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Guru Ram Das, Rag Asa

Thou art the true Creator, my Lord.
What pleaseth Thee shall come to pass; what Thou givest I shall receive.
Everything is Thine: all meditate on Thee.
They to whom Thou showest kindness, obtain the jewel of Thy name.
The pious^[1] have gained, and the perverse have lost it.
Thou Thyself hast separated these and blended those with Thee.
Thou art an ocean: all are contained in Thee.
There is none beside Thee.
All living creatures are Thy play.
When Thou didst desire separation, they who had met Thee were separated from Thee; when Thou didst desire union, Thou didst blend them with Thyself.^[2]
That saint whom Thou causest to know Thee shall know Thee.
And ever dwell on Thy praises.
They who have served God have found happiness,
And have become easily absorbed in His name.
Thou Thyself art the Creator; everything that is made is Thine; There is none beside Thee;
Thou beholdest and knowest Thy handiwork.
The slave Nanak saith, under the Guru's instruction Thou becomest manifest.

Guru Nanak, Rag Asa

Man hath obtained a dwelling in that tank^[3] whose water God hath made as hot as fire.

Man's feet cannot move in the mire of worldly love; we have seen him drowning therein.

1. Gurumukh, literally they who follow the Guru's instruction.
2. Also translated Those separated from the saints Thou didst separate from Thee; those united with them Thou didst blend with Thyself.
3. That is, the world.