hy BweI! aus AphuMc Aqy byAMq prmwqmw dw nwm ismirAw kro, ijs ƒ ismirAW AsW jIvW dw hryk du`K dUr ho skdw hY [ hy hrI! hy pRBU! swƒ gurU mhw purK imlw dy [ jy gurU iml pey, qW Awqmk AwnMd pRwpq ho jWdw hY [1[ hy myry im`qro! prmwqmw dI is&iq-swlwh dy gIq gwieAw kro, prmwqmw dw nwm Awpxy ihrdy ivc itkweI r`Ko [ prmwqmw dI is&iq-swlwh dy Awqmk jIvn dyx vwly bol (mYƒ BI) suxwieAw kro [ (hy im`qro! gurU dI srn pey rho), jy gurU iml pey, qW prmwqmw ihrdy ivc prgt ho jWdw hY [2[ hy dUqW dy nws krn vwly! hy mwieAw dy pqI! hy myrI ijMd (dy shwry)! myry mn ivc, myry ihrdy ivc, Awqmk jIvn dyx vwlw qyrw nwm im`Tw l`g irhw hY [ hy hrI! hy pRBU! (myry auqy) myhr kr, mYƒ auh mhw purK gurU imlw jo mwieAw dy pRBwv qoN auqWh hY [3[ hy BweI! prmwqmw dw nwm sdw suK dyx vwlw hY [ myrw mn aus prmwqmw dy ipAwr ivc msq rihMdw hY [ hy nwnk! (AwK—) hy hrI! mYƒ gurU mhw purK imlw [ hy gurU! (qyry b^Sy) hir-nwm ivc juiVAW Awqmk AwnMd imldw hY [4[1[7[

Remember in meditation the Lord, Har, Har, the unfathomable, infinite Lord. Remembering Him in meditation, pains are dispelled. O Lord, Har, Har, lead me to meet the True Guru; meeting the Guru, I am at peace. || 1 || Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O my friend. Cherish the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in your heart. Read the Ambrosial Words of the Lord, Har, Har; meeting with the Guru, the Lord is revealed. || 2 || The Lord, the Slayer of demons, is my breath of life. His Ambrosial Amrit is so sweet to my mind and body. O Lord, Har, Har, have mercy upon me, and lead me to meet the Guru, the immaculate Primal Being. || 3 || The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is forever the Giver of peace. My mind is imbued with the Lord’s Love. O Lord Har, Har, lead me to meet the Guru, the Greatest Being; through the Name of Guru Nanak, I have found peace. || 4 || 1 || 7 ||

