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Siree Raag, Third Mehl: O Dear Lord, You are the Truest of the True. All things are in Your Power. The 8.4 million species of beings wander around searching for You, but without the Guru, they do not find You. When the Dear Lord grants His Forgiveness, this human body finds lasting peace. By Guru's Grace, I serve the True One, who is Immeasurably Deep and Profound. ||1|| O my mind, attuned to the Naam, you shall find peace. Follow the Guru's Teachings, and praise the Naam; there is no other at all. ||1|| Pause || The Righteous Judge of Dharma, by the Hukam of God's Command, sits and administers True Justice. Those evil souls, ensnared by the love of duality, are subject to Your Command. The souls on their spiritual journey chant and meditate within their minds on the One Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.The Righteous Judge of Dharma serves them; blessed is the Lord who adorns them. ||2|| One who eliminates mental wickedness from within the mind, and casts out emotional atta...

 Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Some enjoy their Husband Lord; unto whose door should I go to ask for Him? I serve my True Guru with love, that He may lead me to Union with my Husband Lord. He created all, and He Himself watches over us. Some are close to Him, and some are far away. She who knows her Husband Lord to be always with her, enjoys His Constant Presence. ||1|| O woman, you must walk in harmony with the Guru's Will. Night and day, you shall enjoy your Husband, and you shall intuitively merge into the True One. ||1|| Pause || Attuned to the Shabad, the happy soul-brides are adorned with the True Word of the Shabad. Within their own home, they obtain the Lord as their Husband, with love for the Guru. Upon her beautiful and cozy bed, she enjoys the Love of her Lord. She is overflowing with the treasure of devotion. That Beloved God abides in her mind; He gives His Support to all. ||2|| I am forever a sacrifice to those who praise their Husband Lord. I dedicate my mind and body to t...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Listen, listen, O soul-bride: you are overtaken by sexual desire-why do you walk like that, swinging your arms in joy? You do not recognize your own Husband Lord! When you go to Him, what face will you show Him? I touch the feet of my sister soul-brides who have known their Husband Lord. If only I could be like them! Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I am united in His Union. ||1|| O woman, the false ones are being cheated by falsehood. God is your Husband; He is Handsome and True. He is obtained by reflecting upon the Guru. ||1|| Pause || The self-willed manmukhs do not recognize their Husband Lord; how will they spend their life-night? Filled with arrogance, they burn with desire; they suffer in the pain of the love of duality. The happy soul-brides are attuned to the Shabad; their egotism is eliminated from within. They enjoy their Husband Lord forever, and their life-night passes in the most blissful peace. ||2|| She is utterly lacking in spirit...

 Siree Raag, Third Mehl: The Creator Himself created the Creation; He produced the Universe, and He Himself watches over it. The One and Only Lord is pervading and permeating all. The Unseen cannot be seen. God Himself is Merciful; He Himself bestows understanding. Through the Guru's Teachings, the True One dwells forever in the mind of those who remain lovingly attached to Him. ||1|| O my mind, surrender to the Guru's Will. Mind and body are totally cooled and soothed, and the Naam comes to dwell in the mind. ||1|| Pause || Having created the creation, He supports it and takes care of it. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is realized, when He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. Those who are beautifully adorned with the Shabad in the Court of the True Lord -those Gurmukhs are attuned to the True Word of the Shabad; the Creator unites them with Himself. ||2|| Through the Guru's Teachings, praise the True One, who has no end or limitation. He dwells in each and every heart,...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: The virtuous obtain Truth; they give up their desires for evil and corruption. Their minds are imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad; the Love of their Beloved is on their tongues.Without the True Guru, no one has found Him; reflect upon this in your mind and see. The filth of the self-willed manmukhs is not washed off; they have no love for the Guru's Shabad. ||1|| O my mind, walk in harmony with the True Guru. Dwell within the home of your own inner being, and drink in the Ambrosial Nectar; you shall attain the Peace of the Mansion of His Presence. ||1|| Pause || The unvirtuous have no merit; they are not allowed to sit in His Presence. The self-willed manmukhs do not know the Shabad; those without virtue are far removed from God. Those who recognize the True One are permeated and attuned to Truth. Their minds are pierced through by the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and God Himself ushers them into His Presence. ||2|| He Himself dyes us in the Col...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Those who have the Support of the True Name are in ecstasy and peace forever. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they obtain the True One, the Destroyer of pain. Forever and ever, they sing the Glorious Praises of the True One; they love the True Name. When the Lord Himself grants His Grace, He bestows the treasure of devotion. ||1|| O mind, sing His Glorious Praises, and be in ecstasy forever. Through the True Word of His Bani, the Lord is obtained, and one remains immersed in the Lord. ||1|| Pause || In true devotion, the mind is dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love, with intuitive peace and poise. The mind is fascinated by the Word of the Guru's Shabad, which cannot be described. The tongue imbued with the True Word of the Shabad drinks in the Amrit with delight, singing His Glorious Praises. The Gurmukh obtains this love, when the Lord, in His Will, grants His Grace. ||2|| This world is an illusion; people pass their life-nights ...

  Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Without the Guru, the disease is not cured, and the pain of egotism is not removed. By Guru's Grace, He dwells in the mind, and one remains immersed in His Name. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is found; without the Shabad, people wander, deceived by doubt. ||1|| O mind, dwell in the balanced state of your own inner being. Praise the Lord's Name, and you shall no longer come and go in reincarnation. ||1|| Pause || The One Lord alone is the Giver, pervading everywhere. There is no other at all. Praise the Word of the Shabad, and He shall come to dwell in your mind; you shall be blessed with intuitive peace and poise. Everything is within the Lord's Glance of Grace. As He wishes, He gives. ||2|| In egotism, all must account for their actions. In this accounting, there is no peace. Acting in evil and corruption, people are immersed in corruption. Without the Name, they find no place of rest. In the City of Death, they suffer in ago...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Those who contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad are filled with the Fear of God. They remain forever merged with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; they dwell upon the Glories of the True One. They cast off the filth of their mental duality, and they keep the Lord enshrined in their hearts. True is their speech, and true are their minds. They are in love with the True One. ||1|| O my mind, you are filled with the filth of egotism. The Immaculate Lord is eternally Beautiful. We are adorned with the Word of the Shabad. ||1|| Pause || God joins to Himself those whose minds are fascinated with the True Word of His Shabad. Night and day, they are attuned to the Naam, and their light is absorbed into the Light. Through His Light, God is revealed. Without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained. The True Guru comes to meet those who have such pre-ordained destiny. ||2|| Without the Name, all are miserable. In the love of duality, they are ruined. Witho...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Consider the time and the moment-when should we worship the Lord? Night and day, one who is attuned to the Name of the True Lord is true. If someone forgets the Beloved Lord, even for an instant, what sort of devotion is that? One whose mind and body are cooled and soothed by the True Lord-no breath of his is wasted. ||1|| O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord. True devotional worship is performed when the Lord comes to dwell in the mind. ||1|| Pause || With intuitive ease, cultivate your farm, and plant the Seed of the True Name. The seedlings have sprouted luxuriantly, and with intuitive ease, the mind is satisfied. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, thirst is quenched. This true mind is attuned to Truth, and it remains permeated with the True One. ||2|| In speaking, in seeing and in words, remain immersed in the Shabad. The Word of the Guru's Bani vibrates throughout the four ages. As Truth, it teaches Truth. Egot...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Whom shall I serve? What shall I chant? I will go and ask the Guru. I will accept the Will of the True Guru, and eradicate selfishness from within. By this work and service, the Naam shall come to dwell within my mind. Through the Naam, peace is obtained; I am adorned and embellished by the True Word of the Shabad. ||1|| O my mind, remain awake and aware night and day, and think of the Lord. Protect your crops, or else the birds shall descend on your farm. ||1|| Pause || The desires of the mind are fulfilled, when one is filled to overflowing with the Shabad. One who fears, loves, and is devoted to the Dear Lord day and night, sees Him always close at hand. Doubt runs far away from the bodies of those, whose minds remain forever attuned to the True Word of the Shabad. The Immaculate Lord and Master is found. He is True; He is the Ocean of Excellence. ||2|| Those who remain awake and aware are saved, while those who sleep are plundered. They do not recognize the ...