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Siri Guru Granth Sahib

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û siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBa inrvY{ Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBz gur pRswid ] (1-1, mò 1)One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear.No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~

] jpu ] (1-3, mò 1)Chant And Meditate:

Awid scu jugwid scu ] (1-4, jpu, mò 1)True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.

hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]1] (1-4, jpu, mò 1)True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||

socY soic n hoveL jy socI lK vwr ] (1-5, jpu, mò 1)By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds ofthousands of times.

cupY cup n hoveL jy lwe rhw ilv qwr ] (1-5, jpu, mò 1)By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbeddeep within.

BuiKAw BuK n aqrI jy bNnw purIAw Bwr ] (1-5, jpu, mò 1)The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.

shs isAwxpw lK hoih q ek n clY nwil ] (1-6, jpu, mò 1)Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along withyou in the end.

ikv sicAwrw hoeLEy ikv këVY qutY pwil ] (1-6, jpu, mò 1)So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?

hukim rjweL clxw nwnk iliKAw nwil ]1] (1-7, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in theWay of His Will. ||1||

hukmI hovin Awkwr hukmu n kihAw jweL ] (1-7, jpu, mò 1)By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.

hukmI hovin jIA hukim imlY vifAweL ] (1-8, jpu, mò 1)By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness areobtained.

hukmI aqmu nIcu hukim iliK duK suK pweLAih ] (1-8, jpu, mò 1)By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, painand pleasure are obtained.

eknw hukmI bKsIs eik hukmI sdw BvweLAih ] (1-9, jpu, mò 1)Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wanderaimlessly forever.

hukmY Azdir sBu ko bwhir hukm n koe ] (1-9, jpu, mò 1)Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.

nwnk hukmY jy buJY q hamY khY n koe ]2] (1-10, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||

gwvY ko qwxu hovY iksY qwxu ] (1-10, jpu, mò 1)Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?

gwvY ko dwiq jwxY nIswxu ] (1-11, jpu, mò 1)Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.

gwvY ko gux vifAweLAw cwr ] (1-11, jpu, mò 1)Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.

gwvY ko ividAw ivKmu vIcw{ ] (1-11, jpu, mò 1)Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.

gwvY ko swij kry qnu Kyh ] (1-12, jpu, mò 1)Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.

gwvY ko jIA lY iPir dyh ] (1-12, jpu, mò 1)Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.

gwvY ko jwpY idsY dUir ] (1-12, jpu, mò 1)Some sing that He seems so very far away.

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gwvY ko vyKY hwdrw hdUir ] (2-1, jpu, mò 1)Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present.

kQnw kQI n AwvY qoit ] (2-1, jpu, mò 1)There is no shortage of those who preach and teach.

kiQ kiQ kQI kotI koit koit ] (2-1, jpu, mò 1)Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories.

dydw dy lYdy Qik pwih ] (2-2, jpu, mò 1)The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.

jugw jugzqir KwhI Kwih ] (2-2, jpu, mò 1)Throughout the ages, consumers consume.

hukmI hukmu clwE rwhu ] (2-2, jpu, mò 1)The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path.

nwnk ivgsY vyprvwhu ]3] (2-3, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||

swcw swihbu swcu nwe BwiKAw Bwa Apw{ ] (2-3, jpu, mò 1)True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.

AwKih mzgih dyih dyih dwiq kry dwqw{ ] (2-3, jpu, mò 1)People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.

Pyir ik AgY rKIEy ijqu idsY drbw{ ] (2-4, jpu, mò 1)So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of HisCourt?

muhO ik bolxu bolIEy ijqu suix Dry ipAw{ ] (2-4, jpu, mò 1)What words can we speak to evoke His Love?

Amãq vylw scu nwa vifAweL vIcw{ ] (2-5, jpu, mò 1)In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, andcontemplate His Glorious Greatness.

krmI AwvY kpVw ndrI moKu duAw{ ] (2-5, jpu, mò 1)By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace,the Gate of Liberation is found.

nwnk EvY jwxIEy sBu Awpy sicAw{ ]4] (2-6, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||

QwipAw n jwe kIqw n hoe ] (2-6, jpu, mò 1)He cannot be established, He cannot be created.

Awpy Awip inrzjnu soe ] (2-7, jpu, mò 1)He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

ijin syivAw iqin pweAw mwnu ] (2-7, jpu, mò 1)Those who serve Him are honored.

nwnk gwvIEy guxI inDwnu ] (2-7, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.

gwvIEy suxIEy min rKIEy Bwa ] (2-8, jpu, mò 1)Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.

duKu prhir suKu Gir lY jwe ] (2-8, jpu, mò 1)Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.

gurmuiK nwdz gurmuiK vydz gurmuiK rihAw smweL ] (2-8, jpu, mò 1)The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom ofthe Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.

gu{ eLs{ gu{ gorKu brmw gu{ pwrbqI mweL ] (2-9, jpu, mò 1)The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.

jy ha jwxw AwKw nwhI khxw kQnu n jweL ] (2-9, jpu, mò 1)Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.

gurw ek dyih buJweL ] (2-10, jpu, mò 1)The Guru has given me this one understanding:

sBnw jIAw kw ekê dwqw so mY ivsir n jweL ]5] (2-10, jpu, mò 1)there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||

qIriQ nwvw jy iqsu Bwvw ivxu Bwxy ik nwe krI ] (2-11, jpu, mò 1)If I am pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Withoutpleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings?

jyqI isriT apweL vyKw ivxu krmw ik imlY leL ] (2-11, jpu, mò 1)I gaze upon all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are theygiven to receive?

miq ivic rqn jvwhr mwixk jy ek gur kI isK suxI ] (2-12, jpu, mò 1)Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings,even once.

gurw ek dyih buJweL ] (2-12, jpu, mò 1)The Guru has given me this one understanding:

sBnw jIAw kw ekê dwqw so mY ivsir n jweL ]6] (2-13, jpu, mò 1)there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||6||

jy jug cwry Awrjw hor dsUxI hoe ] (2-13, jpu, mò 1)Even if you could live throughout the four ages, or even ten times more,

nvw Kzfw ivic jwxIEy nwil clY sBu koe ] (2-14, jpu, mò 1)and even if you were known throughout the nine continents and followed by all,

czgw nwa rKwe kY jsu kIriq jig lye ] (2-14, jpu, mò 1)with a good name and reputation, with praise and fame throughout the world-

jy iqsu ndir n AwveL q vwq n puCY ky ] (2-15, jpu, mò 1)still, if the Lord does not bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What isthe use?

kItw Azdir kItu kir dosI dosu Dry ] (2-15, jpu, mò 1)Among worms, you would be considered a lowly worm, and even contemptible sinnerswould hold you in contempt.

nwnk inrguix guxu kry guxvziqAw guxu dy ] (2-15, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, God blesses the unworthy with virtue, and bestows virtue on the virtuous.

qyhw koe n suJeL ij iqsu guxu koe kry ]7] (2-16, jpu, mò 1)No one can even imagine anyone who can bestow virtue upon Him. ||7||

suixEy isD pIr suir nwQ ] (2-16, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the Siddhas, the spiritual teachers, the heroic warriors, the yogic masters.

suixEy Driq Dvl Awkws ] (2-17, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the earth, its support and the Akaashic ethers.

suixEy dIp loA pwqwl ] (2-17, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the oceans, the lands of the world and the nether regions of the underworld.

suixEy poih n skY kwlu ] (2-17, jpu, mò 1)Listening-Death cannot even touch you.

nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] (2-18, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

suixEy dUK pwp kw nwsu ]8] (2-18, jpu, mò 1)Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||8||

suixEy eLs{ brmw ezdu ] (2-18, jpu, mò 1)Listening-Shiva, Brahma and Indra.

suixEy muiK swlwhx mzdu ] (2-19, jpu, mò 1)Listening-even foul-mouthed people praise Him.

suixEy jog jugiq qin Byd ] (2-19, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the technology of Yoga and the secrets of the body.

suixEy swsq ismãiq vyd ] (2-19, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas.


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suixEy squ szqoKu igAwnu ] (3-1, jpu, mò 1)Listening-truth, contentment and spiritual wisdom.

suixEy ATsiT kw esnwnu ] (3-1, jpu, mò 1)Listening-take your cleansing bath at the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage.

suixEy piV piV pwvih mwnu ] (3-2, jpu, mò 1)Listening-reading and reciting, honor is obtained.

suixEy lwgY shij iDAwnu ] (3-2, jpu, mò 1)Listening-intuitively grasp the essence of meditation.



suixEy srw guxw ky gwh ] (3-3, jpu, mò 1)Listening-dive deep into the ocean of virtue.

suixEy syK pIr pwiqswh ] (3-3, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the Shaykhs, religious scholars, spiritual teachers and emperors.

suixEy AzDy pwvih rwhu ] (3-3, jpu, mò 1)Listening-even the blind find the Path.

suixEy hwQ hovY Asgwhu ] (3-4, jpu, mò 1)Listening-the Unreachable comes within your grasp.



mNny kI giq khI n jwe ] (3-5, jpu, mò 1)The state of the faithful cannot be described.

jy ko khY ipCY pCuqwe ] (3-5, jpu, mò 1)One who tries to describe this shall regret the attempt.

kwgid klm n ilKxhw{ ] (3-5, jpu, mò 1)No paper, no pen, no scribe

mNny kw bih krin vIcw{ ] (3-5, jpu, mò 1)can record the state of the faithful.

Eysw nwmu inrzjnu hoe ] (3-6, jpu, mò 1)Such is the Name of the Immaculate Lord.

jy ko mzin jwxY min koe ]12] (3-6, jpu, mò 1)Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. ||12||

mNnY suriq hovY min buiD ] (3-6, jpu, mò 1)The faithful have intuitive awareness and intelligence.

mNnY sgl Bvx kI suiD ] (3-7, jpu, mò 1)The faithful know about all worlds and realms.

mNnY muih cotw nw Kwe ] (3-7, jpu, mò 1)The faithful shall never be struck across the face.

mNnY jm kY swiQ n jwe ] (3-7, jpu, mò 1)The faithful do not have to go with the Messenger of Death.



mNnY mwrig Twk n pwe ] (3-8, jpu, mò 1)The path of the faithful shall never be blocked.

mNnY piq isa prgtu jwe ] (3-8, jpu, mò 1)The faithful shall depart with honor and fame.

mNnY mgu n clY pzQu ] (3-9, jpu, mò 1)The faithful do not follow empty religious rituals.

mNnY DmL syqI snbzDu ] (3-9, jpu, mò 1)The faithful are firmly bound to the Dharma.



mNnY pwvih moKu duAw{ ] (3-10, jpu, mò 1)The faithful find the Door of Liberation.

mNnY prvwrY swDw{ ] (3-10, jpu, mò 1)The faithful uplift and redeem their family and relations.

mNnY qrY qwry gu{ isK ] (3-10, jpu, mò 1)The faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of the Guru.

mNnY nwnk Bvih n iBK ] (3-10, jpu, mò 1)The faithful, O Nanak, do not wander around begging.



pzc prvwx pzc pRDwnu ] (3-11, jpu, mò 1)The chosen ones, the self-elect, are accepted and approved.

pzcy pwvih drgih mwnu ] (3-12, jpu, mò 1)The chosen ones are honored in the Court of the Lord.

pzcy sohih dir rwjwnu ] (3-12, jpu, mò 1)The chosen ones look beautiful in the courts of kings.

pzcw kw gu{ Ekê iDAwnu ] (3-12, jpu, mò 1)The chosen ones meditate single-mindedly on the Guru.

jy ko khY krY vIcw{ ] (3-12, jpu, mò 1)No matter how much anyone tries to explain and describe them,

krqy kY krxY nwhI sumw{ ] (3-13, jpu, mò 1)the actions of the Creator cannot be counted.

