ijnHW bMidAW ny siqgurU dw p`lw PiVAw hY, hy s`jx! auhnW dy sMgI-swQI BI pwr lMG jWdy hn [ ijnHW dI jIB prmwqmw dw nwm-AMimRq c`KdI hY auhnW dy (jIvn-s&r ivc ivkwr AwidkW dI) rukwvt nhIN pYNdI [ hy s`jx! jyhVy mnu`K prmwqmw dy fr-Adb qoN s`Kxy rihMdy hn auh ivkwrW dy Bwr nwl l`dy jWdy hn qy sMswr-smuMdr ivc fu`b jWdy hn [ pr jdoN prmwqmw myhr dI ingwh krdw hY qW auhnW ƒ BI pwr lMGw lYNdw hY [1[ hy s`jx-pRBU! sdw qYƒ hI swlwhxw cwhIdw hY, sdw qyrI hI is&iq-swlwh krnI cwhIdI hY [ (ies sMswr-smMudr ivcoN pwr lMGx vwsqy qyrI is&iq-swlwh jIvW vwsqy jhwz hY, ies) jhwz qoN ibnw Bau-swgr ivc fu`b jweIdw hY [ (koeI BI jIv smuMdr dw) pwrlw kMFw l`B nhIN skdw [rhwau[hy s`jx! swlwhx-jog prmwqmw dI is&iq-swlwh krnI cwhIdI hY, aus vrgw hor koeI nhIN hY [ jyhVy bMdy ipAwry pRBU dI is&iq-swlwh krdy hn auh BwgW vwly hn [ gurU dy Sbd ivc fUMGI lgn r`Kx vwly bMdy ƒ prmwqmw dw pRym-rMg cVHdw hY [ Ajyhy bMdy dI sMgiq jy (iksy ƒ) pRwpq ho jwey qW auh hrI-nwm dw rs lYNdw hY qy (nwm-du`D ƒ) irVk ky auh jgq mUl-pRBU ƒ iml pYNdw hY [2[hy BweI! sdw-iQr rihx vwly pRBU dw nwm pRBU-pqI ƒ imlx vwsqy (ies jIvn-s&r ivc) rwhdwrI hY, ieh nwm sdw-iQr rihx vwlI mohr hY [ (pRBU dw iehI hukm hY ik) jgq ivc jo BI AwieAw hY aus ny (pRBU ƒ imlx vwsqy, ieh nwm-rUp rwhdwrI) ilK ky Awpxy nwl lY jwxI hY [ hy BweI! pRBU dy ies hukm ƒ smJ (pr ies hukm ƒ smJx leI gurU dI Srn pYxw peygw) gurU qoN ibnw pRBU dw hukm smiJAw nhIN jw skdw [ hy BweI! (jyhVw mnu`K gurU dI Srn pY ky smJ lYNdw hY, ivkwrW dw twkrw krn leI aus ƒ) sdw-iQr pRBU dw sdw-iQr bl hwsl ho jWdw hY [3[ hy BweI! jIv prmwqmw dy hukm Anuswr (pihlW) mwqw dy grB ivc itkdw hY, qy mW dy pyt ivc (ds mhIny invws r`Kdw hY) [ pu`Tw isr Bwr rih ky pRBU dy hukm Anuswr hI (iPr) jnm lYNdw hY [ (iksy ^ws jIvn-mnorQ vwsqy jIv jgq ivc AwauNdw hY) jo jIv gurU dI Srn pY ky jIvn-mnorQ ƒ svwr ky ieQoN jWdw hY auh prmwqmw dI hzUrI ivc Awdr pWdw hY [4[ hy s`jx! prmwqmw dI rzw Anuswr hI jIv jgq ivc AwauNdw hY, rzw Anuswr hI ieQoN clw jWdw hY [ jyhVw mnu`K Awpxy mn dy ip`Cy qurdw hY (qy mwieAw dy moh ivc Ps jWdw hY) aus ƒ pRBU dI rzw Anuswr hI bMnH ky (Bwv, joro jorI) ieQoN qoirAw jWdw hY (ikauNik moh dy kwrn auh ies mwieAw ƒ C`fxw nhIN cwhuMdw) [ prmwqmw dI rzw Anuswr hI ijs ny gurU dy Sbd dI rwhIN (jnm-mnorQ ƒ) pCwx ilAw hY auh prmwqmw dI hzUrI ivc Awdr nwl jWdw hY [5[ hy BweI! prmwqmw dI rzw Anuswr hI (ikqy) mwieAw dI soc socI jw rhI hY, pRBU dI rzw ivc hI ikqy haumY hY ikqy dYÍq hY [ pRBU dI rzw Anuswr hI (ikqy koeI mwieAw dI ^wqr) Btk irhw hY, (ikqy koeI) jnm mrn dy gyV ivc pwieAw jw irhw hY, ikqy pwp dI T`gI hoeI lokweI (Awpxy du`K) ro rhI hY [ ijs mnu`K ƒ Swh-pRBU dI rzw dI smJ Aw jWdI hY, aus ƒ sdw-iQr rihx vwlw pRBU iml pYNdw hY, aus dI (lok prlok ivc) vifAweI huMdI hY [6[ hy BweI! (jgq ivc mwieAw dw pRBwv ieqnw hY ik) prmwqmw dw sdw-iQr rihx vwlw nwm ismrnw bVw kTn ho irhw hY, nwh hI pRBU-nwm suixAw jw irhw hY (mwieAw dy pRBwv hyT jIv nwm nhIN ismrdy, nwm nhIN suxdy) [ hy BweI! mYN auhnW bMidAW qoN kurbwn jWdw hW ijnHW ny pRBU dI is&iq-swlwh kIqI hY [ (myrI iehI Ardws hY ik auhnW dI sMgiq ivc) mYƒ BI nwm imly qy myrw jIvn sMqoKI ho jwey, myhr dI nzr vwly pRBU dy crnW ivc mYN juiVAw rhW [7[ hy BweI! jy swfw srIr kwZz bx jwey, jy mn ƒ isAwhI dI dvwq bxw leIey, jy swfI jIB pRBU dI is&iq-swlwh ilKx leI klm bx jwey, qW, hy BweI! (suBwgqw iesy g`l ivc hY ik) prmwqmw dy guxW ƒ Awpxy soc-mMdr ivc ilAw ky (Awpxy AMdr) au~krdy c`lo [ hy nwnk! auh ilKwrI BwgW vwlw hY jo sdw-iQr vwly pRBU dy nwm ƒ ihrdy ivc itkw ky (Awpxy AMdr) au~kr lYNdw hY [8[3[

Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well. No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue. Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. || 1 || I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises. Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? || 1 || Pause || I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise. Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love. If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. || 2 || The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord. We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander. Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. || 3 || By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb. By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down. The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. || 4 || By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes. By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment. By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. || 5 || By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality. By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering. If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord’s Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. || 6 || It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name? I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved. I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. || 7 || If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot; and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. || 8 || 3 ||