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Raag Maajh: Fourth Mehl

Maajh, Fourth Mehl:

The Primal Being is Himself remote and beyond.

He Himself establishes, and having established, He disestablishes.

The One Lord is pervading in all; those who become Gurmukh are honored. ||1||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Formless Lord.

Section 06 - Raag Maajh - Part 037 He has no form or shape; He is seen within each and every heart. The Gurmukh comes to know the unknowable. ||1||Pause||

You are God, Kind and Merciful.

Without You, there is no other at all.

When the Guru showers His Grace upon us, He blesses us with the Naam; through the Naam, we merge in the Naam. ||2||

You Yourself are the True Creator Lord.

Your treasures are overflowing with devotional worship.

The Gurmukhs obtain the Naam. Their minds are enraptured, and they easily and intuitively enter into Samaadhi. ||3||

Night and day, I sing Your Glorious Praises, God.

I praise You, O my Beloved.

Without You, there is no other for me to seek out. It is only by Guru’s Grace that You are found. ||4||

The limits of the Inaccessible and Incomprehensible Lord cannot be found.

Bestowing Your Mercy, You merge us into Yourself.

Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, we meditate on the Lord. Serving the Shabad, peace is found. ||5||

Praiseworthy is the tongue which sings the Lord’s Glorious Praises.

Praising the Naam, one becomes pleasing to the True One.

The Gurmukh remains forever imbued with the Lord’s Love. Meeting the True Lord, glory is obtained. ||6||

The self-willed manmukhs do their deeds in ego.

They lose their whole lives in the gamble.

Within is the terrible darkness of greed, and so they come and go in reincarnation, over and over again. ||7||

The Creator Himself bestows Glory on those whom He Himself has so pre-destined.

O Nanak, they receive the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Destroyer of fear; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they find peace. ||8||1||34||

Maajh, Fifth Mehl, First House:

The Unseen Lord is within, but He cannot be seen.

He has taken the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and He keeps it well concealed.

The Inaccessible and Incomprehensible Lord is the highest of all. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is known. ||1||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who chant the Naam, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

The Beloved Saints were established by the True Lord. By great good fortune, the Blessed Vision of their Darshan is obtained. ||1||Pause||

The One who is sought by the Siddhas and the seekers, upon whom Brahma and Indra meditate within their hearts, whom the three hundred thirty million demi-gods search for-meeting the Guru, one comes to sing His Praises within the heart. ||2||

Twenty-four hours a day, the wind breathes Your Name.

The earth is Your servant, a slave at Your Feet.

In the four sources of creation, and in all speech, You dwell. You are dear to the minds of all. ||3||

The True Lord and Master is known to the Gurmukhs.

He is realized through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru.

Those who drink it in are satisfied. Through the Truest of the True, they are fulfilled. ||4||

In the home of their own beings, they are peacefully and comfortably at ease.

They are blissful, enjoying pleasures, and eternally joyful.

They are wealthy, and the greatest kings; they center their minds on the Guru’s Feet. ||5||

First, You created nourishment;

then, You created the living beings.

There is no other Giver as Great as You, O my Lord and Master. None approach or equal You. ||6||

Those who are pleasing to You meditate on You.

They practice the Mantra of the Holy.

They themselves swim across, and they save all their ancestors and families as well. In the Court of the Lord, they meet with no obstruction. ||7||

Section 06 - Raag Maajh - Part 038 You are so Great! You are the Highest of the High!

You are Infinite, You are Everything!

I am a sacrifice to You. Nanak is the slave of Your slaves. ||8||1||35||

Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

Who is liberated, and who is united?

Who is a spiritual teacher, and who is a preacher?

Who is a house-holder, and who is a renunciate? Who can estimate the Lord’s Value? ||1||

How is one bound, and how is one freed of his bonds?

How can one escape from the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation?

Who is subject to karma, and who is beyond karma? Who chants the Name, and inspires others to chant it? ||2||

Who is happy, and who is sad?

Who, as sunmukh, turns toward the Guru, and who, as vaymukh, turns away from the Guru?

How can one meet the Lord? How is one separated from Him? Who can reveal the way to me? ||3||

What is that Word, by which the wandering mind can be restrained?

What are those teachings, by which we may endure pain and pleasure alike?

What is that lifestyle, by which we may come to meditate on the Supreme Lord? How may we sing the Kirtan of His Praises? ||4||

The Gurmukh is liberated, and the Gurmukh is linked.

The Gurmukh is the spiritual teacher, and the Gurmukh is the preacher.

