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It is them who bless all these creations and natural beauties with grace and elegance. (269)

The Naam of Waaheguru is an ornament for His noble and saintly devotees,

And, the eye of these nobilities is always full of pearls and gems because of the refulgent glow of the Almighty. (270)

Their words are a lessons for a permanent life,

And, the memory of Akaalpurakh abides on their lips/tongue for ever. (271)

Their utterances have the status of the words of Divine,

And, not even one breath of theirs is spent without remembering Him. (272)

All these saintly persons are really seekers of a Divine glimpse,

And, this delightful worldly spread is, in fact, a heavenly flower bed. (273)

Whosoever developed a friendship with the devotees of Waaheguru,

Take it that his shadow (on them) will be many times more blessed than the shadow of the feathers of the Humaa bird (It is said that a shadow of Humaa bird can bestow the kingdom of the world). (274)

We should take it that getting absorbed in Waaheguru's meditation is to give up self-ego,

And, not thinking about Him would get us stuck in every other worldly attraction. (275)

To redeem ourselves from our egos is the real emancipation,

And, to tie up our minds with Waaheguru's devotion is also real deliverance. (276)

Whosoever has linked and attached his mind to the Almighty,

Take it that he has easily leaped over a sky equipped even with nine locks. (277)

The company of such God-attached devotees,

Take it that it is the cure-all; however, how can we be fortunate enough to obtain it? (278)

Both the faith and the religion are amazed,

And in this amazement beyond limits they are perplexed. (279)

Whosoever imbibes such a chaste and divine desire,

His Guru (teacher) is the master of innate and intrinsic knowledge. (280)

God connected noble saints can make your connection with Him,

They can also help you to obtain the eternal treasure, the Naam. (281)

This is an immortal achievement for an enlightened person,

This adage is commonly well known, and everyone is well acquainted with it. (282)

The enlightened, perfect and submerged into the love of God devotees;

They always have His Naam on their tongues and lips in meditation. (283)

To continually meditate on His Naam is their worship;

And, the eternal treasure blessed by Akaalpurakh directs one towards His path. (284)

When the divine eternal treasure shows Its face,

You would then belong to Waaheguru and He would belong to you. (285)

If the shadow of Akaalpurakh falls on someone's heart and soul,

Then take it that the painful thorn of separation has been extracted out of the foot (depth) of our mind. (286)

When the thorn of separation has been removed from the feet of the heart,

Take it then that the Akaalpurakh has made the temple of our heart as His abode. (287)

Like that drop of water that fell into a river or ocean, giving up its own identity (showing humility),

It itself became the river and the ocean; (thus falling on the feet of Aakaalpurakh), and convergence with Him took place. (288)

Once the drop merges into the ocean,

After that, it cannot be separated from the ocean. (289)

When the drop started to rush in the direction of the ocean,

It, then, realized the significance of being just a drop of water. (290)

When the drop was bestowed with this eternal meeting,

The reality dawned on it, and its long-cherished desire was fulfilled. (291)

The droplet said, "Even though I am a small drop of water, I have been able to measure the expanse of this huge ocean." (292)

If the ocean, out of its extreme kindness, would agree to take me in,

And, it agreed to merge me into itself even beyond its capacity; (293)

And, it rose like a tidal wave out of the span of the ocean,

It became another wave, and then bowed in reverence to the ocean. (294)

In the same manner, every such person who had a confluence with the Almighty,

Became complete and perfect on the path of meditation. (295)

In reality, a wave and the ocean are one and the same,

But still there is a vast difference between them. (296)

I am just a simple wave, while you are an enormously large ocean,

Thus, there is a big difference between you and me like that between the earth and the sky. (297)

I am nothing; all this (that I am) is only because of your blessings,

I am, too, one wave in Your vast manifest world. (298)

You would need the association with the noble persons,

This will be the first and the foremost thing that you will need. (299)

That perfect and complete Creator is visible through His own creations,

The Creator, in fact, abides amidst His own Nature and manifestations. (300)

The Creator and His creations are one and the same,

They, the noble persons, renounce all material distractions except the Provident. (301)

O my dear friend! Then you should also make a judgement and conclude,

As to who is God, and who you are, and how to distinguish between the two. (302)

If, in your pursuits, you happen to have a meeting with the Akaalpurakh.

