ||3||

Twenty-four hours a day, with palms pressed together, I meditate;

I yearn to obtain the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of those Holy Saints.