Raag Soohee

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 Soohee, First Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:

³Wash the vessel, sit down and anoint it with fragrance; then, go out and get the milk.

⁴Add the rennet of clear consciousness to the milk of good deeds, and then, free of desire, let it curdle. ||1||

⁵Chant the Name of the One Lord.

⁶All other actions are fruitless. ||1||Pause||

⁷Let your mind be the handles, and then churn it, without sleeping.

⁸If you chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord ,with your tongue, then the curd will be churned. In this way, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained. ||2||

⁹Wash your mind in the pool of Truth, and let it be the vessel of the Lord; let this be your offering to please Him.

¹⁰That humble servant who dedicates and offers his life, and who serves in this way, remains absorbed in his Lord and Master. ||3||

¹¹The speakers speak and speak and speak, and then they depart. There is no other to compare to You.

¹²Servant Nanak, lacking devotion, humbly prays: may I sing the Praises of the True Lord. ||4||1||

¹³Soohee, First Mehl, Second House:

¹⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁵Deep within the self, the Lord abides; do not go outside looking for Him.

¹⁶You have renounced the Ambrosial Nectar - why are you eating poison? ||1||

¹⁷Meditate on such spiritual wisdom, O my mind,

¹⁸and become the slave of the True Lord. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹Everyone speaks of wisdom and meditation;

²⁰but bound in bondage, the whole world is wandering around in confusion. ||2||

²¹One who serves the Lord is His servant.

²²The Lord is pervading and permeating the water, the land, and the sky. ||3||

²³I am not good; no one is bad.

²⁴Prays Nanak, He alone saves us! ||4||1||2||

¹Soohee, First Mehl, Sixth House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Bronze is bright and shiny, but when it is rubbed, its blackness appears.

⁴Washing it, its impurity is not removed, even if it is washed a hundred times. ||1||

⁵They alone are my friends, who travel along with me;

⁶and in that place, where the accounts are called for, they appear standing with me. ||1||Pause||

⁷There are houses, mansions and tall buildings, painted on all sides;

⁸but they are empty within, and they crumble like useless ruins. ||2||

⁹The herons in their white feathers dwell in the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

¹⁰They tear apart and eat the living beings, and so they are not called white. ||3||

¹¹My body is like the simmal tree; seeing me, other people are fooled.

¹²Its fruits are useless - just like the qualities of my body. ||4||

¹³The blind man is carrying such a heavy load, and his journey through the mountains is so long.

¹⁴My eyes can see, but I cannot find the Way. How can I climb up and cross over the mountain? ||5||

¹⁵What good does it do to serve, and be good, and be clever?

¹⁶O Nanak, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be released from bondage. ||6||1||3||

¹⁷Soohee, First Mehl:

¹⁸Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to carry you across the river.

¹⁹There will be no ocean, and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be. ||1||

²⁰Your Name alone is the color, in which the robe of my body is dyed. This color is permanent, O my Beloved. ||1||Pause||

²¹My beloved friends have departed; how will they meet the Lord?

²²If they have virtue in their pack, the Lord will unite them with Himself. ||2||

²³Once united with Him, they will not be separated again, if they are truly united.

²⁴The True Lord brings their comings and goings to an end. ||3||

²⁵One who subdues and eradicates egotism, sews the robe of devotion.

²⁶Following the Word of the Guru's Teachings, she receives the fruits of her reward, the Ambrosial Words of the Lord. ||4||

²⁷Says Nanak, O soul-brides, our Husband Lord is so dear!

²⁸We are the servants, the hand-maidens of the Lord; He is our True Lord and Master. ||5||2||4||

²⁹Soohee, First Mehl:

³⁰Those whose minds are filled with love of the Lord, are blessed and exalted.

³¹They are blessed with peace, and their pains are forgotten.

³²He will undoubtedly, certainly save them. ||1||

³³The Guru comes to meet those whose destiny is so pre-ordained.

³⁴He blesses them with the Teachings of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.

³⁵Those who walk in the Will of the True Guru, never wander begging. ||2||

³⁶And one who lives in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, why should he bow down to any other?

³⁷The gate-keeper at the Lord's Gate shall not stop him to ask any questions.

³⁸And one who is blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace - by his words, others are emancipated as well. ||3||

³⁹The Lord Himself sends out, and recalls the mortal beings; no one else gives Him advice.

⁴⁰He Himself demolishes, constructs and creates; He knows everything.

⁴¹O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord is the blessing, given to those who receive His Mercy, and His Grace. ||4||3||5||

¹Soohee, First Mehl:

²That vessel alone is pure, which is pleasing to Him.

³The filthiest vessel does not become pure, simply by being washed.

⁴Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, one obtains understanding.

⁵By being washed through this Gate, it becomes pure.

⁶The Lord Himself sets the standards to differentiate between the dirty and the pure.

⁷Do not think that you will automatically find a place of rest hereafter.

⁸According to the actions one has committed, so does the mortal become.

⁹He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.

¹⁰Such a mortal departs with honor and renown; his life is embellished and redeemed, and the trumpets resound with his glory.

¹¹Why speak of poor mortals? His glory shall echo throughout the three worlds.