DOlu Drmu deAw kw pUqu ] (3-13, jpu, mò 1)The mythical bull is Dharma, the son of compassion;

szqoKu Qwip riKAw ijin sUiq ] (3-13, jpu, mò 1)this is what patiently holds the earth in its place.

jy ko buJY hovY sicAw{ ] (3-14, jpu, mò 1)One who understands this becomes truthful.

DvlY apir kyqw Bw{ ] (3-14, jpu, mò 1)What a great load there is on the bull!

DrqI ho{ prY ho{ ho{ ] (3-14, jpu, mò 1)So many worlds beyond this world-so very many!

iqs qy Bw{ qlY kvxu jo{ ] (3-14, jpu, mò 1)What power holds them, and supports their weight?

jIA jwiq rzgw ky nwv ] (3-15, jpu, mò 1)The names and the colors of the assorted species of beings

sBnw iliKAw vuVI klwm ] (3-15, jpu, mò 1)were all inscribed by the Ever-flowing Pen of God.

Ehu lyKw iliK jwxY koe ] (3-15, jpu, mò 1)Who knows how to write this account?

lyKw iliKAw kyqw hoe ] (3-15, jpu, mò 1)Just imagine what a huge scroll it would take!

kyqw qwxu suAwilhu }pu ] (3-16, jpu, mò 1)What power! What fascinating beauty!

kyqI dwiq jwxY kOxu këqu ] (3-16, jpu, mò 1)And what gifts! Who can know their extent?

kIqw pswa Eko kvwa ] (3-16, jpu, mò 1)You created the vast expanse of the Universe with One Word!

iqs qy hoE lK drIAwa ] (3-17, jpu, mò 1)Hundreds of thousands of rivers began to flow.

kêdriq kvx khw vIcw{ ] (3-17, jpu, mò 1)How can Your Creative Potency be described?

vwirAw n jwvw Ek vwr ] (3-17, jpu, mò 1)I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

jo quDu BwvY sweL BlI kwr ] (3-18, jpu, mò 1)Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

qU sdw slwmiq inrzkwr ]16] (3-18, jpu, mò 1)You, Eternal and Formless One! ||16||

AszK jp AszK Bwa ] (3-18, jpu, mò 1)Countless meditations, countless loves.

AszK pUjw AszK qp qwa ] (3-19, jpu, mò 1)Countless worship services, countless austere disciplines.

AszK grzQ muiK vyd pwT ] (3-19, jpu, mò 1)Countless scriptures, and ritual recitations of the Vedas.

AszK jog min rhih adws ] (3-19, jpu, mò 1)Countless Yogis, whose minds remain detached from the world.

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AszK Bgq gux igAwn vIcwr ] (4-1, jpu, mò 1)Countless devotees contemplate the Wisdom and Virtues of the Lord.

AszK sqI AszK dwqwr ] (4-1, jpu, mò 1)Countless the holy, countless the givers.

AszK sUr muh BK swr ] (4-1, jpu, mò 1)Countless heroic spiritual warriors, who bear the brunt of the attack in battle (whowith their mouths eat steel).

AszK moin ilv lwe qwr ] (4-2, jpu, mò 1)Countless silent sages, vibrating the String of His Love.

kêdriq kvx khw vIcw{ ] (4-2, jpu, mò 1)How can Your Creative Potency be described?



qU sdw slwmiq inrzkwr ]17] (4-3, jpu, mò 1)You, Eternal and Formless One. ||17||

AszK mUrK AzD Gor ] (4-3, jpu, mò 1)Countless fools, blinded by ignorance.

AszK cor hrwmKor ] (4-3, jpu, mò 1)Countless thieves and embezzlers.

AszK Amr kir jwih jor ] (4-4, jpu, mò 1)Countless impose their will by force.

AszK glvF hiqAw kmwih ] (4-4, jpu, mò 1)Countless cut-throats and ruthless killers.

AszK pwpI pwpu kir jwih ] (4-4, jpu, mò 1)Countless sinners who keep on sinning.

AszK këiVAwr këVy iPrwih ] (4-4, jpu, mò 1)Countless liars, wandering lost in their lies.

AszK mlyC mlu BiK Kwih ] (4-5, jpu, mò 1)Countless wretches, eating filth as their ration.

AszK inzdk isir krih Bw{ ] (4-5, jpu, mò 1)Countless slanderers, carrying the weight of their stupid mistakes on their heads.

nwnkê nIcu khY vIcw{ ] (4-5, jpu, mò 1)Nanak describes the state of the lowly.




AszK nwv AszK Qwv ] (4-7, jpu, mò 1)Countless names, countless places.

AgMm AgMm AszK loA ] (4-7, jpu, mò 1)Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial realms.

AszK khih isir Bw{ hoe ] (4-7, jpu, mò 1)Even to call them countless is to carry the weight on your head.

AKrI nwmu AKrI swlwh ] (4-7, jpu, mò 1)From the Word, comes the Naam; from the Word, comes Your Praise.

AKrI igAwnu gIq gux gwh ] (4-8, jpu, mò 1)From the Word, comes spiritual wisdom, singing the Songs of Your Glory.

AKrI ilKxu bolxu bwix ] (4-8, jpu, mò 1)From the Word, come the written and spoken words and hymns.

AKrw isir szjogu vKwix ] (4-8, jpu, mò 1)From the Word, comes destiny, written on one's forehead.

ijin Eih ilKy iqsu isir nwih ] (4-9, jpu, mò 1)But the One who wrote these Words of Destiny-no words are written on His Forehead.

ijv PêrmwE iqv iqv pwih ] (4-9, jpu, mò 1)As He ordains, so do we receive.

jyqw kIqw qyqw nwa ] (4-9, jpu, mò 1)The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name.

ivxu nwvY nwhI ko Qwa ] (4-10, jpu, mò 1)Without Your Name, there is no place at all.

kêdriq kvx khw vIcw{ ] (4-10, jpu, mò 1)How can I describe Your Creative Power?




BrIEy hQu pY{ qnu dyh ] (4-11, jpu, mò 1)When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty,

pwxI DoqY aqrsu Kyh ] (4-11, jpu, mò 1)water can wash away the dirt.

mUq plIqI kpVì hoe ] (4-12, jpu, mò 1)When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine,

dy swbUxu leLEy Aohu Doe ] (4-12, jpu, mò 1)soap can wash them clean.

BrIEy miq pwpw kY szig ] (4-12, jpu, mò 1)But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin,

Aohu DopY nwvY kY rzig ] (4-13, jpu, mò 1)it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name.

puNnI pwpI AwKxu nwih ] (4-13, jpu, mò 1)Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;

kir kir krxw iliK lY jwhu ] (4-13, jpu, mò 1)actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul.

Awpy bIij Awpy hI Kwhu ] (4-13, jpu, mò 1)You shall harvest what you plant.

nwnk hukmI Awvhu jwhu ]20] (4-14, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20||

qIrQu qpu deAw dqu dwnu ] (4-14, jpu, mò 1)Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity

jy ko pwvY iql kw mwnu ] (4-14, jpu, mò 1)-these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit.

suixAw mzinAw min kIqw Bwa ] (4-15, jpu, mò 1)Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind,

Azqrgiq qIriQ mil nwa ] (4-15, jpu, mò 1)cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within.

siB gux qyry mY nwhI koe ] (4-15, jpu, mò 1)All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all.

ivxu gux kIqy Bgiq n hoe ] (4-16, jpu, mò 1)Without virtue, there is no devotional worship.

suAsiq AwiQ bwxI brmwa ] (4-16, jpu, mò 1)I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the Creator.

siq suhwxu sdw min cwa ] (4-16, jpu, mò 1)He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful.

kvxu su vylw vKqu kvxu kvx iQiq kvxu vw{ ] (4-16, jpu, mò 1)What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what wasthat date?

kvix is {qI mwhu kvxu ijqu hoAw Awkw{ ] (4-17, jpu, mò 1)What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created?

vyl n pweLAw pzfqI ij hovY lyKu purwxu ] (4-17, jpu, mò 1)The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in thePuraanas.

vKqu n pweAo kwdIAw ij ilKin lyKu kêrwxu ] (4-18, jpu, mò 1)That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran.

iQiq vw{ nw jogI jwxY {iq mwhu nw koeL ] (4-18, jpu, mò 1)The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season.

jw krqw isrTI ka swjy Awpy jwxY soeL ] (4-19, jpu, mò 1)The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows.

ikv kir AwKw ikv swlwhI ika vrnI ikv jwxw ] (4-19, jpu, mò 1)How can we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? Howcan we know Him?

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nwnk AwKix sBu ko AwKY ek dU ekê isAwxw ] (5-1, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, everyone speaks of Him, each one wiser than the rest.

vfw swihbu vfI nweL kIqw jw kw hovY ] (5-1, jpu, mò 1)Great is the Master, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will.

nwnk jy ko AwpO jwxY AgY geAw n sohY ]21] (5-2, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, one who claims to know everything shall not be decorated in the worldhereafter. ||21||

pwqwlw pwqwl lK Awgwsw Awgws ] (5-2, jpu, mò 1)There are nether worlds beneath nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands ofheavenly worlds above.

AoVk AoVk Bwil Qky vyd khin ek vwq ] (5-3, jpu, mò 1)The Vedas say that you can search and search for them all, until you grow weary.

shs ATwrh khin kqybw AsulU ekê Dwqu ] (5-3, jpu, mò 1)The scriptures say that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only OneUniverse.

lyKw hoe q ilKIEy lyKY hoe ivxwsu ] (5-4, jpu, mò 1)If you try to write an account of this, you will surely finish yourself before you finishwriting it.

nwnk vfw AwKIEy Awpy jwxY Awpu ]22] (5-4, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, call Him Great! He Himself knows Himself. ||22||

swlwhI swlwih EqI suriq n pweLAw ] (5-5, jpu, mò 1)The praisers praise the Lord, but they do not obtain intuitive understanding

ndIAw AqY vwh pvih smuzid n jwxIAih ] (5-5, jpu, mò 1)-the streams and rivers flowing into the ocean do not know its vastness.

smuzd swh sulqwn igrhw syqI mwlu Dnu ] (5-6, jpu, mò 1)Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth

kIVI quil n hovnI jy iqsu mnhu n vIsrih ]23] (5-6, jpu, mò 1)-these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God. ||23||

Azqu n isPqI khix n Azqu ] (5-6, jpu, mò 1)Endless are His Praises, endless are those who speak them.

