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254 O my God, they who meet the society of the saints are saved. Through the favour of the Guru they obtain the highest rank; though they be as dry wood, they are made green. No one can rely on mother, father, friends, children, or wives. God provideth every one with his daily food; why, O man, art thou afraid? The kulang flieth away hundreds of miles, leaving her young behind her. Who feedeth them? Who giveth them morsels to peck at? Have you not considered this? God holdeth in the palm of His hand all treasures and the eighteen supernatural powers. Nanak is ever a sacrifice unto Thee; O God, Thou hast no end or bounds.

That Being is pure, God is the pure Being, God is altogether inaccessible and illimitable. All meditate on Thee; all meditate on Thee; O God, Thou art the true Creator. All creatures are Thine; Thou providest for them all. O saints, meditate on God who causeth all misery to be forgotten. God Himself is the Lord, God Himself is the worshipper; Nanak, what a helpless creature is man! Thou, O God, the one Supreme Being, art fully contained in every heart and pervadest everything. Some men are givers, some beggars; all are Thy wondrous sport. Thou Thyself art the Giver; Thou art the Enjoyer; I know none beside Thee.