They remain there, in those unhonored graves.
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O Shaykh, dedicate yourself to God; you will have to depart, today or tomorrow. ||97||
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Fareed, the shore of death looks like the river-bank, being eroded away.
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Beyond is the burning hell, from which cries and shrieks are heard.
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Some understand this completely, while others wander around carelessly.
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Those actions which are done in this world, shall be examined in the Court of the Lord. ||98||
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Fareed, the crane perches on the river bank, playing joyfully.
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While it is playing, a hawk suddenly pounces on it.
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When the Hawk of God attacks, playful sport is forgotten.
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God does what is not expected or even considered. ||99||
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The body is nourished by water and grain.
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The mortal comes into the world with high hopes.
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But when the Messenger of Death comes, it breaks down all the doors.
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It binds and gags the mortal, before the eyes of his beloved brothers.
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Behold, the mortal being is going away, carried on the shoulders of four men.
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Fareed, only those good deeds done in the world will be of any use in the Court of the Lord. ||100||
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Fareed, I am a sacrifice to those birds which live in the jungle.
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They peck at the roots and live on the ground, but they do not leave the Lord's side. ||101||
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Fareed, the seasons change, the woods shake and the leaves drop from the trees.
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I have searched in the four directions, but I have not found any resting place anywhere. ||102||
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Fareed, I have torn my clothes to tatters; now I wear only a rough blanket.
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I wear only those clothes which will lead me to meet my Lord. ||103||
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Third Mehl:
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Why do you tear apart your fine clothes, and take to wearing a rough blanket?
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O Nanak, even sitting in your own home, you can meet the Lord, if your mind is in the right place. ||104||
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Fifth Mehl:
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Fareed, those who are very proud of their greatness, wealth and youth,
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shall return empty-handed from their Lord, like sand hills after the rain. ||105||
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Fareed, the faces of those who forget the Lord's Name are dreadful.
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They suffer terrible pain here, and hereafter they find no place of rest or refuge. ||106||
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Fareed, if you do not awaken in the early hours before dawn, you are dead while yet alive.
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Although you have forgotten God, God has not forgotten you. ||107||
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Fifth Mehl:
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Fareed, my Husband Lord is full of joy; He is Great and Self-sufficient.
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To be imbued with the Lord God - this is the most beautiful decoration. ||108||
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Fifth Mehl:
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Fareed, look upon pleasure and pain as the same; eradicate corruption from your heart.
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Whatever pleases the Lord God is good; understand this, and you will reach His Court. ||109||
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Fifth Mehl:
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Fareed, the world dances as it dances, and you dance with it as well.
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That soul alone does not dance with it, who is under the care of the Lord God. ||110||
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Fifth Mehl:
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Fareed, the heart is imbued with this world, but the world is of no use to it at all.
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