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Rh II It is the second watch; awake, O heedless one. Watch thy property, O mortal; thy field is being eaten up. Watch thy field, love God's praises; while thou art awake, the thief shall not touch thee. Then shalt thou not go the way of Death, nor suffer from him; the fear and dread of him shall depart. The lamps of the sun and moon shall shine for thee, if thou under the Guru's instruction ponder on the True One in thy heart, and utter His name with thy lips. Nanak, the fool heedeth not even now; how shall he obtain happiness in the second watch?

III It is the third watch, thou art wrapt in slumber. By wealth, children, and wives men are afflicted with sorrow: Yet wealth, children, wives, and worldly possessions are dear to man; he nibbleth at the bait, and is continually caught. If man under the Guru's instruction meditate on the Name, he shall obtain rest, and Death shall not seize him. Transmigration and death never forsake us; without the Name we are afflicted. Nanak, in the third watch men, under the influence of the three qualities, feel worldly love.