On all the continents and islands, He is permeating and fully pervading; He is in all worlds. || 1 || Pause || He is the most unfathomable of the unfathomable; who can chant His Praises? My mind lives by hearing news of Him. People in the four stages of life, and in the four social classes are liberated, by serving You, Lord.

|| 1 || The Guru has implanted the Word of His Shabad within me; I have attained the supreme status. My sense of duality has been dispelled, and now, I am at peace. Says Nanak, I have easily crossed over the terrifying world-ocean, obtaining the treasure of the Lord’s Name. || 2 || 2 || 33 || RAAG DAYV-GANDHAAREE, FIFTH MEHL, SIXTH HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Know that there is One and only One Lord. O Gurmukh, know that He is One.

|| 1 || Pause || Why are you wandering around? O Siblings of Destiny, don’t wander around; He is permeating and pervading everywhere. || 1 || As the fire in the forest, without control, cannot serve any purpose – just so, without the Guru, one cannot attain the Gate of the Lord. Joining the Society of the Saints, renounce your ego; says Nanak, in this way, the supreme treasure is obtained. || 2 || 1 || 34 || DAYV-GANDHAAREE, FIFTH MEHL: His state cannot be known. || 1 || Pause || How can I behold Him through clever tricks? Those who tell this story are wonder-struck and amazed.

|| 1 || The servants of God, the celestial singers, the Siddhas and the seekers, the angelic and divine beings, Brahma and those like Brahma, and the four Vedas proclaim, day and night, that the Lord and Master is inaccessible, unapproachable and unfathomable. Endless, endless are His Glories, says Nanak; they cannot be described – they are beyond our reach. || 2 || 2 || 35 || DAYV-GANDHAAREE, FIFTH MEHL: I meditate, and sing of the Creator Lord. I have become fearless, and I have found peace, poise and bliss, remembering the infinite Lord. || 1 || Pause || The Guru, of the most fruitful image, has placed His hand upon my forehead. Wherever I look, there, I find Him with me. The Lotus Feet of the Lord are the Support of my very breath of life.

|| 1 || My God is all-powerful, unfathomable and utterly vast. The Lord and Master is close at hand – He dwells in each and every heart. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary and the Support of God, who has no end or limitation. || 2 || 3 || 36 || DAYV-GANDHAAREE, FIFTH MEHL: Turn away, O my mind, turn away. Turn away from the faithless cynic. False is the love of the false one; break the ties, O my mind, and your ties shall be broken. Break your ties with the faithless cynic. || 1 || Pause || One who enters a house filled with soot is blackened. Run far away from such people! One who meets the Guru escapes from the bondage of the three dispositions.

|| 1 || I beg this blessing of You, O Merciful Lord, ocean of mercy – please, don’t bring me face to face with the faithless cyincs. Make servant Nanak the slave of Your slave; let his head roll in the dust under the feet of the Holy. || 2 || 4 || 37 || RAAG DAYV-GANDHAAREE, FIFTH MEHL, SEVENTH HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: You are all-powerful, at all times; You show me the Way; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. Your Saints sing to You with love; I fall at their feet. || 1 || Pause || O Praiseworthy Lord, Enjoyer of celestial peace, Embodiment of mercy, One Infinite Lord, Your place is so beautiful.

|| 1 || Riches, supernatural spiritual powers and wealth are in the palm of Your hand. O Lord, Life of the World, Master of all, infinite is Your Name. Show Kindness, Mercy and Compassion to Nanak; hearing Your Praises, I live. || 2 || 1 || 38 || 6 || 44 || ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: RAAG DAYV-GANDHAAREE, NINTH MEHL: This mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit. I am so tired of giving it instructions – it will not refrain from its evil-mindedness.

|| 1 || Pause || It has gone insane with the intoxication of Maya; it does not chant the Lord’s Praise. Practicing deception, it tries to cheat the world, and so it fills its belly. || 1 || Like a dog’s tail, it cannot be straightened; it will not listen to what I tell it. Says Nanak, vibrate forever the Name of the Lord, and all your affairs shall be adjusted. || 2 || 1 || RAAG DAYV-GANDHAAREE, NINTH MEHL: All things are mere diversions of life: mother, father, siblings, children, relatives and the wife of your home. || 1 || Pause || When the soul is separated from the body, then they will cry out, calling you a ghost. No one will let you stay, for even half an hour; they drive you out of the house.

|| 1 || The created world is like an illusion, a mirage – see this, and reflect upon it in your mind. Says Nanak, vibrate forever the Name of the Lord, which shall deliver you. || 2 || 2 || RAAG DAYVGANDHAAREE, NINTH MEHL: In this world, I have seen love to be false.Whether they are spouses or friends, all are concerned only with their own happiness. || 1 || Pause || All say, “Mine, mine”, and attach their consciousness to you with love. But at the very last moment, none shall go along with you. How strange are the ways of the world! || 1 || The foolish mind has not yet reformed itself, although I have grown weary of continually instructing it. O Nanak, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean, singing the Songs of God.

