WADAHANS, FIFTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Deep within my inner being, is the longing to meet my Beloved; how can I find the Perfect Guru? Even though a baby may play hundreds of games, he cannot survive without milk. The hunger deep within me is not satisfied, O my friend, even though I am served hundreds of dishes. My mind and body are filled with love for my Beloved; how can my mind be comforted, without the Blessed Vision of His Darshan?

|| 1 || Listen, O my dear friends and Siblings of Destiny – lead me to my True Friend, the Giver of peace. He knows all the troubles of my soul; every day, he tells me stories of the Lord. I cannot survive without Him, even for an instant. I cry out for Him, as the songbird cries for water.Which of Your Excellent Virtues should I contemplate? You save even worthless beings like me. || 2 || I have become sad and depressed, longing for my Husband Lord, O my friend; when will I see my Husband with my eyes? I have forgotten how to enjoy all pleasures; without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at all.

These clothes do not bring my body any pleasure; I cannot dress myself. I bow to those friends of mine, who have enjoyed their Beloved Husband Lord. || 3 || I have adorned myself with all sorts of decorations, O my friend, but without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at all. When my Husband does not care for me, O my friend, then my youth passes away, totally useless. Blessed, blessed are the happy soul-brides, O my friend, who are immersed in their Husband Lord. I am a sacrifice to those happy soul-brides, O my friend; I wash their feet forever.

|| 4 || As long as I suffered from duality and doubt, O my friend, I thought that God was far away. But when I met the Perfect True Guru, O my friend, then all my hopes and desires were fulfilled. I have obtained all pleasures and comforts, O my friend; my Husband Lord is all-pervading everywhere. Servant Nanak enjoys the Lord’s Love, O my friend; I fall at the feet of the Guru, the True Guru.

|| 5 || 1 || 9 || WADAHANS, THIRD MEHL, ASHTAPADEES: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: True is the Bani of His Word, and True is the melody; True is contemplative meditation on the Word of the Shabad. Night and day, I praise the True Lord. Blessed, blessed is my great good fortune. || 1 || O my mind, be a sacrifice to the True Name. Become the slave of the Lord’s slaves, and you shall obtain the True Name. || 1 || Pause || True is the tongue which is imbued with Truth, and true are the mind and body. By praising any other than the True Lord, one’s whole life is wasted.

|| 2 || Let Truth be the farm, Truth the seed, and Truth the merchandise you trade. Night and day, earn the profit of the True Name; you shall have treasures overflowing with the wealth of devotional worship. || 3 || Let Truth be your food, and let Truth be your clothes; let your True Support be the Name of the Lord. One who is so blessed receives it, and obtains a seat in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. || 4 || In Truth we come, and in Truth we go, and then we are not consigned to reincarnation again. The Gurmukhs are recognized as True in the True Court; they merge in the True Lord.

|| 5 || Deep within they are True, and their minds are True; they sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. In the true place, they praise the True One; I am a sacrifice to the True Guru. || 6 || True is the time, and true is the moment, when one falls in love with the True Lord. Then, he sees Truth, and speaks the Truth; he realizes the True Lord throughout the entire Creation.

|| 7 || O Nanak, one merges with the True Lord, when He merges with Himself. As it pleases Him, He preserves us; He Himself ordains His Will. || 8 || 1 || WADAHANS, THIRD MEHL: The mind wanders in the ten directions – how can one sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord? It is totally engrossed in sensuality, constantly tormented by sexual desire and anger. || 1 || Waaho! Waaho! Hail! Hail! Chant His Glorious Praise. The Lord’s Name is so difficult to obtain in this age; under Guru’s Instruction, drink in the subtle essence of the Lord. || 1 || Pause || Remembering the Word of the Shabad, the mind becomes immaculate, and then one sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Under Guru’s Instruction, one comes to understand his own self, and then he comes to dwell in the home of his heart.

|| 2 || O my mind, be imbued forever with the Lord’s Love, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever. The Immaculate Lord is forever the Giver of peace; from Him, one receives the fruits of the mind’s desires. || 3 || I am lowly, but I have been exalted, entering the Sanctuary of the Lord. He has lifted up the sinking stone; True is His glorious greatness. || 4 || From poison, I have been transformed into Ambrosial Nectar; under Guru’s Instruction, I have obtained wisdom. From bitter herbs, I have been transformed into sandalwood; this fragrance permeates deep within my being.

|| 5 || This human birth is very precious; one must earn the right to come into the world. By perfect destiny, I met the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord. || 6 || The self-willed manmukhs are deluded; attached to corruption, they waste away their lives in vain. The Name of the Lord is forever an ocean of peace, but the manmukhs do not love the True Word of the Shabad. || 7 || Everyone can chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har with their mouths, but only a few enshrine it within their hearts. O Nanak, those who enshrine the Lord within their hearts, attain liberation and emancipation.

