Raag Bihaagraa

¹One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

²Raag Bihaagraa, Chau-Padhay, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

³To associate with your arch enemies,

⁴is to live with poisonous snakes;

⁵I have made the effort to shake them off. ||1||

⁶Then, I repeated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

⁷and I obtained celestial peace. ||1||Pause||

⁸False is the love

⁹which suck the mortal into the whirlpool of reincarnation. ||2||

¹⁰All are travellers,

¹¹who have gathered under the world-tree,

¹²and are bound by their many bonds. ||3||

¹³Eternal is the Company of the Holy,

¹⁴where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.

¹⁵Nanak seeks this Sanctuary. ||4||1||

¹⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁷Raag Bihaagraa, Ninth Mehl:

¹⁸No one knows the state of the Lord.

¹⁹The Yogis, the celibates, the penitents, and all sorts of clever people have failed. ||1||Pause||

²⁰In an instant, He changes the beggar into a king, and the king into a beggar.

²¹He fills what is empty, and empties what is full - such are His ways. ||1||

²²He Himself spread out the expanse of His Maya, and He Himself beholds it.

²³He assumes so many forms, and plays so many games, and yet, He remains detached from it all. ||2||

²⁴Incalculable, infinite, incomprehensible and immaculate is He, who has misled the entire world.

²⁵Cast off all your doubts; prays Nanak, O mortal, focus your consciousness on His Feet. ||3||1||2||

²⁶Raag Bihaagraa, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:

²⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁸Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; as Gurmukh, meditate on the invaluable Name of the Lord.

²⁹My mind is pierced through by the sublime essence of the Lord's Name. The Lord is dear to my mind. With the sublime essence of the Lord's Name, my mind is washed clean.

¹Under Guru's Instructions, hold your mind steady; O my soul, do not let it wander anywhere.

²One who utters the Bani of the Praises of the Lord God, O Nanak, obtains the fruits of his heart's desires. ||1||

³Under Guru's Instruction, the Ambrosial Name abides within the mind, O my soul; with your mouth, utter the words of ambrosia.

⁴The Words of the devotees are Ambrosial Nectar, O my soul; hearing them in the mind, embrace loving affection for the Lord.

⁵Separated for so very long, I have found the Lord God; He holds me close in His loving embrace.

⁶Servant Nanak's mind is filled with bliss, O my soul; the unstruck sound-current of the Shabad vibrates within. ||2||

⁷If only my friends and companions would come and unite me with my Lord God, O my soul.

⁸I offer my mind to the one who recites the sermon of my Lord God, O my soul.

⁹As Gurmukh, ever worship the Lord in adoration, O my soul, and you shall obtain the fruits of your heart's desires.

¹⁰O Nanak, hurry to the Lord's Sanctuary; O my soul, those who meditate on the Lord's Name are very fortunate. ||3||

¹¹By His Mercy, God comes to meet us, O my soul; through the Guru's Teachings, He reveals His Name.

¹²Without the Lord, I am so sad, O my soul - as sad as the lotus without water.

¹³The Perfect Guru has united me, O my soul, with the Lord, my best friend, the Lord God.

¹⁴Blessed, blessed is the Guru, who has shown me the Lord, O my soul; servant Nanak blossoms forth in the Name of the Lord. ||4||1||

¹⁵Raag Bihaagraa, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁶The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar, O my soul; through the Guru's Teachings, this Nectar is obtained.

¹⁷Pride in Maya is poison, O my soul; through the Ambrosial Nectar of the Name, this poison is eradicated.

¹⁸The dry mind is rejuvenated, O my soul, meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹⁹The Lord has given me the pre-ordained blessing of high destiny, O my soul; servant Nanak merges in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

²⁰My mind is attached to the Lord, O my soul, like the infant, sucking his mother's milk.

²¹Without the Lord, I find no peace, O my soul; I am like the song-bird, crying out without the rain drops.

²²Go, and seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru, O my soul; He shall tell you of the Glorious Virtues of the Lord God.

²³Servant Nanak has merged into the Lord, O my soul; the many melodies of the Shabad resound within his heart. ||2||

²⁴Through egotism, the self-willed manmukhs are separated, O my soul; bound to poison, they are burnt by egotism.

²⁵Like the pigeon, which itself falls into the trap, O my soul, all the self-willed manmukhs fall under the influence of death.

²⁶Those self-willed manmukhs who focus their consciousness on Maya, O my soul, are foolish, evil demons.

¹The Lord's humble servants beseech and implore Him, and enter His Sanctuary, O my soul; Guru Nanak becomes their Divine Protector. ||3||

²The Lord's humble servants are saved, through the Love of the Lord, O my soul; by their pre-ordained good destiny, they obtain the Lord.

³The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the ship, O my soul, and the Guru is the helmsman. Through the Word of the Shabad, He ferries us across.

⁴The Lord, Har, Har, is all-powerful and very kind, O my soul; through the Guru, the True Guru, He seems so sweet.

⁵Shower Your Mercy upon me, and hear my prayer, O Lord, Har, Har; please, let servant Nanak meditate on Your Name. ||4||2||

⁶Bihaagraa, Fourth Mehl:

⁷In this world, the best occupation is to sing the Praises of the Naam, O my soul. Singing the Praises of the Lord, the Lord is enshrined in the mind.

⁸The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is immaculate and pure, O my soul. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, one is saved.

⁹All sins and errors are erased, O my soul; with the Naam, the Gurmukh washes off this filth.

¹⁰By great good fortune, servant Nanak meditates on the Lord; even fools and idiots like me have been saved. ||1||

¹¹Those who meditate on the Lord's Name, O my soul, overpower the five passions.

¹²The nine treasures of the Naam are within, O my soul; the Great Guru has made me see the unseen Lord.

¹³The Guru has fulfilled my hopes and desires, O my soul; meeting the Lord, all my hunger is satisfied.

¹⁴O servant Nanak, he alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O my soul, upon whose forehead God has inscribed such pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

¹⁵I am a deceitful sinner, O my soul, a cheat, and a robber of others' wealth.

¹⁶But, by great good fortune, I have found the Guru, O my soul; through the Perfect Guru, I have found the way to salvation.

¹⁷The Guru has poured the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord's Name into my mouth, O my soul, and now, my dead soul has come to life again.

¹⁸O servant Nanak: those who meet the True Guru, O my soul, have all of their pains taken away. ||3||

¹⁹The Name of the Lord is sublime, O my soul; chanting it, one's sins are washed away.

²⁰The Guru, the Lord, has purified even the sinners, O my soul; now, they are famous and respected in the four directions and throughout the four ages.

²¹The filth of egotism is totally wiped away, O my soul, by bathing in the Ambrosial Pool of the Lord's Name.

²²Even sinners are carried across, O my soul, if they are imbued with the Lord's Name, even for an instant, O servant Nanak. ||4||3||

²³Bihaagraa, Fourth Mehl:

²⁴I am a sacrifice, O my soul, to those who take the Support of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

²⁵The Guru, the True Guru, implanted the Name within me, O my soul, and He has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean of poison.

²⁶Those who have meditated one-pointedly on the Lord, O my soul - I proclaim the Victory of those saintly beings.

¹Nanak has found peace, meditating on the Lord, O my soul; the Lord is the Destroyer of all pain. ||1||

²Blessed, blessed is that tongue, O my soul, which sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord God.

