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Gond, Fourth Mehl:

All the kings, emperors, nobles, lords and chiefs are false and transitory, engrossed in duality - know this well.

The eternal Lord is permanent and unchanging; meditate on Him, O my mind, and you shall be approved. ||1||

O my mind, vibrate, and meditate on the Lord's Name, which shall be your defender forever.

One who obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings - no one else's power is as great as his. ||1||Pause||

All the wealthy, high class property owners which you see, O my mind, shall vanish, like the fading color of the safflower.

Serve the True, Immaculate Lord forever, O my mind, and you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

There are four castes: Brahmin, Kh'shaatriya, Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages of life. One who meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned.

The poor castor oil plant, growing near the sandalwood tree, becomes fragrant; in the same way, the sinner, associating with the Saints, becomes acceptable and approved. ||3||

He, within whose heart the Lord abides, is the highest of all, and the purest of all.

Servant Nanak washes the feet of that humble servant of the Lord; he may be from a low class family, but he is now the Lord's servant. ||4||4||