Azqu n krxY dyix n Azqu ] (5-7, jpu, mò 1)Endless are His Actions, endless are His Gifts.

Azqu n vyKix suxix n Azqu ] (5-7, jpu, mò 1)Endless is His Vision, endless is His Hearing.

Azqu n jwpY ikAw min mzqu ] (5-7, jpu, mò 1)His limits cannot be perceived. What is the Mystery of His Mind?

Azqu n jwpY kIqw Awkw{ ] (5-8, jpu, mò 1)The limits of the created universe cannot be perceived.

Azqu n jwpY pwrwvw{ ] (5-8, jpu, mò 1)Its limits here and beyond cannot be perceived.

Azq kwrix kyqy ibllwih ] (5-8, jpu, mò 1)Many struggle to know His limits,

qw ky Azq n pwE jwih ] (5-9, jpu, mò 1)but His limits cannot be found.

Ehu Azqu n jwxY koe ] (5-9, jpu, mò 1)No one can know these limits.

bhuqw khIEy bhuqw hoe ] (5-9, jpu, mò 1)The more you say about them, the more there still remains to be said.

vfw swihbu @cw Qwa ] (5-9, jpu, mò 1)Great is the Master, High is His Heavenly Home.

@cy apir @cw nwa ] (5-10, jpu, mò 1)Highest of the High, above all is His Name.

Evfu @cw hovY koe ] (5-10, jpu, mò 1)Only one as Great and as High as God

iqsu @cy ka jwxY soe ] (5-10, jpu, mò 1)can know His Lofty and Exalted State.

jyvfu Awip jwxY Awip Awip ] (5-10, jpu, mò 1)Only He Himself is that Great. He Himself knows Himself.

nwnk ndrI krmI dwiq ]24] (5-11, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, He bestows His Blessings. ||24||

bhuqw krmu iliKAw nw jwe ] (5-11, jpu, mò 1)His Blessings are so abundant that there can be no written account of them.

vfw dwqw iqlu n qmwe ] (5-11, jpu, mò 1)The Great Giver does not hold back anything.

kyqy mzgih joD Apwr ] (5-12, jpu, mò 1)There are so many great, heroic warriors begging at the Door of the Infinite Lord.

kyiqAw gxq nhI vIcw{ ] (5-12, jpu, mò 1)So many contemplate and dwell upon Him, that they cannot be counted.

kyqy Kip qutih vykwr ] (5-12, jpu, mò 1)So many waste away to death engaged in corruption.

kyqy lY lY muk{ pwih ] (5-12, jpu, mò 1)So many take and take again, and then deny receiving.

kyqy mUrK KwhI Kwih ] (5-13, jpu, mò 1)So many foolish consumers keep on consuming.

kyiqAw dUK BUK sd mwr ] (5-13, jpu, mò 1)So many endure distress, deprivation and constant abuse.

Eih iB dwiq qyrI dwqwr ] (5-13, jpu, mò 1)Even these are Your Gifts, O Great Giver!

bzid KlwsI BwxY hoe ] (5-13, jpu, mò 1)Liberation from bondage comes only by Your Will.

ho{ AwiK n skY koe ] (5-14, jpu, mò 1)No one else has any say in this.

jy ko Kwekê AwKix pwe ] (5-14, jpu, mò 1)If some fool should presume to say that he does,

Aohu jwxY jyqIAw muih Kwe ] (5-14, jpu, mò 1)he shall learn, and feel the effects of his folly.

Awpy jwxY Awpy dye ] (5-14, jpu, mò 1)He Himself knows, He Himself gives.

AwKih is iB kyeL kye ] (5-15, jpu, mò 1)Few, very few are those who acknowledge this.

ijs no bKsy isPiq swlwh ] (5-15, jpu, mò 1)One who is blessed to sing the Praises of the Lord,

nwnk pwiqswhI pwiqswhu ]25] (5-15, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, is the king of kings. ||25||

Amul gux Amul vwpwr ] (5-16, jpu, mò 1)Priceless are His Virtues, Priceless are His Dealings.

Amul vwpwrIE Amul Bzfwr ] (5-16, jpu, mò 1)Priceless are His Dealers, Priceless are His Treasures.

Amul Awvih Amul lY jwih ] (5-16, jpu, mò 1)Priceless are those who come to Him, Priceless are those who buy from Him.

Amul Bwe Amulw smwih ] (5-17, jpu, mò 1)Priceless is Love for Him, Priceless is absorption into Him.

Amulu Drmu Amulu dIbwxu ] (5-17, jpu, mò 1)Priceless is the Divine Law of Dharma, Priceless is the Divine Court of Justice.

Amulu qulu Amulu prvwxu ] (5-17, jpu, mò 1)Priceless are the scales, priceless are the weights.

Amulu bKsIs Amulu nIswxu ] (5-17, jpu, mò 1)Priceless are His Blessings, Priceless is His Banner and Insignia.

Amulu krmu Amulu Pêrmwxu ] (5-18, jpu, mò 1)Priceless is His Mercy, Priceless is His Royal Command.

Amulo Amulu AwiKAw n jwe ] (5-18, jpu, mò 1)Priceless, O Priceless beyond expression!

AwiK AwiK rhy ilv lwe ] (5-18, jpu, mò 1)Speak of Him continually, and remain absorbed in His Love.

AwKih vyd pwT purwx ] (5-19, jpu, mò 1)The Vedas and the Puraanas speak.

AwKih pVy krih viKAwx ] (5-19, jpu, mò 1)The scholars speak and lecture.

AwKih brmy AwKih ezd ] (5-19, jpu, mò 1)Brahma speaks, Indra speaks.

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AwKih gopI qY goivzd ] (6-1, jpu, mò 1)The Gopis and Krishna speak.

AwKih eLsr AwKih isD ] (6-1, jpu, mò 1)Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak.

AwKih kyqy kIqy buD ] (6-1, jpu, mò 1)The many created Buddhas speak.

AwKih dwnv AwKih dyv ] (6-1, jpu, mò 1)The demons speak, the demi-gods speak.

AwKih suir nr muin jn syv ] (6-2, jpu, mò 1)The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings, the silent sages, the humble and servicefulspeak.

kyqy AwKih AwKix pwih ] (6-2, jpu, mò 1)Many speak and try to describe Him.

kyqy kih kih aiT aiT jwih ] (6-2, jpu, mò 1)Many have spoken of Him over and over again, and have then arisen and departed.

Eqy kIqy hoir kryih ] (6-3, jpu, mò 1)If He were to create as many again as there already are,

qw AwiK n skih kyeL kye ] (6-3, jpu, mò 1)even then, they could not describe Him.

jyvfu BwvY qyvfu hoe ] (6-3, jpu, mò 1)He is as Great as He wishes to be.

nwnk jwxY swcw soe ] (6-3, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, the True Lord knows.

jy ko AwKY boluivgwVì ] (6-4, jpu, mò 1)If anyone presumes to describe God,

qw ilKIEy isir gwvwrw gwvw{ ]26] (6-4, jpu, mò 1)he shall be known as the greatest fool of fools! ||26||

so d{ kyhw so G{ kyhw ijqu bih sbL smwly ] (6-4, jpu, mò 1)Where is that Gate, and where is that Dwelling, in which You sit and take care of all?

vwjy nwd Anyk AszKw kyqy vwvxhwry ] (6-5, jpu, mò 1)The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, and countless musicians play on allsorts of instruments there.

kyqy rwg prI isa khIAin kyqy gwvxhwry ] (6-5, jpu, mò 1)So many Ragas, so many musicians singing there.

gwvih quhno paxu pwxI bYszq{ gwvY rwjw Drmu duAwry ] (6-6, jpu, mò 1)The praanic wind, water and fire sing; the Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at YourDoor.

gwvih icqu gupqu iliK jwxih iliK iliK Drmu vIcwry ] (6-6, jpu, mò 1)Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who record actions,and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who judges this record sing.

gwvih eLs{ brmw dyvI sohin sdw svwry ] (6-7, jpu, mò 1)Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned, sing.

gwvih ezd edwsix bYTy dyviqAw dir nwly ] (6-7, jpu, mò 1)Indra, seated upon His Throne, sings with the deities at Your Door.

gwvih isD smwDI Azdir gwvin swD ivcwry ] (6-8, jpu, mò 1)The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing; the Saadhus sing in contemplation.

gwvin jqI sqI szqoKI gwvih vIr krwry ] (6-8, jpu, mò 1)The celibates, the fanatics, the peacefully accepting and the fearless warriors sing.

gwvin pzifq pVin rKIsr jugu jugu vydw nwly ] (6-9, jpu, mò 1)The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of allthe ages, sing.

gwvih mohxIAw mnu mohin surgw mC peAwly ] (6-9, jpu, mò 1)The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in this world, inparadise, and in the underworld of the subconscious sing.

gwvin rqn apwE qyry ATsiT qIQL nwly ] (6-10, jpu, mò 1)The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage sing.

gwvih joD mhwbl sUrw gwvih KwxI cwry ] (6-10, jpu, mò 1)The brave and mighty warriors sing; the spiritual heroes and the four sources ofcreation sing.

gwvih Kzf mzfl vrBzfw kir kir rKy Dwry ] (6-11, jpu, mò 1)The planets, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing.

syeL quDuno gwvih jo quDu Bwvin rqy qyry Bgq rswly ] (6-11, jpu, mò 1)They alone sing, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with theNectar of Your Essence.

hoir kyqy gwvin sy mY iciq n Awvin nwnkê ikAw vIcwry ] (6-12, jpu, mò 1)So many others sing, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I consider themall?

soeL soeL sdw scu swihbu swcw swcI nweL ] (6-13, jpu, mò 1)That True Lord is True, Forever True, and True is His Name.

hY BI hosI jwe n jwsI rcnw ijin rcweL ] (6-13, jpu, mò 1)He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He hascreated departs.

rzgI rzgI BwqI kir kir ijnsI mweAw ijin apweL ] (6-14, jpu, mò 1)He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety ofMaya.

kir kir vyKY kIqw Awpxw ijv iqs dI vifAweL ] (6-14, jpu, mò 1)Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.

jo iqsu BwvY soeL krsI hukmu n krxw jweL ] (6-15, jpu, mò 1)He does whatever He pleases. No order can be issued to Him.

so pwiqswhu swhw pwiqswihbu nwnk rhxu rjweL ]27] (6-15, jpu, mò 1)He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanakremains subject to His Will. ||27||

muzdw szqoKu srmu pqu JolI iDAwn kI krih ibBUiq ] (6-16, jpu, mò 1)Make contentment your ear-rings, humility your begging bowl, and meditation theashes you apply to your body.

iKzQw kwlu kêAwrI kweAw jugiq fzfw prqIiq ] (6-16, jpu, mò 1)Let the remembrance of death be the patched coat you wear, let the purity of virginitybe your way in the world, and let faith in the Lord be your walking stick.