³Sublime and splendid are those ears, O my soul, which listen to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.

⁴Sublime, pure and pious is that head, O my soul, which falls at the Guru's Feet.

⁵Nanak is a sacrifice to that Guru, O my soul; the Guru has placed the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in my mind. ||2||

⁶Blessed and approved are those eyes, O my soul, which gaze upon the Holy True Guru.

⁷Sacred and sanctified are those hands, O my soul, which write the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.

⁸I worship continually the feet of that humble being, O my soul, who walks on the Path of Dharma - the path of righteousness.

⁹Nanak is a sacrifice to those, O my soul, who hear of the Lord, and believe in the Lord's Name. ||3||

¹⁰The earth, the nether regions of the underworld, and the Akaashic ethers, O my soul, all meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹¹Wind, water and fire, O my soul, continually sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

¹²The woods, the meadows and the whole world, O my soul, chant with their mouths the Lord's Name, and meditate on the Lord.

¹³O Nanak, one who, as Gurmukh, focuses his consciousness on the Lord's devotional worship - O my soul, he is robed in honor in the Court of the Lord. ||4||4||

¹⁴Bihaagraa, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁵Those who do not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul - those self-willed manmukhs are foolish and ignorant.

¹⁶Those who attach their consciousness to emotional attachment and Maya, O my soul, depart regretfully in the end.

¹⁷They find no place of rest in the Court of the Lord, O my soul; those self-willed manmukhs are deluded by sin.

¹⁸O servant Nanak, those who meet the Guru are saved, O my soul; chanting the Name of the Lord, they are absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||1||

¹⁹Go, everyone, and meet the True Guru; O my soul, He implants the Name of the Lord, Har, har, within the heart.

²⁰Do not hesitate for an instant - meditate on the Lord, O my soul; who knows whether he shall draw another breath?

²¹That time, that moment, that instant, that second is so fruitful, O my soul, when my Lord comes into my mind.

²²Servant Nanak has meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O my soul, and now, the Messenger of Death does not draw near him. ||2||

²³The Lord continually watches, and hears everything, O my soul; he alone is afraid, who commits sins.

²⁴One whose heart is pure within, O my soul, casts off all his fears.

²⁵One who has faith in the Fearless Name of the Lord, O my soul - all his enemies and attackers speak against him in vain.

¹Nanak has served the Perfect Guru, O my soul, who causes all to fall at His feet. ||3||

²Serve such a Lord continuously, O my soul, who is the Great Lord and Master of all.

³Those who single-mindedly worship Him in adoration, O my soul, are not subservient to anyone.

⁴Serving the Guru, I have obtained the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, O my soul; all the slanderers and trouble-makers bark in vain.

⁵Servant Nanak has meditated on the Name, O my soul; such is the pre-ordained destiny which the Lord written on his forehead. ||4||5||

⁶Bihaagraa, Fourth Mehl:

⁷All beings are Yours - You permeate them all. O my Lord God, You know what they do in their hearts.

⁸The Lord is with them, inwardly and outwardly, O my soul; He sees everything, but the mortal denies the Lord in his mind.

⁹The Lord is far away from the self-willed manmukhs, O my soul; all their efforts are in vain.

¹⁰Servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, meditates on the Lord, O my soul; he beholds the Lord ever-present. ||1||

¹¹They are devotees, and they are servants, O my soul, who are pleasing to the Mind of my God.

¹²They are robed in honor in the Court of the Lord, O my soul; night and day, they remain absorbed in the True Lord.

¹³In their company, the filth of one's sins is washed away, O my soul; imbued with the Lord's Love, one comes to bear the Mark of His Grace.

¹⁴Nanak offers his prayer to God, O my soul; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he is satisfied. ||2||

¹⁵O tongue, chant the Name of God; O my soul, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, your desires shall be extinguished.

¹⁶He, unto whom my Supreme Lord God shows Mercy, O my soul, enshrines the Name in his mind.

¹⁷One who meets the Perfect True Guru, O my soul, obtains the treasure of the Lord's wealth.

¹⁸By great good fortune, one joins the Company of the Holy, O my soul. O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

¹⁹In the places and interspaces, O my soul, the Supreme Lord God, the Great Giver, is pervading.

²⁰His limits cannot be found, O my soul; He is the Perfect Architect of Destiny.

²¹He cherishes all beings, O my soul, as the mother and father cherish their child.

²²By thousands of clever tricks, He cannot be obtained, O my soul; servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, has come to know the Lord. ||4||6|| First Set of Six||

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²⁴Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl, Chhant, First House:

²⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁶I have seen one miracle of the Lord, O my Dear Beloved - whatever He does is righteous and just.

²⁷The Lord has fashioned this beautiful arena, O my Dear Beloved, where all come and go.

¹The One who fashioned the world causes them to come and go.

²Some meet the True Guru - the Lord invites them into the Mansion of His Presence; others wander around, deluded by doubt.

³You alone know Your limits; You are contained in all.

⁴Nanak speaks the Truth: listen, Saints - the Lord dispenses even-handed justice. ||1||

⁵Come and join me, O my beautiful dear beloveds; let's worship the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

⁶Let's serve the Perfect True Guru, O my dear beloveds, and clear away the Path of Death.

⁷Having cleared the treacherous path, as Gurmukhs, we shall obtain honor in the Court of the Lord.

⁸Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, lovingly focus their consciousness on the Lord, night and day.

⁹Self-conceit, egotism and emotional attachment are eradicated when one joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

¹⁰Says servant Nanak, one who contemplates the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is liberated. ||2||

¹¹Let's join hands, O Saints; let's come together, O my dear beloveds, and worship the imperishable, Almighty Lord.

¹²I sought Him through uncounted forms of adoration, O my dear beloveds; now, I dedicate my entire mind and body to the Lord.

¹³The mind, body and all wealth belong to God; so what can anyone offer to Him in worship?

¹⁴He alone merges in the lap of God, unto whom the Merciful Lord Master becomes compassionate.

¹⁵One who has such pre-ordained destiny written on his forehead, comes to bear love for the Guru.

¹⁶Says servant Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, let's worship the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||

¹⁷I wandered around, searching in the ten directions, O my dear beloveds, but I came to find the Lord in the home of my own being.

¹⁸The Dear Lord has fashioned the body as the temple of the Lord, O my dear beloveds; the Lord continues to dwell there.

¹⁹The Lord and Master Himself is pervading everywhere; through the Guru, He is revealed.

²⁰Darkness is dispelled, and pains are removed, when the sublime essence of the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar trickles down.

²¹Wherever I look, the Lord and Master is there. The Supreme Lord God is everywhere.

²²Says servant Nanak, meeting the True Guru, I have found the Lord, within the home of my own being. ||4||1||

²³Raag Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴He is dear to me; He fascinates my mind; He is the ornament of my heart, the support of the breath of life.

²⁵The Glory of the Beloved, Merciful Lord of the Universe is beautiful; He is infinite and without limit.

²⁶O Compassionate Sustainer of the World, Beloved Lord of the Universe, please, join with Your humble soul-bride.

²⁷My eyes long for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; the night passes, but I cannot sleep.

²⁸I have applied the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom to my eyes; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my food. These are all my decorations.

²⁹Prays Nanak, let's meditate on the Saint, that he may unite us with our Husband Lord. ||1||

³⁰I endure thousands of reprimands, and still, my Lord has not met with me.

