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Wadahans, First Mehl, Chhant:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

Why bother to wash the body, polluted by falsehood?

One's cleansing bath is only approved, if he practices Truth.

When there is Truth within the heart, then one becomes True, and obtains the True Lord.

Without pre-ordained destiny, understanding is not attained; talking and babbling, one wastes his life away.

Wherever you go and sit, speak well, and write the Word of the Shabad in your consciousness.

Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by falsehood? ||1||

When I have spoken, I spoke as You made me speak.

The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is pleasing to my mind.

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, seems so sweet to my mind; it has destroyed the dwelling of pain.

Peace came to dwell in my mind, when You gave the Order.

It is Yours to bestow Your Grace, and it is mine to speak this prayer; You created Yourself.

When I have spoken, I spoke as You made me speak. ||2||

The Lord and Master gives them their turn, according to the deeds they have done.

Do not speak ill of others, or get involved in arguments.

Do not get into arguments with the Lord, or you shall ruin yourself.

If you challenge the One, with whom you must abide, you will cry in the end.

Be satisfied with what God gives you; tell your mind not to complain uselessly.

The Lord and Master gives them their turn, according to the deeds they have done. ||3||

He Himself created all, and He blesses then with His Glance of Grace.

No one asks for that which is bitter; everyone asks for sweets.

Let everyone ask for sweets, and behold, it is as the Lord wills.

Giving donations to charity, and performing various religious rituals are not equal to the contemplation of the Naam.

O Nanak, those who are blessed with the Naam have had such good karma pre-ordained.

He Himself created all, and He blesses them with His Glance of Grace. ||4||1||