|| 8 || 2 || WADAHANS, FIRST MEHL, CHHANT: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by falsehood? One’s cleansing bath is only approved, if one practices Truth. When there is Truth deep within, then one becomes True, and obtains the True Lord.Without pre-ordained destiny, awareness is not attained; talking and babbling, one’s life is wasted away. Wherever you go and sit, speak well, and write the Word of the Shabad in your awareness.Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by falsehood? || 1 || When I spoke, I spoke as You made me speak.

The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is pleasing to my mind. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, seems so sweet to my mind; it has destroyed the house of pain. Peace came to dwell in my mind, when You gave the Order. It is Yours to grant Your Grace, and it is mine to speak this prayer; You created Yourself.When I spoke, I spoke as You made me speak. || 2 || The Lord and Master gives us our turn, according to the deeds we have done. Don’t speak ill of others, or get involved in arguments. Don’t get into arguments with your Lord and Master – you shall only ruin yourself. If you challenge the One, with whom you must abide, you will only cry in the end.

Accept and endure what God gives you; tell your mind not to complain in vain. The Lord and Master gives us our turn, according to the deeds we have done. || 3 || He Himself created all, and He blesses them with His Glance of Grace. No one asks for that which is bitter; everyone asks for sweets. Let everyone ask for sweets and see that it is as the Lord and Master wills. Giving donations to charity and performing various religious rituals are not equal to contemplation of the Naam. O Nanak, those who are blessed with the Naam have such karma preordained. He Himself created all, and He blesses them with His Glance of Grace.

|| 4 || 1 || WADAHANS, FIRST MEHL: Show mercy to me, that I may chant Your Name. You Yourself created all, and You are permeating all. You Yourself are permeating all, and You enjoin them to their tasks. Some, You have made kings, while others wander around begging. You have made greed and emotional attachment seem sweet; they are deluded by this delusion. Be forever merciful to me; only then can I chant Your Name. || 1 || Your Name is True, and forever pleasing to my mind. My pain is dispelled, and I am permeated with peace. The angels, the mortal beings, the wise and the enlightened sing of You.

The angels, the mortal beings, the wise and the enlightened sing of You; they are pleasing to Your Mind. Enticed by Maya, they do not remember; they waste away their lives in vain. Some fools and idiots never remember; whoever has come, shall have to go. Your Name is forever True, and pleasing to my mind. || 2 || Beauteous and blessed is Your time; the Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar. Your servants serve You with love; these mortals are attached to Your taste. Those mortals are attached to Your taste, who are blessed with the Ambrosial Name. Those who are attuned to Your Name prosper more and more, day by day. Some do not practice good deeds or live righteously; they do not practice self-discipline, and they do not realize the One. Forever blessed and beauteous is Your time; the Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar.

|| 3 || I am a sacrifice to the True Name. Your rule shall never end. Your rule is eternal and unchanging; it shall never come to an end. He alone becomes Your servant, who contemplates You in peaceful ease. Enemies and pain shall never touch him, and sin shall never come close to him. I am forever a sacrifice to the One Lord, and Your Name. || 4 || Throughout the ages, Your devotees sing Your Praises, O Lord Master, at Your Door. They meditate on the One True Lord. They meditate on the True Lord, when they enshrine Him in their minds. Doubt and delusion are Your making; when these are dispelled, then, by Guru’s Grace, You grant Your Grace, and save them from the noose of Death. Throughout the ages, they are Your devotees.

|| 5 || O my Great Lord and Master, You are unknowable and infinite. How should I make and offer my prayer? I do not know what to say. If You bless me with Your Glance of Grace, then I realize the Truth. I come to realize the Truth, when You Yourself instruct me. The pain and hunger of the world are Your making; please eradicate this skepticism. Prays Nanak, skepticism is taken away, when one understands the Guru’s wisdom. The Great Lord and Master is unknowable and infinite.

|| 6 || Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. Your nose is graceful, and Your hair is so long. Your body is precious, cast in gold. His body is cast in gold, and He wears Krishna’s mala; meditate on Him, O sisters. You shall not have to stand at Death’s door, O sisters, if you listen to these teachings. From a crane, you shall be transformed into a swan, and the filth of your mind shall be removed. Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. || 7 || Your walk is graceful, and Your speech is sweet. You coo like a songbird, and your youthful beauty is alluring. Your youthful beauty is so alluring; it pleases You and fulfills the mind’s desires.