jyhVw mnu`K gurU dI rwhIN Afol AvsQw ivc itk ky pRBU-crnW ivc juVdw hY, aus dw pRBU-crnW ivc juVnw kbUl pYNdw hY [ aus mnu`K ƒ nwh Awqmk mOq AwauNdI hY, nwh hI jnm mrn dw gyV [ Ajyhw pRBU dw dws pRBU ivc lIn rihMdw hY, pRBU Ajyhy syvk dy AMdr prgt ho jWdw hY [ auh syvk ij`Dr q`kdw hY aus ƒ prmwqmw qoN ibnw hor koeI nhIN id`sdw [1[gurU dI srn pY ky prmwqmw dI BgqI kIiqAW auh (Awqmk) itkwxw iml jWdw hY ijQy mn sdw Afol AvsQw ivc itikAw rihMdw hY [ (pr) gurU ƒ imlx qoN ibnw Awqmk mOqy mr ky jnm mrn dy gyV ivc pey rhIdw hY [1[rhwau[mYN (BI) auhI gurU Dwrnw cwhuMdw hW jyhVw sdw-iQr pRBU ƒ (myry ihrdy ivc) p`kI qrHW itkw dyvy, jyhVw mYQoN Ak`Q pRBU dI is&iq-swlwh krwvy, qy Awpxy Sbd dI rwhIN mYƒ pRBU-crnW ivc joV dyvy [prmwqmw dy Bgq ƒ (is&iq-swlwh qoN ibnw) koeI hor kwr nhIN (su`JdI) [ Bgq sdw-iQr pRBU ƒ hI ismrdw hY, sdw-iQr pRBU aus ƒ ipAwrw l`gdw hY [ijs mnu`K ƒ pUrw gurU iml pYNdw hY gurU aus ƒ pRBU-crnW ivc imlw dyNdw hY, auh syvk pRBU dy crnW ivc juiVAw rihMdw hY, aus dw mn srIr dy AMdr hI rihMdw hY (Bwv, mwieAw-moihAw dsIN pwsIN dOVdw nhIN (iPrdw), aus dy mn ivc sdw-iQr pRBU prgt ho jWdw hY, auh syvk sdw-iQr pRBU ƒ ismr ky qy aus ivc iml ky aus (dI Xwd) ivc lIn rihMdw hY [3[prmwqmw Awpxw drsn Awp hI (gurU dI rwhIN) krWdw hY, Awp hI (sB jIvW dy) idl dI jwxdw hY (ies vwsqy auh) hT dI rwhIN kIqy krmW auqy nhIN pqIjdw, nwh hI bhuqy (Dwrimk) ByKW qy pRsMn huMdw hY [ ijs pRBU ny (swry) srIr swjy hn qy (gurU dI srn Awey iksy vfBwgI dy ihrdy ivc) nwm-AMimRq pwieAw hY ausy pRBU ny aus dw mn pRymw BgqI ivc joiVAw hY [4[jyhVy mnu`K (iv`idAw) pVH pVH ky (iv`idAw dy mwx ivc hI ismrn qoN) KuMJ jWdy hn auh (Awqmk mOq dIAW) cotW sihMdy hn [ (iv`idAw dI) bhuqI cqurweI dy kwrn jnm mrn dy gyV ivc pYNdy hn [ jyhVw jyhVw mnu`K pRBU dw nwm jpdw hY qy pRBU dy fr-Adb ƒ Awpxy Awqmw dI ^urwk bxWdw hY, auh syvk gurU dI srn pY ky pRBU ivc lIn rihMdy hn [5[jyhVw mnu`K p`Qr (dIAW mUrqIAW) pUjdw irhw, qIrQW dy ieSnwn krdw irhw, jMglW ivc invws r`Kdw irhw, iqAwgI bx ky QW QW Btkdw foldw iPirAw (qy iehnW hI krmW ƒ Drm smJdw irhw), jy aus dw mn mYlw hI irhw qW auh pivq® ikvyN ho skdw hY? jyhVw mnu`K sdw-iQr pRBU ivc (ismrn dI rwhIN) lIn huMdw hY (auhI pivq® huMdw hY, qy) auh (lok prlok ivc) ie`zq pWdw hY [6[hy ipAwry pRBU! myhr kr ky mYƒ auh gurU imlw jo A`K Jmkx dy smy ivc koRVW bMidAW ƒ (ivkwrW qoN) bcw lYNdw hY, ijs dw mn sdw hI Afol AvsQw ivc itikAw rihMdw hY qy gMBIr rihMdw hY ijs dy AMdr au~cw Awcrn BI hY qy au~cI (Awqmk) sUJ BI hY [7[hy nwnk! pRBU-dr qy ieauN Ardws kr—hy pRBU! mYN iks bMdy A`gy qyrI is&iq-swlwh krW? mYƒ qW qYQoN ibnw hor koeI ikqy id`sdw hI nhIN [ijvyN qyrI myhr hovy mYƒ AwpxI rzw ivc r`K, qw ik (qyrw dws) Afol Awqmk AvsQw ivc itk ky qyry pRym ivc itk ky qyry gux gwvy [8[2[

That union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise. Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation. The Lord’s slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave. Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. || 1 || The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home. Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. || 1 || Pause || So make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you, who leads you to speak the Unspoken Speech, and who merges you in the Word of the Shabad. God’s people have no other work to do; they love the True Lord and Master, and they love the Truth. || 2 || The mind is in the body, and the True Lord is in the mind. Merging into the True Lord, one is absorbed into Truth. God’s servant bows at His feet. Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. || 3 || He Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see. He is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes. He fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them; God’s Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. || 4 || Reading and studying, one becomes confused, and suffers punishment. By great cleverness, one is consigned to coming and going in reincarnation. One who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God becomes Gurmukh, the Lord’s servant, and remains absorbed in the Lord. || 5 || He worships stones, dwells at sacred shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles, wanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate. But his mind is still filthy — how can he become pure? One who meets the True Lord obtains honor. || 6 || One who embodies good conduct and contemplative meditation, his mind abides in intuitive poise and contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages. In the twinkling of an eye, he saves millions. Have mercy on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru. || 7 || Unto whom, O God, should I praise You? Without You, there is no other at all. As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will. Nanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. || 8 || 2 ||