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Those who do not serve the True Guru shall be miserable throughout the four ages. The Primal Being is within their own home, but they do not recognize Him. They are plundered by their egotistical pride and arrogance. Cursed by the True Guru, they wander around the world begging, until they are exhausted. They do not serve the True Word of the Shabad, which is the solution to all of their problems. ||1|| O my mind, see the Lord ever close at hand. He shall remove the pains of death and rebirth; the Word of the Shabad shall fill you to overflowing. ||1|| Pause || Those who praise the True One are true; the True Name is their Support. They act truthfully, in love with the True Lord. The True King has written His Order, which no one can erase. The self-willed manmukhs do not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. The false are plundered by falsehood. ||2|| Engrossed in egotism, the world perishes. Without the Guru, there is utter darkness. In emotional attac...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: You may torment your body with extremes of self-discipline, practice intensive meditation and hang upside-down, but your ego will not be eliminated from within. You may perform religious rituals, and still never obtain the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, remain dead while yet alive, and the Name of the Lord shall come to dwell within the mind. ||1|| Listen, O my mind: hurry to the Protection of the Guru's Sanctuary. By Guru's Grace you shall be saved. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean of poison. ||1|| Pause || Everything under the influence of the three qualities shall perish; the love of duality is corrupting. The Pandits, the religious scholars, read the scriptures, but they are trapped in the bondage of emotional attachment. In love with evil, they do not understand. Meeting the Guru, the bondage of the three qualities is cut away, and in the fourth state, ...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Those who hear and believe, find the home of the self deep within.Through the Guru's Teachings, they praise the True Lord; they find the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, they are immaculate and pure. I am forever a sacrifice to them.Those people, within whose hearts the Lord abides, are radiant and enlightened. ||1|| O my mind, meditate on the Immaculate Lord, Har, Har.Those whose have such pre-ordained destiny written on their foreheads-those Gurmukhs remain absorbed in the Lord's Love. ||1|| Pause || O Saints, see clearly that the Lord is near at hand; He is pervading everywhere.Those who follow the Guru's Teachings realize Him, and see Him Ever-present.He dwells forever in the minds of the virtuous. He is far removed from those worthless people who lack virtue.The self-willed manmukhs are totally without virtue. Without the Name, they die in frustration. ||2|| Those who hear and believe in the Word of the Guru...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl, First House: Everyone belongs to the One who rules the Universe. The Gurmukh practices good deeds, and the truth is revealed in the heart.True is the reputation of the true, within whom truth abides.Those who meet the True Lord are not separated again; they come to dwell in the home of the self deep within. ||1|| O my Lord! Without the Lord, I have no other at all.The True Guru leads us to meet the Immaculate True God through the Word of His Shabad. ||1|| Pause || One whom the Lord merges into Himself is merged in the Shabad, and remains so merged.No one merges with Him through the love of duality; over and over again, they come and go in reincarnation.The One Lord permeates all. The One Lord is pervading everywhere.That Gurmukh, unto whom the Lord shows His Kindness, is absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2|| After all their reading, the Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers argue and debate.Their intellect and understanding are pervert...

