The clouds are heavy, hanging low, and the rain is pouring down on all sides; the rain-drop is received, with natural ease.
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From water, everything is produced; without water, thirst is not quenched.
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O Nanak, whoever drinks in the Water of the Lord, shall never feel hunger again. ||55||
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O rainbird, speak the Shabad, the True Word of God, with natural peace and poise.
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Everything is with you; the True Guru will show you this.
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So understand your own self, and meet your Beloved; His Grace shall rain down in torrents.
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Drop by drop, the Ambrosial Nectar rains down softly and gently; thirst and hunger are completely gone.
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Your cries and screams of anguish have ceased; your light shall merge into the Light.
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O Nanak, the happy soul-brides sleep in peace; they are absorbed in the True Name. ||56||
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The Primal Lord and Master has sent out the True Hukam of His Command.
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Indra mercifully sends forth the rain, which falls in torrents.
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The body and mind of the rainbird are happy. only when the rain-drop falls into its mouth.
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The corn grows high, wealth increases, and the earth is embellished with beauty.
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Night and day, people worship the Lord with devotion, and are absorbed in the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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The True Lord Himself forgives them, and showering them with His Mercy, He leads them to walk in His Will.
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O brides, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and be absorbed in the True Word of His Shabad.
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Let the Fear of God be your decoration, and remain lovingly attuned to the True Lord.
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O Nanak, the Naam abides in the mind, and the mortal is saved in the Court of the Lord. ||57||
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The rainbird wanders all over the earth, soaring high through the skies.
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But it obtains the drop of water, only when it meets the True Guru, and then, its hunger and thirst are relieved.
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Soul and body and all belong to Him; everything is His.
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He knows everything, without being told; unto whom should we offer our prayers?
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O Nanak, the One Lord is pervading and permeating each and every heart; the Word of the Shabad brings illumination. ||58||
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O Nanak, the season of spring comes to one who serves the True Guru.
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The Lord rains His Mercy down upon him, and his mind and body totally blossom forth; the entire world becomes green and rejuvenated. ||59||
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The Word of the Shabad brings eternal spring; it rejuvenates the mind and body.
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O Nanak, do not forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, which has created everyone. ||60||
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O Nanak, it is the spring season, for those Gurmukhs, within whose minds the Lord abides.
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When the Lord showers His Mercy, the mind and body blossom forth, and all the world turns green and lush. ||61||
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In the early hours of the morning, whose name should we chant?
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Chant the Name of the Transcendent Lord, who is All-powerful to create and destroy. ||62||
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The Persian wheel also cries out, "Too! Too! You! You!", with sweet and sublime sounds.
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Our Lord and Master is always present; why do you cry out to Him in such a loud voice?
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I am a sacrifice to that Lord who created the world, and who loves it.
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Give up your selfishness, and then you shall meet your Husband Lord. Consider this Truth.
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Speaking in shallow egotism, no one understands the Ways of God.
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The forests and fields, and all the three worlds meditate on You, O Lord; this is the way they pass their days and nights forever.
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Without the True Guru, no one finds the Lord. People have grown weary of thinking about it.
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