Then you should not utter any other word except the word of worship and meditation. (303)

All this tangible and non-tangible boons are because of the meditation,

Without meditation, this life of ours is only mortification and humiliation. (304)

The Almighty God has also said,

Anyone who transformed himself into a man of God is redeemed." (305) Anyone who proclaimed through his own mouth that he was God, The Islamic religious law crucified him just like Mansoor. (306) Inebriated with God is, in fact, to be always in a state of alertness, Even dreaming while asleep for the knowledgeable is indeed like staying awake. (307) In reality, a disrespectful faces the consequences (reaps the fruits) of his own actions, Because, it is the 'respect' and 'civility' that is capable of showing all the direction of the right path. (308) If you have transformed yourself from head to toe into Akaalpurakh's form, And, If you have merged into that unparalleled and matchless Waaheguru, (309) Then you should adopt the path of meditation, And, become His (favorite) person by holding on to the divine spiritual passage of meditation. (310) One should assume His presence under all circumstances, Considering Him Omnipresent and Immanent, and also take it that He is capable of seeing everything everywhere. (311) There is no education except that of respect and civility in the path of God, It is not prudent for His seeker-devotee to accept anything but His Order. (312) The seekers of the Divine Spirit are always respectful, They are also satiated with reverence while remembering Him. (313) What does an apostate know about the tradition of those noble persons? The efforts of an atheist to get a glimpse of Akaalpurakh will always be ineffective. (314) A disrespectful can never find the path leading towards the Divine Spirit; No strayed person has ever been able to find the path of God and much less to reach Him. (315) It is reverence that is the guide to the path of Waaheguru; And, an atheist remains blank from receiving His blessings. (316) How can an atheist find the way to the Almighty, Who has been condemned due to the anger of Waaheguru?(317) If you care to seek the shelter (and agree to function in their shadow) of the noble souls of God, You will receive teachings and instructions about respectability there. (318) Coming to this place (of noble persons), even the apostates become capable to teach lessons of reverence, Here, even extinguished lamps begin to spread light throughout the world. (319) O Akaalpurakh! Kindly bestow reverence even on the irreverent, So that they can spend their lives in Your remembrance. (320) If you can relish the savor (sweet taste) of Waaheguru's remembrance, Then O good man! You can become immortal. (321) Consider this body of dirt as permanent for this reason Because the devotion for Him have established permanently in the fortress of your heart. (322) The love and elation for Akaalpurakh are the life-line of the soul, There is a wealth of faith and religion in His memory. (323) How can the euphoria and elation for Waaheguru abide in every heart, And, how can He take refuge in the body made up of dirt. (324) When your fondness for Akaalpurakh supported you, Then, take it for granted that you will obtain control and have the divine eternal wealth. (325) The dust of His path is like a collyrium for our eyes and head, This dust is much more valuable than the crown and the thrones for the enlightened. (326) This worldly wealth is not ever lasting, You should accept this according to the verdict of the true devotees of God. (327) Meditation of Waaheguru is always absolutely essential for you, And, the discourse about Him makes you steady and immovable forever. (328) The devotees of Akaalpurakh are intimately connected to the divine knowledge, And, the achievement of divine knowledge is completely absorbed inside their souls. (329) The throne of devotion for Akaalpurakh is permanent and indestructible, Although every peak has a trough. (330) The marvel of the zest for God's love is eternal and non-destructible, Wish were it that we can get just one particle of His devotion. (331) Whosoever is lucky enough to obtain such a particle, he becomes immortal, In reality, his desire (to meet with Akaalpurakh) is fulfilled. (332) When he reached the stage of fulfillment, That particle of the strong desire for His devotion gets seeded into his heart. (333) The divine nectar oozes out of his every hair, And the whole world, with his aroma, becomes alive and rises up. (334) Fortunate is that person who has attained the Provident; And, who has turned himself away (detached) from every worldly items except the memory of God. (335) Even while living in worldly guise, he is detached from every materialistic thing, Like the Entity of God, he maintains a hidden profile. (336) Outwardly he might be appearing to be in the grip of a fistful of dust, Inwardly, he is always engaged in talking about the chaste Akaalpurakh and abides with Him. (337) Outwardly, he might appear to be immersed in love for his child and wife, In reality, he always abides (in thought and action) with his God. (338) Outwardly, he might seem to be inclined towards 'desires and greed', But inwardly, he remains chaste and sacred in the memory of Waaheguru. (339) Outwardly, he might appear to be paying attention to horses and camels, But inwardly, he remains detached from the worldly hub-hub and noises. (340) He might appear to be involved in gold and silver outwardly, But he is, in fact, master of land and water inwardly. (341) His intrinsic worth gets revealed slowly and gradually, In fact, he becomes a casket of fragrance. (342) His internal and external selves become one and the same, Both the worlds become followers of his command. (343) His heart and tongue are completely immersed in Akaalpurkh's remembrance at all times and for ever, His tongue becomes his heart, and his heart his tongue. (344) Those saintly souls who have converged with God have said clearly, That persons of God remain comfortable and happy while they are in meditation." (345)

The mastery and splendor of our True King, the Waaheguru, is well known,

I bow before the pedestrian who is walking on this path. (346)

The traveler on this path arrived at his destination,

And, his heart became familiar with the real purpose and attainment of life. (347)

Persons of God really need only His meditation,