Blessed is the Gurmukh, the householder and the renunciate. The Gurmukh knows the Lord’s Value. ||5||

Egotism is bondage; as Gurmukh, one is emancipated.

The Gurmukh escapes the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation.

The Gurmukh performs actions of good karma, and the Gurmukh is beyond karma. Whatever the Gurmukh does, is done in good faith. ||6||

The Gurmukh is happy, while the self-willed manmukh is sad.

The Gurmukh turns toward the Guru, and the self-willed manmukh turns away from the Guru.

The Gurmukh is united with the Lord, while the manmukh is separated from Him. The Gurmukh reveals the way. ||7||

The Guru’s Instruction is the Word, by which the wandering mind is restrained.

Through the Guru’s Teachings, we can endure pain and pleasure alike.

To live as Gurmukh is the lifestyle by which we come to meditate on the Supreme Lord. The Gurmukh sings the Kirtan of His Praises. ||8||

The Lord Himself created the entire creation.

He Himself acts, and causes others to act. He Himself establishes.

From oneness, He has brought forth the countless multitudes. O Nanak, they shall merge into the One once again. ||9||2||36||

Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

God is Eternal and Imperishable, so why should anyone be anxious?

The Lord is Wealthy and Prosperous, so His humble servant should feel totally secure.

O Giver of peace of the soul, of life, of honor-as You ordain, I obtain peace. ||1||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to that Gurmukh whose mind and body are pleased with You.

You are my mountain, You are my shelter and shield. No one can rival You. ||1||Pause||

That person, unto whom Your actions seem sweet, comes to see the Supreme Lord God in each and every heart.

In all places and interspaces, You exist. You are the One and Only Lord, pervading everywhere. ||2||

You are the Fulfiller of all the mind’s desires.

Your treasures are overflowing with love and devotion.

Showering Your Mercy, You protect those who, through perfect destiny, merge into You. ||3||

Section 06 - Raag Maajh - Part 039 You pulled me out of the deep, dark well onto the dry ground.

Showering Your Mercy, You blessed Your servant with Your Glance of Grace.

I sing the Glorious Praises of the Perfect, Immortal Lord. By speaking and hearing these Praises, they are not used up. ||4||

Here and hereafter, You are our Protector.

In the womb of the mother, You cherish and nurture the baby.

The fire of Maya does not affect those who are imbued with the Lord’s Love; they sing His Glorious Praises. ||5||

What Praises of Yours can I chant and contemplate?

Deep within my mind and body, I behold Your Presence.

You are my Friend and Companion, my Lord and Master. Without You, I do not know any other at all. ||6||

O God, that one, unto whom You have given shelter, is not touched by the hot winds.

O my Lord and Master, You are my Sanctuary, the Giver of peace. Chanting, meditating on You in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, You are revealed. ||7||

You are Exalted, Unfathomable, Infinite and Invaluable.

You are my True Lord and Master. I am Your servant and slave.

You are the King, Your Sovereign Rule is True. Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. ||8||3||37||

Maajh, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

Continually, continuously, remember the Merciful Lord.

Never forget Him from your mind. ||Pause||

Join the Society of the Saints, and you shall not have to go down the path of Death.

Take the Provisions of the Lord’s Name with you, and no stain shall attach itself to your family. ||1||

Those who meditate on the Master shall not be thrown down into hell.

Even the hot winds shall not touch them. The Lord has come to dwell within their minds. ||2||

They alone are beautiful and attractive, who abide in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

Those who have gathered in the wealth of the Lord’s Name-they alone are deep and thoughtful and vast. ||3||

Drink in the Ambrosial Essence of the Name, and live by beholding the face of the Lord’s servant.

Let all your affairs be resolved, by continually worshipping the Feet of the Guru. ||4||

He alone meditates on the Lord of the World, whom the Lord has made His Own.

He alone is a warrior, and he alone is the chosen one, upon whose forehead good destiny is recorded. ||5||

Within my mind, I meditate on God.

For me, this is like the enjoyment of princely pleasures.

Evil does not well up within me, since I am saved, and dedicated to truthful actions. ||6||

I have enshrined the Creator within my mind;

I have obtained the fruits of life’s rewards.

If your Husband Lord is pleasing to your mind, then your married life shall be eternal. ||7||

I have obtained everlasting wealth;

I have found the Sanctuary of the Dispeller of fear.

Grasping hold of the hem of the Lord’s robe, Nanak is saved. He has won the incomparable life. ||8||4||38||