Siree Raag, Third Mehl: People wear all sorts of costumes and wander all around, but in their hearts and minds, they practice deception.They do not attain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, and after death, they sink into manure. ||1|| O mind, remain detached in the midst of your household.Practicing truth, self-discipline and good deeds, the Gurmukh is enlightened. ||1|| Pause || Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the mind is conquered, and one attains the State of Liberation in one's own home.So meditate on the Name of the Lord; join and merge with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. ||2|| You may enjoy the pleasures of hundreds of thousands of women, and rule the nine continents of the world.But without the True Guru, you will not find peace; you will be reincarnated over and over again. ||3|| Those who wear the Necklace of the Lord around their necks, and focus their consciousness on the Guru's Feet-wealth and supernatural spiritual powers follow them, but t...

 Siree Raag, Third Mehl, First House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: I serve my True Guru with single-minded devotion, and lovingly focus my consciousness on Him.The True Guru is the mind's desire and the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, for those unto whom He has given this understanding.The blessings of the wishes of the mind are obtained, and the fruits of one's desires.Meditate on the Name, worship the Name, and through the Name, you shall be absorbed in intuitive peace and poise. ||1|| O my mind, drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, and your thirst shall be quenched.Those Gurmukhs who have tasted it remain intuitively absorbed in the Lord. ||1|| Pause || Those who serve the True Guru obtain the Treasure of the Naam.Deep within, they are drenched with the Essence of the Lord, and the egotistical pride of the mind is subdued.The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and they intuitively center themselves in meditation.Their minds become pure, and they remai...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: Why should the created beings feel pride in their minds?The Gift is in the Hands of the Great Giver.As it pleases Him, He may give, or not give. What can be done by the order of the created beings? ||1|| He Himself is True; Truth is pleasing to His Will.The spiritually blind are unripe and imperfect, inferior and worthless. ||1|| Pause || The One who owns the trees of the forest and the plants of the gardenlAccording to their nature, He gives them all their names.The Flower and the Fruit of the Lord's Love are obtained by pre-ordained destiny.As we plant, so we harvest and eat. ||2|| The wall of the body is temporary, as is the soul-mason within it.  The flavor of the intellect is bland and insipid without the Salt.O Nanak, as He wills, He makes things right.Without the Name, no one is approved. ||3||32|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) (दुनिया के पदार्तों का) बटवारा (की ताकत) दातार प्रभु के अपने हाथ में है। प्रभु का पैदा किया हुआ जीव अपने मन ...

 Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: You are the River, All-knowing and All-seeing. I am just a fish-how can I find Your limit?Wherever I look, You are there. Outside of You, I would burst and die. ||1|| I do not know of the fisherman, and I do not know of the net.But when the pain comes, then I call upon You. ||1|| Pause || You are present everywhere. I had thought that You were far away.Whatever I do, I do in Your Presence.You see all my actions, and yet I deny them.I have not worked for You, or Your Name. ||2|| Whatever You give me, that is what I eat.There is no other door-unto which door should I go?Nanak offers this one prayer:This body and soul are totally Yours. ||3|| He Himself is near, and He Himself is far away; He Himself is in-between.He Himself beholds, and He Himself listens. By His Creative Power, He created the world.Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak-that Command is acceptable. ||4||31|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद)  हे प्रभु! तू (एक) दरिया के (समान) है, मैं...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: There is one awareness among all created beings.None have been created without this awareness.As is their awareness, so is their way.According to the account of our actions, we come and go in reincarnation. ||1|| Why, O soul, do you try such clever tricks?Taking away and giving back, God does not delay. ||1|| Pause || All beings belong to You; all beings are Yours. O Lord and Master,How can You become angry with them?Even if You, O Lord and Master, become angry with them,Still, You are theirs, and they are Yours. ||2|| We are foul-mouthed; we spoil everything with our foul words.You weigh us in the balance of Your Glance of Grace.When one's actions are right, the understanding is perfect.Without good deeds, it becomes more and more deficient. ||3|| Prays Nanak, what is the nature of the spiritual people?They are self-realized; they understand God.By Guru's Grace, they contemplate Him;Such spiritual people are honored in His Court. ||4||30||...

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House: He is the Master who has made the world bloom; He makes the Universe blossom forth, fresh and green.He holds the water and the land in bondage. Hail to the Creator Lord! ||1|| Death, O Mullah-death will come,So live in the Fear of God the Creator. ||1|| Pause || You are a Mullah, and you are a Qazi, only when you know the Naam, the Name of God.You may be very educated, but no one can remain when the measure of life is full. ||2|| He alone is a Qazi, who renounces selfishness and conceit, and makes the One Name his Support.The True Creator Lord is, and shall always be. He was not born; He shall not die. ||3|| You may chant your prayers five times each day; you may read the Bible and the Koran.Says Nanak, the grave is calling you, and now your food and drink are finished. ||4||28|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) जिस मालिक ने सारा जगत प्रफुल्लित किया है, जिस ने सारे संसार को हरा-भरा किया है, जिसने पानी और मिट्टी (विरोधी तत्व) इकट्ठे करके रख दिए हैं,...