hy BweI! jy prmwqmw Awp ikrpw kry, qW aus dw nwm ismirAw jw skdw hY [ jy gurU iml pey, qW (pRBU dy) pRym ivc (lIn ho ky) Awqmk Afolqw ivc (itk ky) prmwqmw dy guxW ƒ gw skIdw hY [ (prmwqmw dy) gux gw ky (mnu`K) sdw hr vyly iKiVAw rihMdw hY, (pr ieh qdoN hI ho skdw hY) jdoN sdw kwiem rihx vwly prmwqmw ƒ Awp (ieh myhr krnI) psMd Awvy [ (gux gwx dI brkiq nwl mnu`K) AhMkwr, haumY, mwieAw (dw moh) iqAwg dyNdw hY, Aqy, Awqmk Afolqw ivc hir-nwm ivc lIn ho jWdw hY [ (nwm ismrn dI dwiq) auh prmwqmw Awp hI krdw hY, jdoN auh (ieh dwiq) dyNdw hY qdoN imldI hY [ hy BweI! prmwqmw ikrpw kry, qW aus dw nwm ismirAw jw skdw hY [1[hy BweI! pUry gurU dI rwhIN (myry) mn ivc (prmwqmw nwl) sdw-iQr rihx vwlw ipAwr bx igAw hY [ (gurU dI ikrpw nwl) mYN aus (pRBU) ƒ idn rwq ismrdw rihMdw hW, mYƒ auh kdy BI nhIN Bu`ldw [ mYN aus ƒ kdy BulWdw nhIN, mYN hr vyly (aus pRBU ƒ) ihrdy ivc vsweI r`Kdw hW [ jdoN mYN aus dw nwm jpdw hW, qdoN mYƒ Awqmk jIvn pRwpq huMdw hY [ jdoN mYN Awpxy kMnW nwl (hir-nwm) suxdw hW qdoN (myrw) ieh mn (mwieAw vloN) r`j jWdw hY [ hy BweI! mYN gurU dI srn pY ky Awqmk jIvn dyx vwlw nwm-jl pINdw rihMdw hW (jdoN pRBU mnu`K auqy myhr dI) ingwh krdw hY, qdoN (aus ƒ) gurU imlWdw hY (qdoN hr vyly aus mnu`K dy AMdr) cMgy mMdy dI prK kr skx vwlI Akl kMm krdI hY [ hy BweI! pUry gurU dI ikrpw nwl myry AMdr (pRBU nwl) sdw kwiem rihx vwlw ipAwr bx igAw hY [2[(ijs mnu`K ƒ) v`fI iksmq nwl swD sMgiq pRwpq ho jWdI hY, qW aus ƒ prmwqmw dy nwm dw suAwd Awaux l`g pYNdw hY, auh hr vyly (pRBU dI Xwd ivc) suriq joVI r`Kdw hY, Awqmk Afolqw ivc itikAw rihMdw hY [ jdoN mnu`K Awqmk Afolqw ivc lIn ho jWdw hY, qdoN prmwqmw dy mn ivc ipAwrw l`gx l`g pYNdw hY, qdoN mwieAw dy moh qoN pry lMG jWdw hY, inrlyp ho jWdw hY [ ies lok ivc, prlok ivc, swry sMswr ivc aus dI soBw hox l`g pYNdI hY, prmwqmw dy nwm ivc aus dI lgn l`gI rihMdI hY [ auh mnu`K ^uSI ZmI dohW qoN suqMqr ho jWdw hY, jo kuJ prmwqmw krdw hY auh aus ƒ cMgw l`gx l`g pYNdw hY [ hy BweI! jdoN v`fI iksmq nwl iksy mnu`K ƒ swD sMgiq pRwpq huMdI hY qdoN aus ƒ prmwqmw dy nwm dw rs Awaux l`g pYNdw hY [3[hy BweI! Awpxy mn dy ip`Cy qurn vwly mnu`K ƒ Awqmk mOq ny sdw AwpxI q`k ivc r`iKAw hoieAw hY, mwieAw dy moh dy kwrn aus ƒ sdw du`K ivAwpdw hY [ auh idn rwq ‘hwie hwie’ krdw rihMdw hY, mwieAw dy du`K ivc PisAw rihMdw hY [ auh sdw mwieAw dy du`K ivc gRisAw hoieAw haumY dy kwrn koRDwqur BI rihMdw hY [ aus dI swrI aumr ‘myrI mwieAw, myrI mwieAw’ kridAW lMG jWdI hY [ jyhVw prmwqmw (aus ƒ sB kuJ) dy irhw hY aus prmwqmw ƒ auh kdy cyqy nhIN krdw, Aw^r jdoN ieQoN qurdw hY qW pCuqWdw hY [ pu`qr iesq®I (Awidk) hir-nwm qoN ibnw koeI BI (mnu`K dy) nwl nhIN jWdw, dunIAw dI mwieAw aus ƒ Cl lYNdI hY [ hy BweI! Awpxy mn dy ip`Cy qurn vwly mnu`K ƒ Awqmk mOq gRsI r`KdI hY, mwieAw dy moh dy kwrn aus ƒ sdw du`K ivAwpdw hY [4[hy hrI! ijs mnu`K ƒ qUM (AwpxI) ikrpw kr ky (Awpxy crnW ivc) joV lYNdw hYN, aus ƒ qyrI hzUrI pRwpq ho jWdI hY [ (hy BweI! auh mnu`K pRBU dI hzUrI ivc) sdw h`Q joV ky itikAw rihMdw hY, aus ƒ (Awpxy) mn ivc pRBU ipAwrw l`gdw hY [ jdoN mnu`K ƒ Awpxy mn ivc pRBU ipAwrw l`gdw hY, qdoN auh pRBU dI rzw ivc itk jWdw hY, qy, hukm mMn ky Awqmk AwnMd mwxdw hY [ auh mnu`K hr vyly idn rwq prmwqmw dw nwm jpdw rihMdw hY, Awqmk Afolqw ivc itk ky auh hir-nwm ismrdw rihMdw hY [ hy nwnk! prmwqmw dw (hr vyly) nwm-ismrn (hI) aus ƒ vifAweI imlI rihMdI hY, pRBU dw nwm (aus ƒ Awpxy) mn ivc ipAwrw l`gdw hY [ hy hrI! (AwpxI) ikrpw kr ky (ijs mnu`K ƒ qUM Awpxy crnW ivc) joV lYNdw hYN, aus ƒ qyrI hzUrI pRwpq ho jWdI hY [5[1[