³¹I make the effort to meet with my Lord, but none of my efforts work.

³²Unsteady is my consciousness, and unstable is my wealth; without my Lord, I cannot be consoled.

¹Food, drink and decorations are useless; without my Husband Lord, how can I survive?

²I yearn for Him, and desire Him night and day. I cannot live without Him, even for an instant.

³Prays Nanak, O Saint, I am Your slave; by Your Grace, I meet my Husband Lord. ||2||

⁴I share a bed with my Beloved, but I do not behold the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.

⁵I have endless demerits - how can my Lord call me to the Mansion of His Presence?

⁶The worthless, dishonored and orphaned soul-bride prays, "Meet with me, O God, treasure of mercy."

⁷The wall of doubt has been shattered, and now I sleep in peace, beholding God, the Lord of the nine treasures, even for an instant.

⁸If only I could come into the Mansion of my Beloved Lord's Presence! Joining with Him, I sing the songs of joy.

⁹Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints; please, reveal to me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||3||

¹⁰By the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained the Lord, Har, Har.

¹¹My desires are fulfilled, and my mind is at peace; the fire within has been quenched.

¹²Fruitful is that day, and beauteous is that night, and countless are the joys, celebrations and pleasures.

¹³The Lord of the Universe, the Beloved Sustainer of the World, has been revealed. With what tongue can I speak of His Glory?

¹⁴Doubt, greed, emotional attachment and corruption are taken away; joining with my companions, I sing the songs of joy.

¹⁵Prays Nanak, I meditate on the Saint, who has led me to merge with the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||2||

¹⁶Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁷Shower Your Mercy upon me, O Guru, O Perfect Supreme Lord God, that I might chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, night and day.

¹⁸I speak the Ambrosial Words of the Guru's Bani, praising the Lord. Your Will is sweet to me, Lord.

¹⁹Show kindness and compassion, O Sustainer of the Word, Lord of the Universe; without You, I have no other.

²⁰Almighty, sublime, infinite, perfect Lord - my soul, body, wealth and mind are Yours.

²¹I am foolish, stupid, masterless, fickle, powerless, lowly and ignorant.

²²Prays Nanak, I seek Your Sanctuary - please save me from coming and going in reincarnation. ||1||

²³In the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints, I have found the Dear Lord, and I constantly sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

²⁴Applying the dust of the devotees to the mind and body, O Dear Lord, all sinners are sanctified.

²⁵The sinners are sanctified in the company of those who have met the Creator Lord.

²⁶Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they are given the gift of the life of the soul; their gifts increase day by day.

²⁷Wealth, the supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, and the nine treasures come to those who meditate on the Lord, and conquer their own soul.

²⁸Prays Nanak, it is only by great good fortune that the Holy Saints, the Lord's companions, are found, O friends. ||2||

²⁹Those who deal in Truth, O Dear Lord, are the perfect bankers.

³⁰They possess the great treasure, O Dear Lord, and they reap the profit of the Lord's Praise.

³¹Sexual desire, anger and greed do not cling to those who are attuned to God.

³²They know the One, and they believe in the One; they are intoxicated with the Lord's Love.

³³They fall at the Feet of the Saints, and seek their Sanctuary; their minds are filled with joy.

³⁴Prays Nanak, those who have the Naam in their laps are the true bankers. ||3||

³⁵O Nanak, meditate on that Dear Lord, who supports all by His almighty strength.

¹In their minds, the Gurmukhs do not forget the Dear Lord, the Primal Creator Lord.

²Pain, disease and fear do not cling to those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har.

³By the Grace of the Saints, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean, and obtain their pre-ordained destiny.

⁴They are congratulated and applauded, their minds are at peace, and they meet the infinite Lord God.

⁵Prays Nanak, by meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, my desires are fulfilled. ||4||3||

⁶Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁸O peaceful night, grow longer - I have come to enshrine love for my Beloved.

⁹O painful sleep, grow shorter, so that I may constantly grasp His Feet.

¹⁰I long for the dust of His Feet, and beg for His Name; for His Love, I have renounced the world.

¹¹I am imbued with the Love of my Beloved, and I am naturally intoxicated with it; I have forsaken my awful evil-mindedness.

¹²He has taken me by the arm, and I am saturated with His Love; I have met my Beloved on the Path of Truth.

¹³Prays Nanak, please Lord, shower Your Mercy on me, that I may remain attached to Your Feet. ||1||

¹⁴O my friends and companions, let us remain attached to the Feet of God.

¹⁵Within my mind is great love for my Beloved; I beg for the Lord's devotional worship.

¹⁶The Lord's devotional worship is obtained, meditating on God. Let us go and meet the humble servants of the Lord.

¹⁷Renounce pride, emotional attachment and corruption, and dedicate this body, wealth and mind to Him.

¹⁸The Lord God is great, perfect, glorious, absolutely perfect; meeting the Lord, Har, Har, the wall of doubt is torn down.

¹⁹Prays Nanak, hear these teachings, O friends - chant the Lord's Name constantly, over and over again. ||2||

²⁰The Lord's bride is a happy wife; she enjoys all pleasures.

²¹She does not sit around like a widow, because the Lord God lives forever.

²²She does not suffer pain - she meditates on God. She is blessed, and very fortunate.

²³She sleeps in peaceful ease, her sins are erased, and she wakes to the joy and love of the Naam.

²⁴She remains absorbed in her Beloved - the Lord's Name is her ornament. The Words of her Beloved are sweet and pleasing to her.

²⁵Prays Nanak, I have obtained my mind's desires; I have met my eternal Husband Lord. ||3||

²⁶The songs of bliss resound, and millions of pleasures are found in that house;

²⁷the mind and body are permeated by God, the Lord of supreme bliss.

²⁸My Husband Lord is infinite and merciful; He is the Lord of wealth, the Lord of the Universe, the Saving Grace of sinners.

²⁹God, the Giver of mercy, the Lord, the Destroyer of pride, carries us across the terrifying world-ocean of poison.

³⁰The Lord lovingly embraces whoever comes to the Lord's Sanctuary - this is the way of the Lord and Master.

³¹Prays Nanak, I have met my Husband Lord, who plays with me forever. ||4||1||4||

³²Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl:

³³The Lord's Feet are the Pools of Ambrosial Nectar; your dwelling is there, O my mind.

¹Take your cleansing bath in the Ambrosial Pool of the Lord, and all of your sins shall be wiped away, O my soul.

²Take your cleansing ever in the Lord God, O friends, and the pain of darkness shall be dispelled.

³Birth and death shall not touch you, and the noose of Death shall be cut away.

⁴So join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and be imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; there, your hopes shall be fulfilled.

⁵Prays Nanak, shower Your Mercy upon me, O Lord, that I might dwell at Your Lotus Feet. ||1||

⁶There is bliss and ecstasy there always, and the unstruck celestial melody resounds there.

⁷Meeting together, the Saints sing God's Praises, and celebrate His Victory.

⁸Meeting together, the Saints sing the Praises of the Lord Master; they are pleasing to the Lord, and saturated with the sublime essence of His love and affection.

⁹They obtain the profit of the Lord, eliminate their self-conceit, and meet Him, from whom they were separated for so long.

¹⁰Taking them by the arm, He makes them His own; God, the One, inaccessible and infinite, bestows His kindness.

