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Salok, Third Mehl:

The red-robed bride is vicious; she forsakes God, and cultivates love for another man.

She has neither modesty or self-discipline; the self-willed manmukh constantly tells lies, and is ruined by the bad karma of evil deeds.

She who has such pre-ordained destiny, obtains the True Guru has her Husband.

She discards all her red dresses, and wears the ornaments of mercy and forgiveness around her neck.

In this world and the next, she receives great honor, and the whole world worships her.

She who is enjoyed by her Creator Lord stands out, and does not blend in with the crowd.

O Nanak, the Gurmukh is the happy soul-bride forever; she has the Imperishable Lord God as her Husband. ||1||

First Mehl:

The red color is like a dream in the night; it is like a necklace without a string.

The Gurmukhs take on the permanent color, contemplating the Lord God.

O Nanak, with the supreme sublime essence of the Lord's Love, all sins and evil deeds are turned to ashes. ||2||

Pauree:

He Himself created this world, and staged this wondrous play.

Into the body of the five elements, He infused attachment, falsehood and self-conceit.

The ignorant, self-willed manmukh comes and goes, wandering in reincarnation.

He Himself teaches some to become Gurmukh, through the spiritual wisdom of the Lord.

He blesses them with the treasure of devotional worship, and the wealth of the Lord's Name. ||4||