When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Meeting the True Guru, through loving faith and devotion, one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Singing His Glorious Praises continually, night and day, one blossoms forth, when it is pleasing to the True Lord. Egotism, self-conceit and Maya are forsaken, and he is intuitively absorbed into the Naam. The Creator Himself acts; when He gives, then we receive. When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, we meditate on the Naam. || 1 || Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru. I serve Him day and night; I never forget Him. I never forget Him; I remember Him night and day. When I chant the Naam, then I live. With my ears, I hear about Him, and my mind is satisfied. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet the True Guru; my discriminating intellect would contemplate Him, night and day. Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru. || 2 || By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. Night and day, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord; he merges in celestial peace. Merging in celestial peace, he becomes pleasing to the Lord’s Mind; he remains forever unattached and untouched. He receives honor in this world and the next, lovingly focused on the Lord’s Name. He is liberated from both pleasure and pain; he is pleased by whatever God does. By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. || 3 || In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. They cry and howl, day and night, caught by the pain of Maya. Caught by the pain of Maya, provoked by his ego, he passes his life crying out, “Mine, mine!”. He does not remember God, the Giver, and in the end, he departs regretting and repenting. Without the Name, nothing shall go along with him; not his children, spouse or the enticements of Maya. In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. || 4 || Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. I remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become pleasing to God’s Mind. When one is pleasing to God’s Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord’s Command; surrendering to His Hukam, he finds peace. Night and day, he chants the Lord’s Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Through the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing to Nanak’s mind. Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. || 5 || 1 ||

hy nwnk! nwm qoN KuMiJAW dw lok prlok sB ivArQ jWdw hY; auhnW dw jp qp qy sMjm sB Ku`s jWdw hY, qy mwieAw dy moh ivc (auhnW dI miq) T`gI jWdI hY; jm duAwr qy b`Dy mwrIdy hn qy bVI szw (auhnW ƒ) imldI hY [ inMdk mnu`K sMq jnW nwl vYr krdy hn qy durjnW nwl moh ipAwr r`Kdy hn; auhnW ƒ lok prlok iv`c ikqy suK nhIN imldw, GVI muVI duibDw ivc ^uAwr ho ho ky, jMmdy mrdy hn; auhnW dI iq®Snw kdy nhIN lihMdI; hrI dy s`cy drbwr ivc auhnW inMdkW dy mUMh kwly hMudy hn [ hy nwnk! nwm qoN s`KixAW ƒ nwh ies lok ivc qy nwh prlok ivc (FoeI imldI hY)[2[ jo mnu`K hrI dw nwm ismrdy hn, auh AMdroN hrI-nwm ivc rMgy jWdy hn; ijnHW ny iekwgR ic`q ho ky iek hrI ƒ ArwiDAw hY, auh aus qoN ibnw iksy hor ƒ nhIN jwxdy [ (ipCly kIqy kMmW Anuswr) mu`F qoN ijnHW dy m`Qy qy (sMskwr-rUp) lyK au~kirAw hoieAw hY, auh mnu`K hrI ƒ jpdy hn; auh sdw hrI dy gux gwauNdy hn, gux gw ky guxW dy mwlk hrI dI (hornW ƒ) is`iKAw dyNdy hn [ gurmuKW ivc ieh v`fw gux hY ik pUry siqgurU dI rwhIN hrI dy nwm ivc lIn hMudy hn [17[

