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Raamkalee, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:

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:

Some read the Sanskrit scriptures, and some read the Puraanas.

Some meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and chant it on their malas, focusing on it in meditation.

I know nothing, now or ever; I recognize only Your One Name, Lord. ||1||

I do not know, Lord, what my condition shall be.

I am foolish and ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary, God. Please, save my honor and my self-respect. ||1||Pause||

Sometimes, the soul soars high in the heavens, and sometimes it falls to the depths of the nether regions.

The greedy soul does not remain stable; it searches in the four directions. ||2||

With death pre-ordained, the soul comes into the world, gathering the riches of life.

I see that some have already gone, O my Lord and Master; the burning fire is coming closer! ||3||

No one has any friend, and no one has any brother; no one has any father or mother.

Prays Nanak, if You bless me with Your Name, it shall be my help and support in the end. ||4||1||