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Raamkalee, First Mehl:

Awareness of the Shabad and the Teachings is my horn; the people hear the sound of its vibrations.

Honor is my begging-bowl, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the charity I receive. ||1||

O Baba, Gorakh is the Lord of the Universe; He is always awake and aware.

He alone is Gorakh, who sustains the earth; He created it in an instant. ||1||Pause||

Binding together water and air, He infused the breath of life into the body, and made the lamps of the sun and the moon.

To die and to live, He gave us the earth, but we have forgotten these blessings. ||2||

There are so many Siddhas, seekers, Yogis, wandering pilgrims, spiritual teachers and good people.

If I meet them, I chant the Lord's Praises, and then, my mind serves Him. ||3||

Paper and salt, protected by ghee, remain untouched by water, as the lotus remains unaffected in water.

Those who meet with such devotees, O servant Nanak - what can death do to them? ||4||4||