AweL pzQI sgl jmwqI min jIqY jgu jIqu ] (6-17, jpu, mò 1)See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest order of Yogis; conquer your ownmind, and conquer the world.

Awdysu iqsY Awdysu ] (6-17, jpu, mò 1)I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

Awid AnIlu Anwid Anwhiq jugu jugu Eko vysu ]28] (6-17, jpu, mò 1)The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all theages, He is One and the Same. ||28||

Bugiq igAwnu deAw Bzfwrix Git Git vwjih nwd ] (6-18, jpu, mò 1)Let spiritual wisdom be your food, and compassion your attendant. The Sound-currentof the Naad vibrates in each and every heart.

Awip nwQu nwQI sB jw kI iriD isiD Avrw swd ] (6-19, jpu, mò 1)He Himself is the Supreme Master of all; wealth and miraculous spiritual powers, andall other external tastes and pleasures, are all like beads on a string.

szjogu ivjogu due kwr clwvih lyKy Awvih Bwg ] (6-19, jpu, mò 1)Union with Him, and separation from Him, come by His Will. We come to receive whatis written in our destiny.

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Ekw mweL jugiq ivAweL iqin cyly prvwxu ] (7-2, jpu, mò 1)The One Divine Mother conceived and gave birth to the three deities.

ekê szswrI ekê BzfwrI ekê lwE dIbwxu ] (7-2, jpu, mò 1)One, the Creator of the World; One, the Sustainer; and One, the Destroyer.

ijv iqsu BwvY iqvY clwvY ijv hovY Pêrmwxu ] (7-2, jpu, mò 1)He makes things happen according to the Pleasure of His Will. Such is His CelestialOrder.

Aohu vyKY Aonw ndir n AwvY bhuqw Ehu ivfwxu ] (7-3, jpu, mò 1)He watches over all, but none see Him. How wonderful this is!



Awsxu loe loe Bzfwr ] (7-4, jpu, mò 1)On world after world are His Seats of Authority and His Storehouses.

jo ikCu pweAw su Ekw vwr ] (7-5, jpu, mò 1)Whatever was put into them, was put there once and for all.

kir kir vyKY isrjxhw{ ] (7-5, jpu, mò 1)Having created the creation, the Creator Lord watches over it.

nwnk scy kI swcI kwr ] (7-5, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, True is the Creation of the True Lord.



ek dU jIBO lK hoih lK hovih lK vIs ] (7-6, jpu, mò 1)If I had 100,000 tongues, and these were then multiplied twenty times more, witheach tongue,

lKu lKu gyVw AwKIAih Ekê nwmu jgdIs ] (7-7, jpu, mò 1)I would repeat, hundreds of thousands of times, the Name of the One, the Lord of theUniverse.

Equ rwih piq pvVIAw cVIEy hoe ekIs ] (7-7, jpu, mò 1)Along this path to our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the ladder, and come tomerge with Him.

suix glw Awkws kI kItw AweL rIs ] (7-8, jpu, mò 1)Hearing of the etheric realms, even worms long to come back home.

nwnk ndrI pweLEy këVI këVY TIs ]32] (7-8, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, by His Grace He is obtained. False are the boastings of the false. ||32||

AwKix jo{ cupY nh jo{ ] (7-9, jpu, mò 1)No power to speak, no power to keep silent.

jo{ n mzgix dyix n jo{ ] (7-9, jpu, mò 1)No power to beg, no power to give.

jo{ n jIvix mrix nh jo{ ] (7-9, jpu, mò 1)No power to live, no power to die.

jo{ n rwij mwil min so{ ] (7-9, jpu, mò 1)No power to rule, with wealth and occult mental powers.

jo{ n surqI igAwin vIcwir ] (7-10, jpu, mò 1)No power to gain intuitive understanding, spiritual wisdom and meditation.

jo{ n jugqI CutY szsw{ ] (7-10, jpu, mò 1)No power to find the way to escape from the world.

ijsu hiQ jo{ kir vyKY soe ] (7-10, jpu, mò 1)He alone has the Power in His Hands. He watches over all.

nwnk aqmu nIcu n koe ]33] (7-11, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, no one is high or low. ||33||

rwqI {qI iQqI vwr ] (7-11, jpu, mò 1)Nights, days, weeks and seasons;

pvx pwxI AgnI pwqwl ] (7-11, jpu, mò 1)wind, water, fire and the nether regions

iqsu ivic DrqI Qwip rKI DmL swl ] (7-12, jpu, mò 1)-in the midst of these, He established the earth as a home for Dharma.

iqsu ivic jIA jugiq ky rzg ] (7-12, jpu, mò 1)Upon it, He placed the various species of beings.

iqn ky nwm Anyk Anzq ] (7-12, jpu, mò 1)Their names are uncounted and endless.

krmI krmI hoe vIcw{ ] (7-13, jpu, mò 1)By their deeds and their actions, they shall be judged.

scw Awip scw drbw{ ] (7-13, jpu, mò 1)God Himself is True, and True is His Court.

iqQY sohin pzc prvwxu ] (7-13, jpu, mò 1)There, in perfect grace and ease, sit the self-elect, the self-realized Saints.

ndrI krim pvY nIswxu ] (7-13, jpu, mò 1)They receive the Mark of Grace from the Merciful Lord.

kc pkweL AoQY pwe ] (7-14, jpu, mò 1)The ripe and the unripe, the good and the bad, shall there be judged.

nwnk geAw jwpY jwe ]34] (7-14, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, when you go home, you will see this. ||34||

DmL Kzf kw Eho Drmu ] (7-14, jpu, mò 1)This is righteous living in the realm of Dharma.

igAwn Kzf kw AwKhu krmu ] (7-15, jpu, mò 1)And now we speak of the realm of spiritual wisdom.

kyqy pvx pwxI vYszqr kyqy kwn mhys ] (7-15, jpu, mò 1)So many winds, waters and fires; so many Krishnas and Shivas.

kyqy brmy GwViq GVIAih }p rzg ky vys ] (7-15, jpu, mò 1)So many Brahmas, fashioning forms of great beauty, adorned and dressed in manycolors.

kyqIAw kmL BUmI myr kyqy kyqy DU apdys ] (7-16, jpu, mò 1)So many worlds and lands for working out karma. So very many lessons to belearned!

kyqy ezd czd sUr kyqy kyqy mzfl dys ] (7-16, jpu, mò 1)So many Indras, so many moons and suns, so many worlds and lands.

kyqy isD buD nwQ kyqy kyqy dyvI vys ] (7-17, jpu, mò 1)So many Siddhas and Buddhas, so many Yogic masters. So many goddesses ofvarious kinds.

kyqy dyv dwnv muin kyqy kyqy rqn smuzd ] (7-17, jpu, mò 1)So many demi-gods and demons, so many silent sages. So many oceans of jewels.

kyqIAw KwxI kyqIAw bwxI kyqy pwq nirzd ] (7-18, jpu, mò 1)So many ways of life, so many languages. So many dynasties of rulers.

kyqIAw surqI syvk kyqy nwnk Azqu n Azqu ]35] (7-18, jpu, mò 1)So many intuitive people, so many selfless servants. O Nanak, His limit has no limit!||35||

igAwn Kzf mih igAwnu prczfu ] (7-19, jpu, mò 1)In the realm of wisdom, spiritual wisdom reigns supreme.

iqQY nwd ibnod kof Anzdu ] (7-19, jpu, mò 1)The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, amidst the sounds and the sights ofbliss.

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smL Kzf kI bwxI }pu ] (8-1, jpu, mò 1)In the realm of humility, the Word is Beauty.

iqQY GwViq GVIEy bhuqu AnUpu ] (8-1, jpu, mò 1)Forms of incomparable beauty are fashioned there.

qw kIAw glw kQIAw nw jwih ] (8-1, jpu, mò 1)These things cannot be described.

jy ko khY ipCY pCuqwe ] (8-1, jpu, mò 1)One who tries to speak of these shall regret the attempt.

iqQY GVIEy suriq miq min buiD ] (8-2, jpu, mò 1)The intuitive consciousness, intellect and understanding of the mind are shaped there.

iqQY GVIEy surw isDw kI suiD ]36] (8-2, jpu, mò 1)The consciousness of the spiritual warriors and the Siddhas, the beings of spiritualperfection, are shaped there. ||36||

kmL Kzf kI bwxI jo{ ] (8-3, jpu, mò 1)In the realm of karma, the Word is Power.

iqQY ho{ n koeL ho{ ] (8-3, jpu, mò 1)No one else dwells there,

iqQY joD mhwbl sUr ] (8-3, jpu, mò 1)except the warriors of great power, the spiritual heroes.

iqn mih rwmu rihAw BrpUr ] (8-3, jpu, mò 1)They are totally fulfilled, imbued with the Lord's Essence.

iqQY sIqo sIqw mihmw mwih ] (8-4, jpu, mò 1)Myriads of Sitas are there, cool and calm in their majestic glory.

qw ky }p n kQny jwih ] (8-4, jpu, mò 1)Their beauty cannot be described.

nw Aoih mrih n Twgy jwih ] (8-4, jpu, mò 1)Neither death nor deception comes to those,

ijn kY rwmu vsY mn mwih ] (8-4, jpu, mò 1)within whose minds the Lord abides.

iqQY Bgq vsih ky loA ] (8-5, jpu, mò 1)The devotees of many worlds dwell there.

krih Anzdu scw min soe ] (8-5, jpu, mò 1)They celebrate; their minds are imbued with the True Lord.

sc Kzif vsY inrzkw{ ] (8-5, jpu, mò 1)In the realm of Truth, the Formless Lord abides.

kir kir vyKY ndir inhwl ] (8-6, jpu, mò 1)Having created the creation, He watches over it. By His Glance of Grace, He bestowshappiness.

iqQY Kzf mzfl vrBzf ] (8-6, jpu, mò 1)There are planets, solar systems and galaxies.

jy ko kQY q Azq n Azq ] (8-6, jpu, mò 1)If one speaks of them, there is no limit, no end.

iqQY loA loA Awkwr ] (8-6, jpu, mò 1)There are worlds upon worlds of His Creation.

ijv ijv hukmu iqvY iqv kwr ] (8-7, jpu, mò 1)As He commands, so they exist.

vyKY ivgsY kir vIcw{ ] (8-7, jpu, mò 1)He watches over all, and contemplating the creation, He rejoices.

nwnk kQnw krVw sw{ ]37] (8-7, jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, to describe this is as hard as steel! ||37||

jqu pwhwrw DIrju suinAw{ ] (8-8, jpu, mò 1)Let self-control be the furnace, and patience the goldsmith.

Ahrix miq vydu hQIAw{ ] (8-8, jpu, mò 1)Let understanding be the anvil, and spiritual wisdom the tools.