¹¹Prays Nanak, forever immaculate are those who sing the Praises of the True Word of the Shabad. ||2||

¹²Listen, O most fortunate ones, to the Ambrosial Bani of the Word of the Lord.

¹³He alone, whose karma is so pre-ordained, has it enter into his heart.

¹⁴He alone knows the Unspoken Speech, unto whom God has shown His Mercy.

¹⁵He becomes immortal, and shall not die again; his troubles, disputes and pains are dispelled.

¹⁶He finds the Sanctuary of the Lord; he does not forsake the Lord, and does not leave. God's Love is pleasing to his mind and body.

¹⁷Prays Nanak, sing forever the Sacred Ambrosial Bani of His Word. ||3||

¹⁸My mind and body are intoxicated - this state cannot be described.

¹⁹We originated from Him, and into Him we shall merge once again.

²⁰I merge into God's Light, through and through, like water merging into water.

²¹The One Lord permeates the water, the land and the sky - I do not see any other.

²²He is totally permeating the woods, meadows and the three worlds. I cannot express His worth.

²³Prays Nanak, He alone knows - He who created this creation. ||4||2||5||

²⁴Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵The Saints go around, searching for God, the support of their breath of life.

²⁶They lose the strength of their bodies, if they do not merge with their Beloved Lord.

²⁷O God, my Beloved, please, bestow Your kindness upon me, that I may merge with You; by Your Mercy, attach me to the hem of Your robe.

²⁸Bless me with Your Name, that I may chant it, O Lord and Master; beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live.

²⁹He is all-powerful, perfect, eternal and unchanging, exalted, unapproachable and infinite.

³⁰Prays Nanak, bestow Your Mercy upon me, O Beloved of my soul, that I may merge with You. ||1||

³¹I have practiced chanting, intensive meditation and fasting, to see Your Feet, O Lord.

³²But still, my burning is not quenched, without the Sanctuary of the Lord Master.

³³I seek Your Sanctuary, God - please, cut away my bonds and carry me across the world-ocean.

³⁴I am masterless, worthless, and I know nothing; please do not count up my merits and demerits.

³⁵O Lord, Merciful to the meek, Sustainer of the world, O Beloved, Almighty Cause of causes.

³⁶Nanak, the song-bird, begs for the rain-drop of the Lord's Name; meditating on the Feet of the Lord, Har, Har, he lives. ||2||

¹Drink in the Ambrosial Nectar from the pool of the Lord; chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

²In the Society of the Saints, one meets the Lord; meditating on Him, one's affairs are resolved.

³God is the One who accomplishes everything; He is the Dispeller of pain. Never forget Him from your mind, even for an instant.

⁴He is blissful, night and day; He is forever True. All Glories are contained in the Lord in the Universe.

⁵Incalculable, lofty and infinite is the Lord and Master. Unapproachable is His home.

⁶Prays Nanak, my desires are fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Greatest Lover. ||3||

⁷The fruits of many millions of charitable feasts come to those who listen to and sing the Lord's Praise.

⁸Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all one's generations are carried across.

⁹Chanting the Name of the Lord, one is beautified; what Praises of His can I chant?

¹⁰I shall never forget the Lord; He is the Beloved of my soul. My mind constantly yearns for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.

¹¹Auspicious is that day, when God, the lofty, inaccessible and infinite, hugs me close in His embrace.

¹²Prays Nanak, everything is fruitful - I have met my supremely beloved Lord God. ||4||3||6||

¹³Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehla, Chhant:

¹⁴Why are you imbued with the love of another? That path is very dangerous.

¹⁵O sinner, no one is your friend.

¹⁶No one shall be your friend, and you shall forever regret your actions.

¹⁷You have not chanted with your tongue the Praises of the Sustainer of the World; when will these days come again?

¹⁸The leaf, separated from the branch, shall not be joined with it again; all alone, it falls on its way to death.

¹⁹Prays Nanak, without the Lord's Name, the soul wanders, forever suffering. ||1||

²⁰You are practicing deception secretly, but the Lord, the Knower, knows all.

²¹When the Righteous Judge of Dharma reads your account, you shall be squeezed like a sesame seed in the oil-press.

²²For the actions you committed, you shall suffer the penalty; you shall be consigned to countless reincarnations.

²³Imbued with the love of Maya, the great enticer, you shall lose the jewel of this human life.

²⁴Except for the One Name of the Lord, you are clever in everything else.

²⁵Prays Nanak, those who have such pre-ordained destiny are attracted to doubt and emotional attachment. ||2||

²⁶No one advocates for the ungrateful person, who is separated from the Lord.

²⁷The hard-hearted Messenger of Death comes and seizes him.

²⁸He seizes him, and leads him away, to pay for his evil deeds; he was imbued with Maya, the great enticer.

²⁹He was not Gurmukh - he did not chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe; and now, the hot irons are put to his chest.

³⁰He is ruined by sexual desire, anger and egotism; deprived of spiritual wisdom, he comes to regret.

³¹Prays Nanak, by his cursed destiny he has gone astray; with his tongue, he does not chant the Name of the Lord. ||3||

³²Without You, God, no one is our savior.

³³It is Your Nature, Lord, to save the sinners.

³⁴O Savior of sinners, I have entered Your Sanctuary, O Lord and Master, Compassionate Ocean of Mercy.

³⁵Please, rescue me from the deep, dark pit, O Creator, Cherisher of all hearts.

³⁶I seek Your Sanctuary; please, cut away these heavy bonds, and give me the Support of the One Name.

¹Prays Nanak, please, give me Your Hand and save me, O Lord of the Universe, Merciful to the meek. ||4||

²That day is judged to be fruitful, when I merged with my Lord.

³Total happiness was revealed, and pain was taken far away.

⁴Peace, tranquility, joy and eternal happiness come from constantly singing the Glorious Praises of the Sustainer of the World.

⁵Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I lovingly remember the Lord; I shall not wander again in reincarnation.

⁶He has naturally hugged me close in His Loving Embrace, and the seed of my primal destiny has sprouted.

⁷Prays Nanak, He Himself has met me, and He shall never again leave me. ||5||4||7||

⁸Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

⁹Listen to my prayer, O my Lord and Master.

¹⁰I am filled with millions of sins, but still, I am Your slave.

¹¹O Destroyer of pain, Bestower of Mercy, Fascinating Lord, Destroyer of sorrow and strife,

¹²I have come to Your Sanctuary; please preserve my honor. You are all-pervading, O Immaculate Lord.

¹³He hears and beholds all; God is with us, the nearest of the near.

¹⁴O Lord and Master, hear Nanak's prayer; please save the servants of Your household. ||1||

¹⁵You are eternal and all-powerful; I am a mere beggar, Lord.

¹⁶I am intoxicated with the love of Maya - save me, Lord!

¹⁷Bound down by greed, emotional attachment and corruption, I have made so many mistakes.

¹⁸The creator is both attached and detached from entanglements; one obtains the fruits of his own actions.

¹⁹Show kindness to me, O Purifier of sinners; I am so tired of wandering through reincarnation.

²⁰Prays Nanak, I am the slave of the Lord; God is the Support of my soul, and my breath of life. ||2||

²¹You are great and all-powerful; my understanding is so inadequate, O Lord.

²²You cherish even the ungrateful ones; Your Glance of Grace is perfect, Lord.

²³Your wisdom is unfathomable, O Infinite Creator. I am lowly, and I know nothing.