|| 2 || 3 || 6 || 38 || 47 || ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. TRUTH IS THE NAME. CREATIVE BEING PERSONIFIED. NO FEAR. NO HATRED. IMAGE OF THE UNDYING. BEYOND BIRTH. SELF-EXISTENT. BY GURU’S GRACE: RAAG BIHAAGRAA, CHAU-PADAS, FIFTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE: To associate with evil demons is to live with snakes; I tried all sorts of things. || 1 || Then, I chanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I found intuitive peace. || 1 || Pause || Emotional attachment is worthless and false. I claimed for myself the possessions of others, sucked into the whirlpool of reincarnation.

|| 2 || All are travellers, who have gathered under the tree, held by their many bonds. || 3 || The Company of the Holy is stable and permanent; there, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are sung. Nanak seeks Sanctuary. || 4 || 1 || ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: RAAG BIHAAGRAA, NINTH MEHL: No one knows the state of the Lord. The Yogis, the celibates, the austere penitents, and all sorts of clever people have failed. || 1 || Pause || In an instant, He changes the beggar into a king, and the king into a beggar. He fills what is empty, and empties what is full. Such are His ways.

|| 1 || He Himself spread out the expanse of His Maya, and He Himself beholds it. He assumes so many forms, and plays so many games, and yet He remains distinct and detached from it all. || 2 || Incalculable, infinite, incomprehensible and immaculate, He has misled the whole world. So give up all your doubts; prays Nanak, O mortal, focus your consciousness on His Feet. || 3 || 1 || 2 || RAAG BIHAAGRAA, CHHANT, FOURTH MEHL, FIRST HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; to the Gurmukh, the Name of the Lord is priceless.

My mind is pierced by the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name. The Lord is dear to my mind. My mind is washed clean by the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name. Through the Guru’s Teachings, hold the mind steady, O my soul; do not let it wander anywhere. One who chants the Bani of the Praises of the Lord God, O Nanak, obtains the fruits of his mind’s desires. || 1 || Through the Guru’s Teachings, the Nectar abides within the mind, O my soul; with your mouth, chants the words of Ambrosia. The Words of the devotees are Ambrosial Nectar, O my soul; hear them in the mind, and embrace loving affection for the Lord.

Separated for so very long, I have found the Lord God, intuitively hugged in His Loving Embrace. Servant Nanak’s mind is filled with bliss, O my soul, vibrating the unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad. || 2 || If only my friends and companions would come and unite me with my Lord God, O my soul. I dedicate my mind to one who recites the sermon of my Lord God, O my soul. As Gurmukh, worship the Lord in adoration forever, O my soul, and you shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires. O Nanak, hurry to the Lord’s Sanctuary, O my soul; those who meditate on the Lord’s Name are very fortunate.

|| 3 || By His Grace, God comes to meet us, O my soul; through the Guru’s Teachings, His Name is revealed.Without the Lord, I am so sad, O my soul – as sad as the lotus without water. The Perfect Guru, O my soul, has united me with the Lord, my best Friend, the Lord God. Blessed, blessed is the Guru, who has shown me the Lord, O my soul; servant Nanak blossoms forth in the Name of the Lord. || 4 || 1 || RAAG BIHAAGRAA, FOURTH MEHL: The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar, O my soul; through the Guru’s Teachings, this Nectar is obtained. Egotism and Maya are poison, O my soul; through the Ambrosial Nectar of the Name, this poison is eradicated.

The dry mind is rejuvenated, O my soul, meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord has given the preordained blessing of high destiny, O my soul; servant Nanak merges in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 1 || My mind is attached to the Lord, O my soul, like the infant, sucking his mother’s milk.Without the Lord, I find no peace, O my soul, like the song-bird, crying without the rain-drops. Go, and seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru, O my soul; He shall tell you of the Glorious Virtues of the Lord God.

Servant Nanak has merged with the Lord, O my soul; the harmonic vibrations of the Shabad resound within the heart. || 2 || The self-willed manmukhs are consigned to separation by their own egotism, O my soul; bound to poison, they are burnt by egotism. Like the pigeon, which itself falls into the trap, O my soul, all the self-willed manmukhs fall under the influence of death. Those who focus their consciousness on emotional attachment to Maya, O my soul – those selfwilled manmukhs are foolish demons.

The Lord’s humble servants beg and implore Him, and seek His Sanctuary, O my soul; Guru Nanak becomes their Divine Protector. || 3 || The Lord’s humble servants are saved, through the Love of the Lord, O my soul; by their primal good destiny, they find the Lord. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the boat, O my soul, and the Guru is the Boatman. Through the Word of the Shabad, He ferries us across. The Primal Lord God, Har, Har, is very kind, O my soul; through the Guru, the True Guru, He seems so sweet. Grant Your Grace, and hear my prayer, O Lord, Har, Har; servant Nanak meditates on the Naam.