Ba Klw Agin qp qwa ] (8-8, jpu, mò 1)With the Fear of God as the bellows, fan the flames of tapa, the body's inner heat.

BWfw Bwa Amãqu iqqu Fwil ] (8-9, jpu, mò 1)In the crucible of love, melt the Nectar of the Name,

GVIEy sbdu scI tkswl ] (8-9 jpu, mò 1)and mint the True Coin of the Shabad, the Word of God.

ijn ka ndir krmu iqn kwr ] (8-9 jpu, mò 1)Such is the karma of those upon whom He has cast His Glance of Grace.

nwnk ndrI ndir inhwl ]38] (8-10 jpu, mò 1)O Nanak, the Merciful Lord, by His Grace, uplifts and exalts them. ||38||

slokê ] (8-10)Shalok:

pvxu gu} pwxI ipqw mwqw Driq mhqu ] (8-10, slokê)Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

idvsu rwiq due dweL dweAw KylY sgl jgqu ] (8-11, slokê)Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

czigAweLAw buirAweLAw vwcY Drmu hdUir ] (8-11, slokê)Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord ofDharma.

krmI Awpo AwpxI ky nyVY ky dUir ] (8-12, slokê)According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven fartheraway.

ijnI nwmu iDAweAw gE mskiq Gwil ] (8-12, slokê)Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed afterhaving worked by the sweat of their brows

nwnk qy muK ajly kyqI CutI nwil ]1] (8-12, slokê)-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved alongwith them! ||1||

so d{ rwgu Awsw mhlw 1 (8-14)So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:

û siqgur pRswid ] (8-14)One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

so d{ qyrw kyhw so G{ kyhw ijqu bih sbL smwly ](8-14, Awsw, mò 1)Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take careof all?

vwjy qyry nwd Anyk AszKw kyqy qyry vwvxhwry ] (8-15, Awsw, mò 1)The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians playall sorts of instruments there for You.

kyqy qyry rwg prI isa khIAih kyqy qyry gwvxhwry ] (8-15, Awsw, mò 1)There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels singhymns of You.

gwvin quDno pvxu pwxI bYszq{ gwvY rwjw Drmu duAwry ] (8-16, Awsw, mò 1)Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.

gwvin quDno icqu gupqu iliK jwxin iliK iliK Drmu bIcwry ] (8-17, Awsw, mò 1)Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who keep the recordof actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of You.

gwvin quDno eLs{ bRHÌw dyvI sohin qyry sdw svwry ] (8-17, Awsw, mò 1)Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.

gwvin quDno ezdà ezdàwsix bYTy dyviqAw dir nwly ] (8-18, Awsw, mò 1)Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.

gwvin quDno isD smwDI Azdir gwvin quDno swD bIcwry ] (8-19, Awsw, mò 1)The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.

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gwvin quDno jqI sqI szqoKI gwvin quDno vIr krwry ] (9-1, Awsw, mò 1)The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearlesswarriors sing of You.

gwvin quDno pzifq pVin rKIsur jugu jugu vydw nwly ] (9-1, Awsw, mò 1)The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of allthe ages, sing of You.

gwvin quDno mohxIAw mnu mohin surgu mCu peAwly ] (9-2, Awsw, mò 1)The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in thisworld, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.

gwvin quDno rqn apwE qyry ATsiT qIQL nwly ] (9-2, Awsw, mò 1)The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage,sing of You.

gwvin quDno joD mhwbl sUrw gwvin quDno KwxI cwry ] (9-3, Awsw, mò 1)The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sourcesof creation sing of You.

gwvin quDno Kzf mzfl bRhmzfw kir kir rKy qyry Dwry ] (9-4, Awsw, mò 1)The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing ofYou.

syeL quDno gwvin jo quDu Bwvin rqy qyry Bgq rswly ] (9-4, Awsw, mò 1)They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued withYour Sublime Essence.

hoir kyqy quDno gwvin sy mY iciq n Awvin nwnkê ikAw bIcwry ] (9-5, Awsw, mò 1)So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think ofthem all?

soeL soeL sdw scu swihbu swcw swcI nweL ] (9-5, Awsw, mò 1)That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.

hY BI hosI jwe n jwsI rcnw ijin rcweL ] (9-6, Awsw, mò 1)He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He hascreated departs.

rzgI rzgI BwqI kir kir ijnsI mweAw ijin apweL ] (9-6, Awsw, mò 1)He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety ofMaya.

kir kir dyKY kIqw Awpxw ija iqs dI vifAweL ] (9-7, Awsw, mò 1)Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.

jo iqsu BwvY soeL krsI iPir hukmu n krxw jweL ] (9-7, Awsw, mò 1)He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.

so pwiqswhu swhw piqswihbu nwnk rhxu rjweL ]1] (9-8, Awsw, mò 1)He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanakremains subject to His Will. ||1||

Awsw mhlw 1 ] (9-9)Aasaa, First Mehl:

suix vfw AwKY sBu koe ] (9-9, Awsw, mò 1)Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.

kyvfu vfw fITw hoe ] (9-9, Awsw, mò 1)But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.

kImiq pwe n kihAw jwe ] (9-9, Awsw, mò 1)His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.

khxY vwly qyry rhy smwe ]1] (9-10, Awsw, mò 1)Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||

vfy myry swihbw gihr gMBIrw guxI ghIrw ] (9-10, Awsw, mò 1)O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean ofExcellence.

koe n jwxY qyrw kyqw kyvfu cIrw ]1] rhwa ] (9-10, Awsw, mò 1)No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||

siB surqI imil suriq kmweL ] (9-11, Awsw, mò 1)All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.

sB kImiq imil kImiq pweL ] (9-11, Awsw, mò 1)All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.

igAwnI iDAwnI gur gurhweL ] (9-12, Awsw, mò 1)The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers

khxu n jweL qyrI iqlu vifAweL ]2] (9-12, Awsw, mò 1)-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||

siB sq siB qp siB czigAweLAw ] (9-12, Awsw, mò 1)All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,

isDw purKw kIAw vifAweLAw ] (9-13, Awsw, mò 1)all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas

quDu ivxu isDI iknY n pweLAw ] (9-13, Awsw, mò 1)-without You, no one has attained such powers.

krim imlY nwhI Twik rhweLAw ]3] (9-13, Awsw, mò 1)They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||

AwKx vwlw ikAw vycwrw ] (9-14, Awsw, mò 1)What can the poor helpless creatures do?

isPqI Bry qyry Bzfwrw ] (9-14, Awsw, mò 1)Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.

ijsu qU dyih iqsY ikAw cwrw ] (9-14, Awsw, mò 1)Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?

nwnk scu svwrxhwrw ]4]2] (9-15, Awsw, mò 1)O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||


AwKw jIvw ivsrY mir jwa ] (9-15, Awsw, mò 1)Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.

AwKix AaKw swcw nwa ] (9-15, Awsw, mò 1)It is so difficult to chant the True Name.

swcy nwm kI lwgY BUK ] (9-16, Awsw, mò 1)If someone feels hunger for the True Name,

aqu BUKY Kwe clIAih dUK ]1] (9-16, Awsw, mò 1)that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||

so ika ivsrY myrI mwe ] (9-16, Awsw, mò 1)How can I forget Him, O my mother?

swcw swihbu swcY nwe ]1] rhwa ] (9-17, Awsw, mò 1)True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||

swcy nwm kI iqlu vifAweL ] (9-17, Awsw, mò 1)Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,

AwiK Qky kImiq nhI pweL ] (9-17, Awsw, mò 1)people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.

jy siB imil kY AwKx pwih ] (9-18, Awsw, mò 1)Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,

vfw n hovY Gwit n jwe ]2] (9-18, Awsw, mò 1)He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||

nw Aohu mrY n hovY sogu ] (9-18, Awsw, mò 1)That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.

dydw rhY n cUkY Bogu ] (9-18, Awsw, mò 1)He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.

guxu Eho ho{ nwhI koe ] (9-19, Awsw, mò 1)This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.

nw ko hoAw nw ko hoe ]3] (9-19, Awsw, mò 1)There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||

jyvfu Awip qyvf qyrI dwiq ] (9-19, Awsw, mò 1)As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.

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ijin idnu kir kY kIqI rwiq ] (10-1, Awsw, mò 1)The One who created the day also created the night.

Ksmu ivswrih qy kmjwiq ] (10-1, Awsw, mò 1)Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.

nwnk nwvY bwJu snwiq ]4]3] (10-1, Awsw, mò 1)O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||

rwgu gUjrI mhlw 4 ] (10-1)Raag Goojaree, Fourth Mehl:

hir ky jn siqgur sqpurKw ibna kra gur pwis ] (10-2, gUjrI, mò 4)O humble servant of the Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being: I offer my humbleprayer to You, O Guru.

hm kIry ikmL siqgur srxweL kir deAw nwmu prgwis ]1] (10-2, gUjrI, mò 4)I am a mere insect, a worm. O True Guru, I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be merciful,and bless me with the Light of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

myry mIq gurdyv mo ka rwm nwmu prgwis ] (10-3, gUjrI, mò 4)O my Best Friend, O Divine Guru, please enlighten me with the Name of the Lord.

gurmiq nwmu myrw pRwn sKweL hir kIriq hmrI rhrwis ]1] rhwa ] (10-3, gUjrI, mò 4)Through the Guru's Teachings, the Naam is my breath of life. The Kirtan of the Lord'sPraise is my life's occupation. ||1||Pause||

hir jn ky vf Bwg vfyry ijn hir hir srDw hir ipAws ] (10-4, gUjrI, mò 4)The servants of the Lord have the greatest good fortune; they have faith in the Lord,and a longing for the Lord.

hir hir nwmu imlY qãpqwsih imil szgiq gux prgwis ]2] (10-5, gUjrI, mò 4)Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied; joining the Sangat, theBlessed Congregation, their virtues shine forth. ||2||

ijn hir hir hir rsu nwmu n pweAw qy BwghIx jm pwis ] (10-6, gUjrI, mò 4)Those who have not obtained the Sublime Essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,Har, are most unfortunate; they are led away by the Messenger of Death.

jo siqgur srix szgiq nhI AwE iDRgu jIvy iDRgu jIvwis ]3] (10-6, gUjrI, mò 4)Those who have not sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Sangat, the HolyCongregation-cursed are their lives, and cursed are their hopes of life. ||3||

ijn hir jn siqgur szgiq pweL iqn Duir msqik iliKAw ilKwis ] (10-7, gUjrI, mò 4)Those humble servants of the Lord who have attained the Company of the True Guru,have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads.