²⁴Forsaking the jewel, I have saved the shell; I am a lowly, ignorant beast.

²⁵I have kept that which forsakes me, and is very fickle, continually committing sins, again and again.

²⁶Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary, Almighty Lord and Master; please, preserve my honor. ||3||

²⁷I was separated from Him, and now, He has united me with Himself.

²⁸In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

²⁹Singing the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the ever-sublime blissful Lord is revealed to me.

³⁰My bed is adorned with God; my God has made me His own.

³¹Abandoning anxiety, I have become carefree, and I shall not suffer in pain any longer.

³²Nanak lives by beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the ocean of excellence. ||4||5||8||

³³Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

³⁴O you of sublime faith, chant the Lord's Name; why do you remain silent?

³⁵with your eyes, you have seen the treacherous ways of Maya.

³⁶Nothing shall go along with you, except the Name of the Lord of the Universe.

³⁷Land, clothes, gold and silver - all of these things are useless.

³⁸Children, spouse, worldly honors, elephants, horses and other corrupting influences shall not go with you.

³⁹Prays Nanak, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the whole world is false. ||1||

¹O king, why are you sleeping? Why don't you wake up to reality?

²It is useless to cry and whine about Maya, but so many cry out and bewail.

³So many cry out for Maya, the great enticer, but without the Name of the Lord, there is no peace.

⁴Thousands of clever tricks and efforts will not succeed. One goes wherever the Lord wills him to go.

⁵In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is all-pervading everywhere; He is in each and every heart.

⁶Prays Nanak, those who join the Saadh Sangat go to the house of the Lord with honor. ||2||

⁷O king of mortals, know that your palaces and wise servants shall be of no use in the end.

⁸You shall certainly have to separate yourself from them, and their attachment shall make you feel regret.

⁹Beholding the phantom city, you have gone astray; how can you now find stability?

¹⁰Absorbed in things other than the Name of the Lord, this human life is wasted in vain.

¹¹Indulging in egotistical actions, your thirst is not quenched. Your desires are not fulfilled, and you do not attain spiritual wisdom.

¹²Prays Nanak, without the Name of the Lord, so many have departed with regret. ||3||

¹³Showering His blessings, the Lord has made me His own.

¹⁴Grasping me by the arm, He has pulled me out of the mud, and He has blessed me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

¹⁵Worshipping the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, all my sins and sufferings are burnt away.

¹⁶This is the greatest religion, and the best act of charity; this alone shall go along with you.

¹⁷My tongue chants in adoration the Name of the One Lord and Master; my mind and body are drenched in the Lord's Name.

¹⁸O Nanak, whoever the Lord unites with Himself, is filled with all virtues. ||4||6||9||

¹⁹Vaar Of Bihaagraa, Fourth Mehl:

²⁰One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²¹Salok, Third Mehl:

²²Serving the Guru, peace is obtained; do not search for peace anywhere else.

²³The soul is pierced by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. The Lord dwells ever with the soul.

²⁴O Nanak, they alone obtain the Naam, the Name of the Lord, who are blessed by the Lord with His Glance of Grace. ||1||

²⁵Third Mehl:

²⁶The treasure of the Lord's Praise is such a blessed gift; he alone obtains it to spend, unto whom the Lord bestows it.

²⁷Without the True Guru, it does not come to hand; all have grown weary of performing religious rituals.

²⁸O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs of the world lack this wealth; when they are hungry in the next world, what will they have to eat there? ||2||

²⁹Pauree:

³⁰All are Yours, and You belong to all. You created all.

³¹You are pervading within all - all meditate on You.

³²You accept the devotional worship of those who are pleasing to Your Mind.

³³Whatever pleases the Lord God happens; all act as You cause them to act.

³⁴Praise the Lord, the greatest of all; He preserves the honor of the Saints. ||1||

³⁵Salok, Third Mehl:

³⁶O Nanak, the spiritually wise one has conquered all others.

³⁷Through the Name, his affairs are brought to perfection; whatever happens is by His Will.

³⁸Under Guru's Instruction, his mind is held steady; no one can make him waver.

³⁹The Lord makes His devotee His own, and his affairs are adjusted.

¹The self-willed manmukhs have been led astray from the very beginning; within them lurks greed, avarice and ego.

²Their nights and days pass in argument, and they do not reflect upon the Word of the Shabad.

³The Creator has taken away their subtle intellect, and all their speech is corrupt.

⁴No matter what they are given, they are not satisfied; within them is desire, and the great darkness of ignorance.

⁵O Nanak, it is right to break with the self-willed manmukhs; to them, the love of Maya is sweet. ||1||

⁶Third Mehl:

⁷What can fear and doubt do to those, who have given their heads to the Creator, and to the True Guru?

⁸He who has preserved honor from the beginning of time, He shall preserve their honor as well.

⁹Meeting their Beloved, they find peace; they reflect upon the True Word of the Shabad.

¹⁰O Nanak, I serve the Giver of Peace; He Himself is the Assessor. ||2||

¹¹Pauree:

¹²All beings are Yours; You are the wealth of all.

¹³One unto whom You give, obtains everything; there is no one else to rival You.

¹⁴You alone are the Great Giver of all; I offer my prayer unto You, Lord.

¹⁵One with whom You are pleased, is accepted by You; how blessed is such a person!

¹⁶Your wondrous play is pervading everywhere. I place my pain and pleasure before You. ||2||

¹⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁸The Gurmukhs are pleasing to the True Lord; they are judged to be true in the True Court.

¹⁹The minds of such friends are filled with bliss, as they reflect upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

²⁰They enshrine the Shabad within their hearts; their pain is dispelled, and the Creator blesses them with the Divine Light.

²¹O Nanak, the Savior Lord shall save them, and shower them with His Mercy. ||1||

²²Third Mehl:

²³Serve the Guru, and wait upon Him; as you work, maintain the Fear of God.

²⁴As you serve Him, you will become like Him, as you walk according to His Will.

²⁵O Nanak, He Himself is everything; there is no other place to go. ||2||

²⁶Pauree:

²⁷You alone know Your greatness - no one else is as great as You.

²⁸If there were some other rival as great as You, then I would speak of him. You alone are as great as You are.

²⁹One who serves You obtains peace; who else can compare to You?

³⁰You are all-powerful to destroy and create, O Great Giver; with palms pressed together, all stand begging before You.

³¹I see none as great as You, O Great Giver; You give in charity to the beings of all the continents, worlds, solar systems, nether regions and universes. ||3||

³²Salok, Third Mehl:

³³O mind, you have no faith, and you have not embraced love for the Celestial Lord;

³⁴you do not enjoy the sublime taste of the Word of the Shabad - what Praises of the Lord will you stubborn-mindedly sing?

³⁵O Nanak, his coming alone is approved, who, as Gurmukh, merges into the True Lord. ||1||

³⁶Third Mehl:

³⁷The fool does not understand his own self; he annoys others with his speech.

³⁸His underlying nature does not leave him; separated from the Lord, he suffers cruel blows.

³⁹Through the fear of the True Guru, he has not changed and reformed himself, so that he might merge in the lap of God.

¹Night and day, his doubts never stop; without the Word of the Shabad, he suffers in pain.

²Sexual desire, anger and greed are so powerful within him; he passes his life constantly entangled in worldly affairs.

³His feet, hands, eyes and ears are exhausted; his days are numbered, and his death is immanent.