O Nanak, forsaking the Name, he loses everything, in this world and the next. Chanting, deep meditation and austere self-disciplined practices are all wasted; he is deceived by the love of duality. He is bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death. He is beaten, and receives terrible punishment. || 1 || THIRD MEHL: They inflict their hatred upon the Saints, and they love the wicked sinners. They find no peace in either this world or the next; they are born only to die, again and again. Their hunger is never satisfied, and they are ruined by duality. The faces of these slanderers are blackened in the Court of the True Lord. O Nanak, without the Naam, they find no shelter on either this shore, or the one beyond. || 2 || PAUREE: Those who meditate on the Lord’s Name, are imbued with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in their minds. For those who worship the One Lord in their conscious minds, there is no other than the One Lord. They alone serve the Lord, upon whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is written. They continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and singing the Glories of the Glorious Lord, they are uplifted. Great is the greatness of the Gurmukhs, who, through the Perfect Guru, remain absorbed in the Lord’s Name. || 17 ||

hy BweI! nIvIN jwiq vwlw mnu`K BI prmwqmw dw nwm jpx nwl au~cw Awqmk drjw hwsl kr lYNdw hY (jy XkIn nhIN AwauNdw, qW iksy pwsoN) dwsI dy pu`qr ibdr dI g`l pu`C vyKo [ aus ibdr dy Gr ivc ik®Sn jI jw ky Tihry sn [1[ hy s`jxo! prmwqmw dI Ascrj is&iq-swlwh suixAw kro, ijs dI brkiq nwl hryk iksm dw sihm hryk du`K dUr ho jWdw hY, (mwieAw dI) Bu`K imt jWdI hY [1[rhwau[ hy BweI! (Bgq) rivdws (jwiq dw) cmwr (sI, auh prmwqmw dI) is&iq-swlwh krdw sI, auh hr vyly pRBU dI kIrqI gWdw rihMdw sI [ nIvIN jwiq dw rivdws mhW purK bx igAw [ cOhW vrnW dy mnu`K aus dy pYrIN Aw ky l`g pey [2[ hy BweI! (Bgq) nwmdyv dI prmwqmw nwl pRIiq bx geI [ jgq aus ƒ CINbw AwK ky s`idAw krdw sI [ prmwqmw ny Kq®IAW bRwhmxW ƒ ip`T dy id`qI, qy, nwmdyv ƒ m`Qy lwieAw sI [3[ hy BweI! prmwqmw dy ijqny BI Bgq hn, syvk hn, auhnW dy m`Qy auqy ATwhT qIrQ iqlk lWdy hn (swry hI qIrQ BI auhnW dw Awdr-mwx krdy hn) [ hy BweI! jy pRBU-pwiqSwh myhr kry, qW dws nwnk hr vyly auhnW (BgqW syvkW) dy crn CuMhdw rhy [4[1[8[

When someone of low social class chants the Lord’s Name, he obtains the state of highest dignity. Go and ask Bidar, the son of a maid; Krishna himself stayed in his house. || 1 || Listen, O humble Siblings of Destiny, to the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; it removes all anxiety, pain and hunger. || 1 || Pause || Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, praised the Lord, and sang the Kirtan of His Praises each and every instant. Although he was of low social status, he was exalted and elevated, and people of all four castes came and bowed at his feet. || 2 || Naam Dayv loved the Lord; the people called him a fabric dyer. The Lord turned His back on the high-class Kh’shaatriyas and Brahmins, and showed His face to Naam Dayv. || 3 || All of the devotees and servants of the Lord have the tilak, the ceremonial mark, applied to their foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if the Lord, the King, grants His Grace. || 4 || 1 || 8 ||