Dnu DNnu sqszgiq ijqu hir rsu pweAw imil jn nwnk nwmu prgwis ]4]4] (10-8, gUjrI, mò 4)Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the Lord's Essenceis obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the Light of the Naam shinesforth. ||4||4||

rwgu gUjrI mhlw 5 ] (10-8)Raag Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:

kwhy ry mn icqvih admu jw Awhir hir jIa pirAw ] (10-9, gUjrI, mò 5)Why, O mind, do you plot and plan, when the Dear Lord Himself provides for yourcare?

sYl pQr mih jzq apwE qw kw irjkê AwgY kir DirAw ]1] (10-9, gUjrI, mò 5)From rocks and stones He created living beings; He places their nourishment beforethem. ||1||

myry mwDa jI sqszgiq imly su qirAw ] (10-10, gUjrI, mò 5)O my Dear Lord of souls, one who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, issaved.

gur prswid pmL pdu pweAw sUky kwst hirAw ]1] rhwa ] (10-10, gUjrI, mò 5)By Guru's Grace, the supreme status is obtained, and the dry wood blossoms forthagain in lush greenery. ||1||Pause||

jnin ipqw lok suq binqw koe n iks kI DirAw ] (10-11, gUjrI, mò 5)Mothers, fathers, friends, children and spouses-no one is the support of anyone else.

isir isir irjkê sMbwhy Twkê{ kwhy mn Ba kirAw ]2] (10-12, gUjrI, mò 5)For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you soafraid, O mind? ||2||

@fy @if AwvY sY kosw iqsu pwCY bcry CirAw ] (10-12, gUjrI, mò 5)The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind.

iqn kvxu KlwvY kvxu cugwvY mn mih ismrnu kirAw ]3] (10-13, gUjrI, mò 5)Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thoughtof this in your mind? ||3||

siB inDwn ds Ast isDwn Twkêr kr ql DirAw ] (10-13, gUjrI, mò 5)All the nine treasures, and the eighteen supernatural powers are held by our Lord andMaster in the Palm of His Hand.

jn nwnk bil bil sd bil jweLEy qyrw Azqu n pwrwvirAw ]4]5] (10-14, gUjrI, mò 5)Servant Nanak is devoted, dedicated, forever a sacrifice to You, Lord. Your Expansehas no limit, no boundary. ||4||5||

rwgu Awsw mhlw 4 so purKu (10-16)Raag Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, So Purakh ~ That Primal Being:


so purKu inrzjnu hir purKu inrzjnu hir Agmw Agm Apwrw ] (10-17, Awsw, mò 4)That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculateand Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivalled.

siB iDAwvih siB iDAwvih quDu jI hir scy isrjxhwrw ] (10-18, Awsw, mò 4)All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.

siB jIA qumwry jI qUz jIAw kw dwqwrw ] (10-18, Awsw, mò 4)All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.

hir iDAwvhu szqhu jI siB dUK ivswrxhwrw ] (10-19, Awsw, mò 4)Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.

hir Awpy Twkê{ hir Awpy syvkê jI ikAw nwnk jzq ivcwrw ]1] (10-19, Awsw, mò 4)The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant. O Nanak, the poorbeings are wretched and miserable! ||1||

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qUz Gt Gt Azqir sbL inrzqir jI hir Eko purKu smwxw ] (11-1, Awsw, mò 4)You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O Dear Lord, you are theOne.

eik dwqy eik ByKwrI jI siB qyry coj ivfwxw ] (11-1, Awsw, mò 4)Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all Your Wondrous Play.

qUz Awpy dwqw Awpy Bugqw jI ha quDu ibnu Av{ n jwxw ] (11-2, Awsw, mò 4)You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other thanYou.

qUz pwrbRHÌu byAzqu byAzqu jI qyry ikAw gux AwiK vKwxw ] (11-3, Awsw, mò 4)You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite. What Virtues of Yours can Ispeak of and describe?

jo syvih jo syvih quDu jI jnu nwnkê iqn kêrbwxw ]2] (11-3, Awsw, mò 4)Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant Nanak is asacrifice. ||2||

hir iDAwvih hir iDAwvih quDu jI sy jn jug mih suKvwsI ] (11-4, Awsw, mò 4)Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who meditate on You-those humble beingsdwell in peace in this world.

sy mukqu sy mukqu BE ijn hir iDAweAw jI iqn qUtI jm kI PwsI ] (11-4, Awsw, mò 4)They are liberated, they are liberated-those who meditate on the Lord. For them, thenoose of death is cut away.

ijn inrBa ijn hir inrBa iDAweAw jI iqn kw Ba sBu gvwsI ] (11-5, Awsw, mò 4)Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord-all their fears aredispelled.

ijn syivAw ijn syivAw myrw hir jI qy hir hir }ip smwsI ] (11-6, Awsw, mò 4)Those who serve, those who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of theLord, Har, Har.

sy DNnu sy DNnu ijn hir iDAweAw jI jnu nwnkê iqn bil jwsI ]3] (11-7, Awsw, mò 4)Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate on their Dear Lord. Servant Nanak isa sacrifice to them. ||3||

qyrI Bgiq qyrI Bgiq Bzfwr jI Bry ibAzq byAzqw ] (11-7, Awsw, mò 4)Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyondmeasure.

qyry Bgq qyry Bgq slwhin quDu jI hir Aink Anyk Anzqw ] (11-8, Awsw, mò 4)Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various andcountless ways.

qyrI Aink qyrI Aink krih hir pUjw jI qpu qwpih jpih byAzqw ] (11-9, Awsw, mò 4)For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services, O Dear Infinite Lord;they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.

qyry Anyk qyry Anyk pVih bhu ismãiq swsq jI kir ikirAw Ktu kmL krzqw ] (11-10, Awsw, mò 4)For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras. Theyperform rituals and religious rites.

sy Bgq sy Bgq Bly jn nwnk jI jo Bwvih myry hir Bgvzqw ]4] (11-10, Awsw, mò 4)Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing tomy Dear Lord God. ||4||

qUz Awid purKu AprMp{ krqw jI quDu jyvfu Av{ n koeL ] (11-11, Awsw, mò 4)You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great asYou.

qUz jugu jugu Eko sdw sdw qUz Eko jI qUz inhclu krqw soeL ] (11-12, Awsw, mò 4)Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You neverchange, O Creator Lord.

quDu Awpy BwvY soeL vrqY jI qUz Awpy krih su hoeL ] (11-12, Awsw, mò 4)Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all that occurs.

quDu Awpy sãsit sB apweL jI quDu Awpy isrij sB goeL ] (11-13, Awsw, mò 4)You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself shalldestroy it all.

jnu nwnkê gux gwvY krqy ky jI jo sBsY kw jwxoeL ]5]1] (11-13, Awsw, mò 4)Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, the Knower of all.||5||1||

Awsw mhlw 4 ] (11-14)Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:

qUz krqw sicAw{ mYfw sWeL ] (11-14, Awsw, mò 4)You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master.

jo qa BwvY soeL QIsI jo qUz dyih soeL ha pweL ]1] rhwa ] (11-15, Awsw, mò 4)Whatever pleases You comes to pass. As You give, so do we receive. ||1||Pause||

sB qyrI qUz sBnI iDAweAw ] (11-15, Awsw, mò 4)All belong to You, all meditate on you.

ijs no øpw krih iqin nwm rqnu pweAw ] (11-16, Awsw, mò 4)Those who are blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the Naam, the Name ofthe Lord.

gurmuiK lwDw mnmuiK gvweAw ] (11-16, Awsw, mò 4)The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.

quDu Awip ivCoiVAw Awip imlweAw ]1] (11-16, Awsw, mò 4)You Yourself separate them from Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again.||1||

qUz drIAwa sB quJ hI mwih ] (11-17, Awsw, mò 4)You are the River of Life; all are within You.

quJ ibnu dUjw koeL nwih ] (11-17, Awsw, mò 4)There is no one except You.

jIA jzq siB qyrw Kylu ] (11-18, Awsw, mò 4)All living beings are Your playthings.

ivjoig imil ivCuiVAw szjogI mylu ]2] (11-18, Awsw, mò 4)The separated ones meet, and by great good fortune, those suffering in separationare reunited once again. ||2||

ijs no qU jwxweih soeL jnu jwxY ] (11-18, Awsw, mò 4)They alone understand, whom You inspire to understand;

hir gux sd hI AwiK vKwxY ] (11-19, Awsw, mò 4)they continually chant and repeat the Lord's Praises.

ijin hir syivAw iqin suKu pweAw ] (11-19, Awsw, mò 4)Those who serve You find peace.

shjy hI hir nwim smweAw ]3] (11-19, Awsw, mò 4)They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||3||

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qU Awpy krqw qyrw kIAw sBu hoe ] (12-1, Awsw, mò 4)You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.

quDu ibnu dUjw Av{ n koe ] (12-1, Awsw, mò 4)There is no one except You.

qU kir kir vyKih jwxih soe ] (12-1, Awsw, mò 4)You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.

jn nwnk gurmuiK prgtu hoe ]4]2] (12-2, Awsw, mò 4)O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression ofthe Guru's Word. ||4||2||


iqqu srvrVY BeLly invwsw pwxI pwvkê iqnih kIAw ] (12-2, Awsw, mò 1)In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!

pzkju moh pgu nhI cwlY hm dyKw qh fUbIAly ]1] (12-3, Awsw, mò 1)In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen themdrowning there. ||1||

mn Ekê n cyqis mUV mnw ] (12-4, Awsw, mò 1)In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!

hir ibsrq qyry gux gilAw ]1] rhwa ] (12-4, Awsw, mò 1)You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||

nw ha jqI sqI nhI piVAw mUrK muÀDw jnmu BeAw ] (12-4, Awsw, mò 1)I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into thisworld.

pRxviq nwnk iqn kI srxw ijn qU nwhI vIsirAw ]2]3] (12-5, Awsw, mò 1)Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord!||2||3||

Awsw mhlw 5 ] (12-6)Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

BeL prwpiq mwnuK dyhurIAw ] (12-6, Awsw, mò 5)This human body has been given to you.

goibzd imlx kI eh qyrI brIAw ] (12-6, Awsw, mò 5)This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.