⁴The True Name does not seem sweet to him - the Name by which the nine treasures are obtained.

⁵But if he remains dead while yet alive, then by so dying, he truly lives; thus, he attains liberation.

⁶But if he is not blessed with such pre-ordained karma, then without this karma, what can he obtain?

⁷Meditate in remembrance on the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you fool; through the Shabad, you shall obtain salvation and wisdom.

⁸O Nanak, he alone finds the True Guru, who eliminates self-conceit from within. ||2||

⁹Pauree:

¹⁰One whose consciousness is filled with my Lord Master - why should he feel anxious about anything?

¹¹The Lord is the Giver of Peace, the Lord of all things; why would we turn our faces away from His meditation, even for a moment, or an instant?

¹²One who meditates on the Lord obtains all pleasures and comforts; let us go each and every day, to sit in the Saints' Society.

¹³All the pain, hunger, and disease of the Lord's servant are eradicated; the bonds of the humble beings are torn away.

¹⁴By the Lord's Grace, one becomes the Lord's devotee; beholding the face of the Lord's humble devotee, the whole world is saved and carried across. ||4||

¹⁵Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁶Let that tongue, which has not tasted the Name of the Lord, be burnt.

¹⁷O Nanak, one whose mind is filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har - his tongue savors the Word of the Shabad. ||1||

¹⁸Third Mehl:

¹⁹Let that tongue, which has forgotten the Name of the Lord, be burnt.

²⁰O Nanak, the tongue of the Gurmukh chants the Lord's Name, and loves the Name of the Lord. ||2||

²¹Pauree:

²²The Lord Himself is the Master, the servant and the devotee; the Lord Himself is the Cause of causes.

²³The Lord Himself beholds, and He Himself rejoices. As He wills, so does He enjoin us.

²⁴The Lord places some on the Path, and the Lord leads others into the wilderness.

²⁵The Lord is the True Master; True is His justice. He arranges and beholds all His plays.

²⁶By Guru's Grace, servant Nanak speaks and sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||5||

²⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

²⁸How rare is the dervish, the Saintly renunciate, who understands renunciation.

²⁹Cursed is the life, and cursed are the clothes, of one who wanders around, begging from door to door.

³⁰But, if he abandons hope and anxiety, and as Gurmukh receives the Name as his charity,

³¹then Nanak washes his feet, and is a sacrifice to him. ||1||

³²Third Mehl:

³³O Nanak, the tree has one fruit, but two birds are perched upon it.

³⁴They are not seen coming or going; these birds have no wings.

³⁵One enjoys so many pleasures, while the other, through the Word of the Shabad, remains in Nirvaanaa.

³⁶Imbued with the subtle essence of the fruit of the Lord's Name, O Nanak, the soul bears the True Insignia of God's Grace. ||2||

³⁷Pauree:

³⁸He Himself is the field, and He Himself is the farmer. He Himself grows and grinds the corn.

³⁹He Himself cooks it, He Himself puts the food in the dishes, and He Himself sits down to eat.

¹He Himself is the water, He Himself gives the tooth-pick, and He Himself offers the mouthwash.

²He Himself calls and seats the congregation, and He Himself bids them goodbye.

³One whom the Lord Himself blesses with His Mercy - the Lord causes him to walk according to His Will. ||6||

⁴Salok, Third Mehl:

⁵Rituals and religions are all just entanglements; bad and good are bound up with them.

⁶Those things done for the sake of children and spouse, in ego and attachment, are just more bonds.

⁷Wherever I look, there I see the noose of attachment to Maya.

⁸O Nanak, without the True Name, the world is engrossed in blind entanglements. ||1||

⁹Fourth Mehl:

¹⁰The blind receive the Divine Light, when they merge with the Will of the True Guru.

¹¹They break their bonds, and dwell in Truth, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled.

¹²They see that everything belongs to the One who created and fashioned the body.

¹³Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Creator - the Creator preserves his honor. ||2||

¹⁴Pauree:

¹⁵When the Creator, sitting all by Himself, created the Universe, he did not consult with any of His servants;

¹⁶so what can anyone take, and what can anyone give, when He did not create any other like Himself?

¹⁷Then, after fashioning the world, the Creator blessed all with His blessings.

¹⁸He Himself instructs us in His service, and as Gurmukh, we drink in His Ambrosial Nectar.

¹⁹He Himself is formless, and He Himself is formed; whatever He Himself does, comes to pass. ||7||

²⁰Salok, Third Mehl:

²¹The Gurmukhs serve God forever; night and day, they are steeped in the Love of the True Lord.

²²They are in bliss forever, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; in this world and in the next, they keep Him clasped to their hearts.

²³Their Beloved dwells deep within; the Creator pre-ordained this destiny.

²⁴O Nanak, He blends them into Himself; He Himself showers His Mercy upon them. ||1||

²⁵Third Mehl:

²⁶By merely talking and speaking, He is not found. Night and day, sing His Glorious Praises continually.

²⁷Without His Merciful Grace, no one finds Him; many have died barking and bewailing.

²⁸When the mind and body are saturated with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord Himself comes to dwell in his mind.

²⁹O Nanak, by His Grace, He is found; He unites us in His Union. ||2||

³⁰Pauree:

³¹He Himself is the Vedas, the Puraanas and all the Shaastras; He Himself chants them, and He Himself is pleased.

³²He Himself sits down to worship, and He Himself creates the world.

³³He Himself is a householder, and He Himself is a renunciate; He Himself utters the Unutterable.

³⁴He Himself is all goodness, and He Himself causes us to act; He Himself remains detached.

³⁵He Himself grants pleasure and pain; the Creator Himself bestows His gifts. ||8||

³⁶Salok, Third Mehl:

³⁷O Shaykh, abandon your cruel nature; live in the Fear of God and give up your madness.

³⁸Through the Fear of the Guru, many have been saved; in this fear, find the Fearless Lord.

³⁹Pierce your stone heart with the Word of the Shabad; let peace and tranquility come to abide in your mind.

⁴⁰If good deeds are done in this state of peace, they are approved by the Lord and Master.

⁴¹O Nanak, through sexual desire and anger, no one has ever found God - go, and ask any wise man. ||1||

⁴²Third Mehl:

¹The self-willed manmukh is emotionally attached to Maya - he has no love for the Naam.

²He practices falsehood, gathers in falsehood, and makes falsehood his sustenance.

³He collects the poisonous wealth of Maya, and then dies; in the end, it is all reduced to ashes.

⁴He practices religious rituals, purity and austere self-discipline, but within, there is greed and corruption.

⁵O Nanak, whatever the self-willed manmukh does, is not acceptable; in the Court of the Lord, he is dishonored. ||2||

⁶Pauree:

⁷He Himself created the four sources of creation, and He Himself fashioned speech; He Himself formed the worlds and solar systems.

⁸He Himself is the ocean, and He Himself is the sea; He Himself puts the pearls in it.

⁹By His Grace, the Lord enables the Gurmukh to find these pearls.

¹⁰He Himself is the terrifying world-ocean, and He Himself is the boat; He Himself is the boatman, and He Himself ferries us across.

¹¹The Creator Himself acts, and causes us to act; no one else can equal You, Lord. ||9||

¹²Salok, Third Mehl:

¹³Fruitful is service to the True Guru, if one does so with a sincere mind.

¹⁴The treasure of the Naam, is obtained, and the mind comes to be free of anxiety.