Avir kwj qyrY ikqY n kwm ] (12-6, Awsw, mò 5)Nothing else will work.

imlu swDszgiq Bju kyvl nwm ]1] (12-7, Awsw, mò 5)Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewelof the Naam. ||1||

srzjwim lwgu Bvjl qrn kY ] (12-7, Awsw, mò 5)Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.

jnmu bãQw jwq rzig mweAw kY ]1] rhwa ] (12-8, Awsw, mò 5)You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||

jpu qpu szjmu Drmu n kmweAw ] (12-8, Awsw, mò 5)I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.

syvw swD n jwinAw hir rweAw ] (12-8, Awsw, mò 5)I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.

khu nwnk hm nIc krMmw ] (12-9, Awsw, mò 5)Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!

srix pry kI rwKhu srmw ]2]4] (12-9, Awsw, mò 5)O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||

soihlw rwgu gaVI dIpkI mhlw 1 (12-10)Sohilaa ~ The Song Of Praise. Raag Gauree Deepakee, First Mehl:


jY Gir kIriq AwKIEy krqy kw hoe bIcwro ] (12-11, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated

iqqu Gir gwvhu soihlw isvirhu isrjxhwro ]1] (12-11, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)-in that house, sing Songs of Praise; meditate and remember the Creator Lord. ||1||

qum gwvhu myry inrBa kw soihlw ] (12-12, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord.

ha vwrI ijqu soihlY sdw suKu hoe ]1] rhwa ] (12-12, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1||Pause||

inq inq jIAVy smwlIAin dyKYgw dyvxhw{ ] (12-13, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.

qyry dwnY kImiq nw pvY iqsu dwqy kvxu sumw{ ]2] (12-13, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)Your Gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2||

sMbiq swhw iliKAw imil kir pwvhu qylu ] (12-14, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come, gather together and pour the oil overthe threshold.

dyhu sjx AsIsVIAw ija hovY swihb isa mylu ]3] (12-14, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)My friends, give me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and Master. ||3||

Gir Gir Eho pwhucw sdVy inq pvzin ] (12-15, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, this summons is sent out; thecall comes each and every day.

sdxhwrw ismrIEy nwnk sy idh Awvzin ]4]1] (12-16, gaVI dIpkI, mò 1)Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawingnear! ||4||1||

rwgu Awsw mhlw 1 ] (12-16)Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:

iCA Gr iCA gur iCA apdys ] (12-16, Awsw, mò 1)There are six schools of philosophy, six teachers, and six sets of teachings.

gu{ gu{ Eko vys Anyk ]1] (12-17, Awsw, mò 1)But the Teacher of teachers is the One, who appears in so many forms. ||1||

bwbw jY Gir krqy kIriq hoe ] (12-17, Awsw, mò 1)O Baba: that system in which the Praises of the Creator are sung

so G{ rwKu vfweL qoe ]1] rhwa ] (12-17, Awsw, mò 1)-follow that system; in it rests true greatness. ||1||Pause||

ivsuE cisAw GVIAw phrw iQqI vwrI mwhu hoAw ] (12-18, Awsw, mò 1)The seconds, minutes and hours, days, weeks and months,

sUrju Eko {iq Anyk ] (12-18, Awsw, mò 1)and the various seasons originate from the one sun;

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nwnk krqy ky kyqy vys ]2]2] (13-1, Awsw, mò 1)O Nanak, in just the same way, the many forms originate from the Creator. ||2||2||

rwgu DnwsrI mhlw 1 ] (13-1)Raag Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

ggn mY Qwlu riv czdu dIpk bny qwirkw mzfl jnk moqI ] (13-1, DnwsrI, mò 1)Upon that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The stars andtheir orbs are the studded pearls.

DUpu mlAwnlo pvxu cvro kry sgl bnrwe Pëlzq joqI ]1] (13-2, DnwsrI, mò 1)The fragrance of sandalwood in the air is the temple incense, and the wind is the fan.All the plants of the world are the altar flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord.||1||

kYsI AwrqI hoe ] Bv Kzfnw qyrI AwrqI ] (13-3, DnwsrI, mò 1)What a beautiful Aartee, lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of Fear, this isYour Ceremony of Light.

Anhqw sbd vwjzq ByrI ]1] rhwa ] (13-3, DnwsrI, mò 1)The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad is the vibration of the temple drums.||1||Pause||

shs qv nYn nn nYn hih qoih ka shs mUriq nnw Ek quohI ] (13-3, DnwsrI, mò 1)You have thousands of eyes, and yet You have no eyes. You have thousands of forms,and yet You do not have even one.

shs pd ibml nn Ek pd gzD ibnu shs qv gzD ev clq mohI ]2] (13-4, DnwsrI, mò 1)You have thousands of Lotus Feet, and yet You do not have even one foot. You haveno nose, but you have thousands of noses. This Play of Yours entrances me. ||2||

sB mih joiq joiq hY soe ] (13-5, DnwsrI, mò 1)Amongst all is the Light-You are that Light.

iqs dY cwnix sB mih cwnxu hoe ] (13-5, DnwsrI, mò 1)By this Illumination, that Light is radiant within all.

gur swKI joiq prgtu hoe ] (13-6, DnwsrI, mò 1)Through the Guru's Teachings, the Light shines forth.

jo iqsu BwvY su AwrqI hoe ]3] (13-6, DnwsrI, mò 1)That which is pleasing to Him is the lamp-lit worship service. ||3||

hir crx kvl mkrzd loiBq mno Anidnuo moih AwhI ipAwsw ] (13-6, DnwsrI, mò 1)My mind is enticed by the honey-sweet Lotus Feet of the Lord. Day and night, I thirstfor them.

øpw jlu dyih nwnk swirzg ka hoe jw qy qyrY nwe vwsw ]4]3] (13-7, DnwsrI, mò 1)Bestow the Water of Your Mercy upon Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, so that he maycome to dwell in Your Name. ||4||3||

rwgu gaVI pUrbI mhlw 4 ] (13-8)Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehl:

kwim kroiD ng{ bhu BirAw imil swDU Kzfl Kzfw hy ] (13-8, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)The body-village is filled to overflowing with anger and sexual desire; these werebroken into bits when I met with the Holy Saint.

pUrib ilKq ilKy gu{ pweAw min hir ilv mzfl mzfw hy ]1] (13-9, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)By pre-ordained destiny, I have met with the Guru. I have entered into the realm ofthe Lord's Love. ||1||

kir swDU AzjulI punu vfw hy ] (13-9, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)Greet the Holy Saint with your palms pressed together; this is an act of great merit.

kir fzfaq punu vfw hy ]1] rhwa ] (13-10, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)Bow down before Him; this is a virtuous action indeed. ||1||Pause||

swkq hir rs swdu n jwixAw iqn Azqir hamY kzfw hy ] (13-10, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)The wicked shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not know the Taste of the Lord's SublimeEssence. The thorn of egotism is embedded deep within them.

ija ija clih cuBY duKu pwvih jmkwlu shih isir fzfw hy ]2] (13-11, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)The more they walk away, the deeper it pierces them, and the more they suffer inpain, until finally, the Messenger of Death smashes his club against their heads. ||2||

hir jn hir hir nwim smwxy duKu jnm mrx Bv Kzfw hy ] (13-11, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Thepain of birth and the fear of death are eradicated.

AibnwsI purKu pweAw prmys{ bhu soB Kzf bRhmzfw hy ]3] (13-12, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)They have found the Imperishable Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, andthey receive great honor throughout all the worlds and realms. ||3||

hm grIb mskIn pRB qyry hir rwKu rwKu vf vfw hy ] (13-13, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)I am poor and meek, God, but I belong to You! Save me-please save me, O Greatestof the Great!

jn nwnk nwmu ADw{ tyk hY hir nwmy hI suKu mzfw hy ]4]4] (13-13, gaVI pUrbI, mò 4)Servant Nanak takes the Sustenance and Support of the Naam. In the Name of theLord, he enjoys celestial peace. ||4||4||

rwgu gaVI pUrbI mhlw 5 ] (13-14)Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fifth Mehl:

kra bynzqI suxhu myry mIqw szq thl kI bylw ] (13-14, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)Listen, my friends, I beg of you: now is the time to serve the Saints!

eLhw Kwit clhu hir lwhw AwgY bsnu suhylw ]1] (13-15, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)In this world, earn the profit of the Lord's Name, and hereafter, you shall dwell inpeace. ||1||

AaD GtY idnsu rYxwry ] mn gur imil kwj svwry ]1] rhwa ] (13-15, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)This life is diminishing, day and night. Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall beresolved. ||1||Pause||

ehu szsw{ ibkw{ szsy mih qirAo bRHÌ igAwnI ] (13-16, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)This world is engrossed in corruption and cynicism. Only those who know God aresaved.

ijsih jgwe pIAwvY ehu rsu AkQ kQw iqin jwnI ]2] (13-17, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)Only those who are awakened by the Lord to drink in this Sublime Essence, come toknow the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||2||

jw ka AwE soeL ibhwJhu hir gur qy mnih bsyrw ] (13-17, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)Purchase only that for which you have come into the world, and through the Guru, theLord shall dwell within your mind.

inj Gir mhlu pwvhu suK shjy bhuir n hoego Pyrw ]3] (13-18, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)Within the home of your own inner being, you shall obtain the Mansion of the Lord'sPresence with intuitive ease. You shall not be consigned again to the wheel ofreincarnation. ||3||

AzqrjwmI purK ibDwqy srDw mn kI pUry ] (13-18, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)O Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts, O Primal Being, Architect of Destiny: please fulfillthis yearning of my mind.

nwnk dwsu ehY suKu mwgY mo ka kir szqn kI DUry ]4]5] (13-19, gaVI pUrbI, mò 5)Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust of the feet of theSaints. ||4||5||

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rwgu isrIrwgu mhlw pihlw 1 G{ 1 ] (14-2)Raag Siree Raag, First Mehl, First House:

moqI q mzdr @srih rqnI q hoih jVwa ] (14-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If I had a palace made of pearls, inlaid with jewels,

ksqUir kêzgU Agir czdin lIip AwvY cwa ] (14-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)scented with musk, saffron and sandalwood, a sheer delight to behold

mqu dyiK BUlw vIsrY qyrw iciq n AwvY nwa ]1] (14-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-seeing this, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter intomy mind. ||1||

hir ibnu jIa jil bil jwa ] (14-4, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Without the Lord, my soul is scorched and burnt.

mY Awpxw gu{ pUiC dyiKAw Av{ nwhI Qwa ]1] rhwa ] (14-4, isrIrwgu, mò 1)I consulted my Guru, and now I see that there is no other place at all. ||1||Pause||

DrqI q hIry lwl jVqI pliG lwl jVwa ] (14-5, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If the floor of this palace was a mosaic of diamonds and rubies, and if my bed wasencased with rubies,

mohxI muiK mxI sohY kry rzig pswa ] (14-5, isrIrwgu, mò 1)and if heavenly beauties, their faces adorned with emeralds, tried to entice me withsensual gestures of love

mqu dyiK BUlw vIsrY qyrw iciq n AwvY nwa ]2] (14-6, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter intomy mind. ||2||

isDu hovw isiD lweL iriD AwKw Awa ] (14-6, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If I were to become a Siddha, and work miracles, summon wealth

gupqu prgtu hoe bYsw lokê rwKY Bwa ] (14-7, isrIrwgu, mò 1)and become invisible and visible at will, so that people would hold me in awe

mqu dyiK BUlw vIsrY qyrw iciq n AwvY nwa ]3] (14-7, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter intomy mind. ||3||

sulqwnu hovw myil lskr qKiq rwKw pwa ] (14-8, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If I were to become an emperor and raise a huge army, and sit on a throne,

hukmu hwslu krI bYTw nwnkw sB vwa ] (14-8, isrIrwgu, mò 1)issuing commands and collecting taxes-O Nanak, all of this could pass away like a puffof wind.

mqu dyiK BUlw vIsrY qyrw iciq n AwvY nwa ]4]1] (14-9, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter intomy mind. ||4||1||

isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ] (14-9)Siree Raag, First Mehl:

koit kotI myrI Awrjw pvxu pIAxu AipAwa ] (14-10, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If I could live for millions and millions of years, and if the air was my food and drink,

czdu sUrju due guPY n dyKw supnY sax n Qwa ] (14-10, isrIrwgu, mò 1)and if I lived in a cave and never saw either the sun or the moon, and if I never slept,even in dreams

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY ha kyvfu AwKw nwa ]1] (14-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of YourName? ||1||

swcw inrzkw{ inj Qwe ] (14-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own Place.

suix suix AwKxu AwKxw jy BwvY kry qmwe ]1] rhwa ] (14-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)I have heard, over and over again, and so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord,please instill within me the yearning for You. ||1||Pause||

kêsw ktIAw vwr vwr pIsix pIsw pwe ] (14-12, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If I was slashed and cut into pieces, over and over again, and put into the mill andground into flour,

AgI syqI jwlIAw Bsm syqI ril jwa ] (14-12, isrIrwgu, mò 1)burnt by fire and mixed with ashes

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY ha kyvfu AwKw nwa ]2] (14-13, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-even then, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness ofYour Name? ||2||

pzKI hoe kY jy Bvw sY AsmwnI jwa ] (14-13, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If I was a bird, soaring and flying through hundreds of heavens,

ndrI iksY n Awv@ nw ikCu pIAw n Kwa ] (14-14, isrIrwgu, mò 1)and if I was invisible, neither eating nor drinking anything

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY ha kyvfu AwKw nwa ]3] (14-14, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of YourName? ||3||

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nwnk kwgd lK mxw piV piV kIcY Bwa ] (15-1, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Nanak, if I had hundreds of thousands of stacks of paper, and if I were to read andrecite and embrace love for the Lord,

msU qoit n AwveL lyKix paxu clwa ] (15-1, isrIrwgu, mò 1)and if ink were never to fail me, and if my pen were able to move like the wind

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY ha kyvfu AwKw nwa ]4]2] (15-2, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of YourName? ||4||2||


lyKY bolxu bolxw lyKY Kwxw Kwa ] (15-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)As it is pre-ordained, people speak their words. As it is pre-ordained, they consumetheir food.

lyKY vwt clweLAw lyKY suix vyKwa ] (15-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)As it is pre-ordained, they walk along the way. As it is pre-ordained, they see andhear.

lyKY swh lvweLAih pVy ik puCx jwa ]1] (15-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)As it is pre-ordained, they draw their breath. Why should I go and ask the scholarsabout this? ||1||

bwbw mweAw rcnw Dohu ] (15-4, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Baba, the splendor of Maya is deceptive.

AzDY nwmu ivswirAw nw iqsu Eh n Aohu ]1] rhwa ] (15-4, isrIrwgu, mò 1)The blind man has forgotten the Name; he is in limbo, neither here nor there.||1||Pause||

jIvx mrxw jwe kY EQY KwjY kwil ] (15-5, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Life and death come to all who are born. Everything here gets devoured by Death.

ijQY bih smJweLEy iqQY koe n cilAo nwil ] (15-5, isrIrwgu, mò 1)He sits and examines the accounts, there where no one goes along with anyone.

rovx vwly jyqVy siB bNnih pzf prwil ]2] (15-6, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Those who weep and wail might just as well all tie bundles of straw. ||2||

sBu ko AwKY bhuqu bhuqu Git n AwKY koe ] (15-6, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Everyone says that God is the Greatest of the Great. No one calls Him any less.

kImiq iknY n pweLAw khix n vfw hoe ] (15-7, isrIrwgu, mò 1)No one can estimate His Worth. By speaking of Him, His Greatness is not increased.

swcw swhbu Ekê qU hoir jIAw kyqy loA ]3] (15-7, isrIrwgu, mò 1)You are the One True Lord and Master of all the other beings, of so many worlds.||3||

nIcw Azdir nIc jwiq nIcI hU Aiq nIcu ] nwnkê iqn kY szig swiQ vifAw isa ikAw rIs ] (15-8, isrIrwgu, mò 1)

Nanak seeks the company of the lowest of the low class, the very lowest of the low.Why should he try to compete with the great?

ijQY nIc smwlIAin iqQY ndir qyrI bKsIs ]4]3] (15-9, isrIrwgu, mò 1)In that place where the lowly are cared for-there, the Blessings of Your Glance ofGrace rain down. ||4||3||


lbu kêqw këVì cUhVw Tig KwDw murdw{ ] (15-9, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Greed is a dog; falsehood is a filthy street-sweeper. Cheating is eating a rottingcarcass.

pr inzdw pr mlu muK suDI Agin kâoDu czfwlu ] (15-10, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Slandering others is putting the filth of others into your own mouth. The fire of angeris the outcaste who burns dead bodies at the crematorium.

rs ks Awpu slwhxw E kmL myry krqwr ]1] (15-10, isrIrwgu, mò 1)I am caught in these tastes and flavors, and in self-conceited praise. These are myactions, O my Creator! ||1||

bwbw bolIEy piq hoe ] (15-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Baba, speak only that which will bring you honor.

@qm sy dir @qm khIAih nIc kmL bih roe ]1] rhwa ] (15-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)They alone are good, who are judged good at the Lord's Door. Those with bad karmacan only sit and weep. ||1||Pause||

rsu suenw rsu {pw kwmix rsu prml kI vwsu ] (15-12, isrIrwgu, mò 1)The pleasures of gold and silver, the pleasures of women, the pleasure of thefragrance of sandalwood,

rsu GoVy rsu syjw mzdr rsu mITw rsu mwsu ] (15-12, isrIrwgu, mò 1)the pleasure of horses, the pleasure of a soft bed in a palace, the pleasure of sweettreats and the pleasure of hearty meals

Eqy rs srIr ky kY Git nwm invwsu ]2] (15-13, isrIrwgu, mò 1)-these pleasures of the human body are so numerous; how can the Naam, the Nameof the Lord, find its dwelling in the heart? ||2||

ijqu boilEy piq pweLEy so boilAw prvwxu ] (15-13, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Those words are acceptable, which, when spoken, bring honor.

iPkw boil ivgucxw suix mUrK mn Ajwx ] (15-14, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Harsh words bring only grief. Listen, O foolish and ignorant mind!

jo iqsu Bwvih sy Bly hoir ik khx vKwx ]3] (15-14, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Those who are pleasing to Him are good. What else is there to be said? ||3||

iqn miq iqn piq iqn Dnu plY ijn ihrdY rihAw smwe ] (15-15, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Wisdom, honor and wealth are in the laps of those whose hearts remain permeatedwith the Lord.

iqn kw ikAw swlwhxw Avr suAwila kwe ] (15-16, isrIrwgu, mò 1)What praise can be offered to them? What other adornments can be bestowed uponthem?

nwnk ndrI bwhry rwcih dwin n nwe ]4]4] (15-16, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Nanak, those who lack the Lord's Glance of Grace cherish neither charity nor theLord's Name. ||4||4||


Amlu glolw këV kw idqw dyvxhwir ] (15-17, isrIrwgu, mò 1)The Great Giver has given the intoxicating drug of falsehood.

mqI mrxu ivswirAw KusI kIqI idn cwir ] (15-17, isrIrwgu, mò 1)The people are intoxicated; they have forgotten death, and they have fun for a fewdays.

scu imilAw iqn soPIAw rwKx ka drvw{ ]1] (15-18, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Those who do not use intoxicants are true; they dwell in the Court of the Lord. ||1||

nwnk swcy ka scu jwxu ] (15-18, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Nanak, know the True Lord as True.

ijqu syivEy suKu pweLEy qyrI drgh clY mwxu ]1] rhwa ] (15-19, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Serving Him, peace is obtained; you shall go to His Court with honor. ||1||Pause||

scu srw guV bwhrw ijsu ivic scw nwa ] (15-19, isrIrwgu, mò 1)The Wine of Truth is not fermented from molasses. The True Name is containedwithin it.

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suxih vKwxih jyqVy ha iqn bilhwrY jwa ] (16-1, isrIrwgu, mò 1)I am a sacrifice to those who hear and chant the True Name.

qw mnu KIvw jwxIEy jw mhlI pwE Qwa ]2] (16-1, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Only one who obtains a room in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is deemed to betruly intoxicated. ||2||

nwa nI{ czigAweLAw squ prmlu qin vwsu ] (16-2, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Bathe in the waters of Goodness and apply the scented oil of Truth to your body,

qw muKu hovY ajlw lK dwqI ek dwiq ] (16-2, isrIrwgu, mò 1)and your face shall become radiant. This is the gift of 100,000 gifts.

dUK iqsY pih AwKIAih sUK ijsY hI pwis ]3] (16-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Tell your troubles to the One who is the Source of all comfort. ||3||

so ika mnhu ivswrIEy jw ky jIA prwx ] (16-3, isrIrwgu, mò 1)How can you forget the One who created your soul, and the praanaa, the breath oflife?

iqsu ivxu sBu Apivõu hY jyqw pYnxu Kwxu ] (16-4, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Without Him, all that we wear and eat is impure.

hoir glW siB këVIAw quDu BwvY prvwxu ]4]5] (16-4, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Everything else is false. Whatever pleases Your Will is acceptable. ||4||5||

isrIrwgu mhlu 1 ] (16-5)Siree Raag, First Mehl:

jwil mohu Gis msu kir miq kwgdu kir sw{ ] (16-5, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into thepurest of paper.

Bwa klm kir icqu lyKwrI gur puiC ilKu bIcw{ ] (16-5, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then,seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations.

ilKu nwmu swlwh ilKu ilKu Azqu n pwrwvw{ ]1] (16-6, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again thatHe has no end or limitation. ||1||

bwbw Ehu lyKw iliK jwxu ] (16-6, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Baba, write such an account,

ijQY lyKw mzgIEy iqQY hoe scw nIswxu ]1] rhwa ] (16-7, isrIrwgu, mò 1)that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. ||1||Pause||

ijQY imlih vifAweLAw sd KusIAw sd cwa ] (16-7, isrIrwgu, mò 1)There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed,

iqn muiK itky inklih ijn min scw nwa ] (16-8, isrIrwgu, mò 1)the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with theMark of Grace.

krim imlY qw pweLEy nwhI glI vwa duAwa ]2] (16-8, isrIrwgu, mò 1)If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received, and not by mere words.||2||

eik Awvih eik jwih aiT rKIAih nwv slwr ] (16-9, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names.

eik apwE mzgqy eknw vfy drvwr ] (16-9, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts.

AgY geAw jwxIEy ivxu nwvY vykwr ]3] (16-10, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is alluseless. ||3||

BY qyrY f{ Aglw Kip Kip iCjY dyh ] (16-10, isrIrwgu, mò 1)I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wastingaway.

nwv ijnw sulqwn Kwn hody ifTy Kyh ] (16-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end.

nwnk aTI cilAw siB këVy quty nyh ]4]6] (16-11, isrIrwgu, mò 1)O Nanak, arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away. ||4||6||


siB rs imTy mzinEy suixEy swloxy ] (16-12, isrIrwgu, mò 1)Believing, all tastes are sweet. Hearing, the salty flavors are tasted;

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