¹⁵The pains of birth and death are eradicated, and the mind is rid of egotism and self-conceit.

¹⁶One achieves the ultimate state, and remains absorbed in the True Lord.

¹⁷O Nanak, the True Guru comes and meets those who have such pre-ordained destiny. ||1||

¹⁸Third Mehl:

¹⁹The True Guru is imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

²⁰One who becomes Gurmukh crosses over; the True Lord dwells within him.

²¹He remembers the Naam, he gathers in the Naam, and he obtains honor through the Naam.

²²Nanak has found the True Guru; by His Grace, the Name is obtained. ||2||

²³Pauree:

²⁴He Himself is the Philosopher's Stone, He Himself is the metal, and He Himself is transformed into gold.

²⁵He Himself is the Lord and Master, He Himself is the servant, and He Himself is the Destroyer of sins.

²⁶He Himself enjoys every heart; the Lord Master Himself is the basis of all illusion.

²⁷He Himself is the discerning one, and He Himself is the Knower of all; He Himself breaks the bonds of the Gurmukhs.

²⁸Servant Nanak is not satisfied by merely praising You, O Creator Lord; You are the Great Giver of peace. ||10||

²⁹Salok, Fourth Mehl:

³⁰Without serving the True Guru, the deeds which are done are only chains binding the soul.

³¹Without serving the True Guru, they find no place of rest. They die, only to be born again - they continue coming and going.

³²Without serving the True Guru, their speech is insipid. They do not enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in the mind.

³³O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, they are bound and gagged, and beaten in the City of Death; they depart with blackened faces. ||1||

³⁴Third Mehl:

³⁵Some wait upon and serve the True Guru; they embrace love for the Lord's Name.

³⁶O Nanak, they reform their lives, and redeem their generations as well. ||2||

³⁷Pauree:

³⁸He Himself is the school, He Himself is the teacher, and He Himself brings the students to be taught.

³⁹He Himself is the father, He Himself is the mother, and He Himself makes the children wise.

⁴⁰In one place, He teaches them to read and understand everything, while in another place, He Himself makes them ignorant.

⁴¹Some, You summon to the Mansion of Your Presence within, when they are pleasing to Your Mind, O True Lord.

¹That Gurmukh, whom You have blessed with greatness - that humble being is known in Your True Court. ||11||

²Salok, Mardaanaa:

³The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the vessel, filled with the wine of sexual desire; the mind is the drunkard.

⁴Anger is the cup, filled with emotional attachment, and egotism is the server.

⁵Drinking too much in the company of falsehood and greed, one is ruined.

⁶So let good deeds be your distillery, and Truth your molasses; in this way, make the most excellent wine of Truth.

⁷Make virtue your bread, good conduct the ghee, and modesty the meat to eat.

⁸As Gurmukh, these are obtained, O Nanak; partaking of them, one's sins depart. ||1||

⁹Mardaanaa:

¹⁰The human body is the vat, self-conceit is the wine, and desire is the company of drinking buddies.

¹¹The cup of the mind's longing is overflowing with falsehood, and the Messenger of Death is the cup-bearer.

¹²Drinking in this wine, O Nanak, one takes on countless sins and corruptions.

¹³So make spiritual wisdom your molasses, the Praise of God your bread, and the Fear of God the meat you eat.

¹⁴O Nanak, this is the true food; let the True Name be your only Support. ||2||

¹⁵If the human body is the vat, and self-realization is the wine, then a stream of Ambrosial Nectar is produced.

¹⁶Meeting with the Society of the Saints, the cup of the Lord's Love is filled with this Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, one's corruptions and sins are wiped away. ||3||

¹⁷Pauree:

¹⁸He Himself is the angelic being, the heavenly herald, and the celestial singer. He Himself is the one who explains the six schools of philosophy.

¹⁹He Himself is Shiva, Shankara and Mahaysh; He Himself is the Gurmukh, who speaks the Unspoken Speech.

²⁰He Himself is the Yogi, He Himself is the Sensual Enjoyer, and He Himself is the Sannyaasee, wandering through the wilderness.

²¹He discusses with Himself, and He teaches Himself; He Himself is discrete, graceful and wise.

²²Staging His own play, He Himself watches it; He Himself is the Knower of all beings. ||12||

²³Salok, Third Mehl:

²⁴That evening prayer alone is acceptable, which brings the Lord God to my consciousness.

²⁵Love for the Lord wells up within me, and my attachment to Maya is burnt away.

²⁶By Guru's Grace, duality is conquered, and the mind becomes stable; I have made contemplative meditation my evening prayer.

²⁷O Nanak, the self-willed manmukh may recite his evening prayers, but his mind is not centered on it; through birth and death, he is ruined. ||1||

²⁸Third Mehl:

²⁹I wandered over the whole world, crying out, "Love, O Love!", but my thirst was not quenched.

³⁰O Nanak, meeting the True Guru, my desires are satisfied; I found my Beloved, when I returned to my own home. ||2||

³¹Pauree:

³²He Himself is the supreme essence, He Himself is the essence of all. He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant.

³³He Himself created the people of the eighteen castes; God Himself acquired His domain.

³⁴He Himself kills, and He Himself redeems; He Himself, in His Kindness, forgives us. He is infallible

³⁵- He never errs; the justice of the True Lord is totally True.

³⁶Those whom the Lord Himself instructs as Gurmukh - duality and doubt depart from within them. ||13||

³⁷Salok, Fifth Mehl:

³⁸That body, which does not remember the Lord's Name in meditation in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, shall be reduced to dust.

³⁹Cursed and insipid is that body, O Nanak, which does not know the One who created it. ||1||

¹Fifth Mehl:

²Let the Lotus Feet of the Lord abide within your heart, and with your tongue, chant God's Name.

³O Nanak, meditate in remembrance on God, and nurture this body. ||2||

⁴Pauree:

⁵The Creator Himself is the sixty-eight sacred places of pilgrimage; He Himself takes the cleansing bath in them.

⁶He Himself practices austere self-discipline; the Lord Master Himself causes us to chant His Name.

⁷He Himself becomes merciful to us; the Destroyer of fear Himself gives in charity to all.

⁸One whom He has enlightened and made Gurmukh, ever obtains honor in His Court.

⁹One whose honor the Lord Master has preserved, comes to know the True Lord. ||14||

¹⁰Salok, Third Mehl:

¹¹O Nanak, without meeting the True Guru, the world is blind, and it does blind deeds.

¹²It does not focus its consciousness on the Word of the Shabad, which would bring peace to abide in the mind.

¹³Always afflicted with the dark passions of low energy, it wanders around, passing its days and nights burning.

¹⁴Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; no one has any say in this. ||1||

¹⁵Third Mehl:

¹⁶The True Guru has commanded us to do this:

¹⁷through the Guru's Gate, meditate on the Lord Master.

¹⁸The Lord Master is ever-present. He tears away the veil of doubt, and installs His Light within the mind.

¹⁹The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar - take this healing medicine!

²⁰Enshrine the Will of the True Guru in your consciousness, and make the True Lord's Love your self-discipline.

²¹O Nanak, you shall be kept in peace here, and hereafter, you shall celebrate with the Lord. ||2||

²²Pauree:

²³He Himself is the vast variety of Nature, and He Himself makes it bear fruit.

²⁴He Himself is the Gardener, He Himself irrigates all the plants, and He Himself puts them in His mouth.

²⁵He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself gives, and causes others to give.

²⁶He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the Protector; He Himself is permeating and pervading everywhere.

²⁷Servant Nanak speaks of the greatness of the Lord, the Creator, who has no greed at all. ||15||

²⁸Salok, Third Mehl:

²⁹One person brings a full bottle, and another fills his cup.

³⁰Drinking the wine, his intelligence departs, and madness enters his mind;

³¹he cannot distinguish between his own and others, and he is struck down by his Lord and Master.

³²Drinking it, he forgets his Lord and Master, and he is punished in the Court of the Lord.

³³Do not drink the false wine at all, if it is in your power.

³⁴O Nanak, the True Guru comes and meets the mortal; by His Grace, one obtains the True Wine.

³⁵He shall dwell forever in the Love of the Lord Master, and obtain a seat in the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||

³⁶Third Mehl:

³⁷When this world comes to understand, it remains dead while yet alive.

³⁸When the Lord puts him to sleep, he remains asleep; when He wakes him up, he regains consciousness.

³⁹O Nanak, when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, He causes him to meet the True Guru.

⁴⁰By Guru's Grace, remain dead while yet alive, and you shall not have to die again. ||2||

⁴¹Pauree:

⁴²By His doing, everything happens; what does He care for anyone else?

⁴³O Dear Lord, everyone eats whatever You give - all are subservient to You.

¹One who praises You obtains everything; You bestow Your Mercy upon him, O Immaculate Lord.

²He alone is a true banker and trader, who loads the merchandise of the wealth of the Your Name, O Lord.

³O Saints, let everyone praise the Lord, who has destroyed the pile of the love of duality. ||16||

⁴Salok:

⁵Kabeer, the world is dying - dying to death, but no one knows how to truly die.

⁶Whoever dies, let him die such a death, that he does not have to die again. ||1||

⁷Third Mehl:

⁸What do I know? How will I die? What sort of death will it be?

⁹If I do not forget the Lord Master from my mind, then my death will be easy.

¹⁰The world is terrified of death; everyone longs to live.

¹¹By Guru's Grace, one who dies while yet alive, understands the Lord's Will.

¹²O Nanak, one who dies such a death, lives forever. ||2||

¹³Pauree:

¹⁴When the Lord Master Himself becomes merciful, the Lord Himself causes His Name to be chanted.

¹⁵He Himself causes us to meet the True Guru, and blesses us with peace. His servant is pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁶He Himself preserves the honor of His servants; He causes others to fall at the feet of His devotees.

¹⁷The Righteous Judge of Dharma is a creation of the Lord; he does not approach the humble servant of the Lord.

¹⁸One who is dear to the Lord, is dear to all; so many others come and go in vain. ||17||

¹⁹Salok, Third Mehl:

²⁰The entire world roams around, chanting, "Raam, Raam, Lord, Lord", but the Lord cannot be obtained like this.

²¹He is inaccessible, unfathomable and so very great; He is unweighable, and cannot be weighed.

²²No one can evaluate Him; He cannot be purchased at any price.

²³Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, His mystery is known; in this way, He comes to dwell in the mind.

²⁴O Nanak, He Himself is infinite; by Guru's Grace, He is known to be permeating and pervading everywhere.

²⁵He Himself comes to blend, and having blended, remains blended. ||1||

²⁶Third Mehl:

²⁷O my soul, this is the wealth of the Naam; through it, comes peace, forever and ever.

²⁸It never brings any loss; through it, one earns profits forever.

²⁹Eating and spending it, it never decreases; He continues to give, forever and ever.

³⁰One who has no skepticism at all never suffers humiliation.

³¹O Nanak, the Gurmukh obtains the Name of the Lord, when the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace. ||2||

³²Pauree:

³³He Himself is deep within all hearts, and He Himself is outside them.

³⁴He Himself is prevailing unmanifest, and He Himself is manifest.

³⁵For thirty-six ages, He created the darkness, abiding in the void.

³⁶There were no Vedas, Puraanas or Shaastras there; only the Lord Himself existed.

³⁷He Himself sat in the absolute trance, withdrawn from everything.

³⁸Only He Himself knows His state; He Himself is the unfathomable ocean. ||18||

³⁹Salok, Third Mehl:

⁴⁰In egotism, the world is dead; it dies and dies, again and again.

¹As long as there is breath in the body, he does not remember the Lord; what will he do in the world hereafter?

²One who remembers the Lord is a spiritual teacher; the ignorant one acts blindly.

³O Nanak, whatever one does in this world, determines what he shall receive in the world hereafter. ||1||

⁴Third Mehl:

⁵From the very beginning, it has been the Will of the Lord Master, that He cannot be remembered without the True Guru.

⁶Meeting the True Guru, he realizes that the Lord is permeating and pervading deep within him; he remains forever absorbed in the Lord's Love.

⁷With each and every breath, he constantly remembers the Lord in meditation; not a single breath passes in vain.

⁸His fears of birth and death depart, and he obtains the honored state of eternal life.

⁹O Nanak, He bestows this rank upon that mortal, upon whom He showers His Mercy. ||2||

¹⁰Pauree:

¹¹He Himself is all-wise and all-knowing; He Himself is supreme.

¹²He Himself reveals His form, and He Himself enjoins us to His meditation.

¹³He Himself poses as a silent sage, and He Himself speaks spiritual wisdom.

¹⁴He does not seem bitter to anyone; He is pleasing to all.

¹⁵His Praises cannot be described; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||19||

¹⁶Salok, First Mehl:

¹⁷In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Nanak, the demons have taken birth.

¹⁸The son is a demon, and the daughter is a demon; the wife is the chief of the demons. ||1||

¹⁹First Mehl:

²⁰The Hindus have forgotten the Primal Lord; they are going the wrong way.

²¹As Naarad instructed them, they are worshipping idols.

²²The ignorant fools pick up stones and worship them.

²³But when those stones themselves sink, who will carry you across? ||2||

²⁴Pauree:

²⁵Everything is in Your power; You are the True King.

²⁶The devotees are imbued with the Love of the One Lord; they have perfect faith in Him.

²⁷The Name of the Lord is the ambrosial food; His humble servants eat their fill.

²⁸All treasures are obtained - meditative remembrance on the Lord is the true profit.

²⁹The Saints are very dear to the Supreme Lord God, O Nanak; the Lord is unapproachable and unfathomable. ||20||

³⁰Salok, Third Mehl:

³¹Everything comes by the Lord's Will, and everything goes by the Lord's Will.

³²If some fool believes that he is the creator, he is blind, and acts in blindness.

³³O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command; the Lord showers His Mercy upon him. ||1||

³⁴Third Mehl:

³⁵He alone is a Yogi, and he alone finds the Way, who, as Gurmukh, obtains the Naam.

³⁶In the body-village of that Yogi are all blessings; this Yoga is not obtained by outward show.

³⁷O Nanak, such a Yogi is very rare; the Lord is manifest in his heart. ||2||

³⁸Pauree:

³⁹He Himself created the creatures, and He Himself supports them.

⁴⁰He Himself is seen to be subtle, and He Himself is obvious.

⁴¹He Himself remains a solitary recluse, and He Himself has a huge family.

⁴²Nanak asks for the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints of the Lord.

⁴³I cannot see any other Giver; You alone are the Giver, O Lord. ||21||1|| Sudh||