¹²O Nanak, he himself shall be enraptured, and he shall save his entire ancestry. ||1||4||6||

¹³Soohee, First Mehl:

¹⁴The Yogi practices yoga, and the pleasure-seeker practices eating.

¹⁵The austere practice austerities, bathing and rubbing themselves at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||

¹⁶Let me hear some news of You, O Beloved; if only someone would come and sit with me, and tell me. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷As one plants, so does he harvest; whatever he earns, he eats.

¹⁸In the world hereafter, his account is not called for, if he goes with the insignia of the Lord. ||2||

¹⁹According to the actions the mortal commits, so is he proclaimed.

²⁰And that breath which is drawn without thinking of the Lord, that breath goes in vain. ||3||

²¹I would sell this body, if someone would only purchase it.

²²O Nanak, that body is of no use at all, if it does not enshrine the Name of the True Lord. ||4||5||7||

²³Soohee, First Mehl, Seventh House:

²⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁵Yoga is not the patched coat, Yoga is not the walking stick. Yoga is not smearing the body with ashes.

²⁶Yoga is not the ear-rings, and not the shaven head. Yoga is not the blowing of the horn.

²⁷Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||1||

²⁸By mere words, Yoga is not attained.

²⁹One who looks upon all with a single eye, and knows them to be one and the same - he alone is known as a Yogi. ||1||Pause||

³⁰Yoga is not wandering to the tombs of the dead; Yoga is not sitting in trances.

³¹Yoga is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

³²Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2||

³³Meeting with the True Guru, doubt is dispelled, and the wandering mind is restrained.

³⁴Nectar rains down, celestial music resounds, and deep within, wisdom is obtained.

³⁵Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||3||

³⁶O Nanak, remain dead while yet alive - practice such a Yoga.

³⁷When the horn is blown without being blown, then you shall attain the state of fearless dignity.

³⁸Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||4||1||8||

³⁹Soohee, First Mehl:

⁴⁰What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?

⁴¹From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||

¹O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known.

²You pervade the water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are All-pervading. ||1||Pause||

³Mind is the scale, consciousness the weights, and the performance of Your service is the appraiser.

⁴Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus my consciousness. ||2||

⁵You Yourself are the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher.

⁶You Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You Yourself are the trader. ||3||

⁷The blind, low class wandering soul, comes for a moment, and departs in an instant.

⁸In its company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord? ||4||2||9||

⁹Raag Soohee, Fourth Mehl, First House:

¹⁰One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹¹My mind worships and adores the Lord's Name, through the Guru, and the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹²All the desires of my mind and body have been fulfilled; all fear of death has been dispelled. ||1||

¹³O my mind, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name.

¹⁴And when the Guru is pleased and satisfied, the mind is instructed; it then joyfully drinks in the subtle essence of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

¹⁵The Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of the True Guru, is sublime and exalted. They sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord God.

¹⁶Bless me with Your Mercy, Lord, and unite me with the Sat Sangat; I wash the feet of Your humble servants. ||2||

¹⁷The Lord's Name is all. The Lord's Name is the essence of the Guru's Teachings, the juice, the sweetness of it.

¹⁸I have found the Ambrosial Nectar, the Divine Water of the Lord's Name, and all my thirst for it is quenched. ||3||

¹⁹The Guru, the True Guru, is my social status and honor; I have sold my head to the Guru.

²⁰Servant Nanak is called the chaylaa, the disciple of the Guru; O Guru, save the honor of Your servant. ||4||1||

²¹Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

²²I chant and vibrate the Name of the Lord God, the Supreme Being, Har, Har; my poverty and problems have all been eradicated.

²³The fear of birth and death has been erased, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; serving the Unmoving, Unchanging Lord, I am absorbed in peace. ||1||

²⁴O my mind, vibrate the Name of the most Beloved, Darling Lord.

²⁵I have dedicated my mind and body, and placed them in offering before the Guru; I have sold my head to the Guru, for a very dear price. ||1||Pause||

²⁶The kings and the rulers of men enjoy pleasures and delights, but without the Name of the Lord, death seizes and dispatches them all.

²⁷The Righteous Judge of Dharma strikes them over the heads with his staff, and when the fruits of their actions come into their hands, then they regret and repent. ||2||

²⁸Save me, save me, Lord; I am Your humble servant, a mere worm. I seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary, O Primal Lord, Cherisher and Nourisher.

²⁹Please bless me with the Blessed Vision of the Saint's Darshan, that I may find peace. O God, please fulfill the desires of Your humble servant. ||3||

³⁰You are the All-powerful, Great, Primal God, my Lord and Master. O Lord, please bless me with the gift of humility.

³¹Servant Nanak has found the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and is at peace; I am forever a sacrifice to the Naam. ||4||2||

³²Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

³³The Lord's Name is the Love of the Lord. The Lord's Love is the permanent color.

³⁴When the Guru is totally satisfied and pleased, He colors us with the Lord's Love; this color shall never fade away. ||1||

¹O my mind, enshrine love for the Name of the Lord.

²The Guru, satisfied and pleased, taught me about the Lord, and my Sovereign Lord King met with me at once. ||1||Pause||

³The self-willed manmukh is like the ignorant bride, who comes and goes again and again in reincarnation.

⁴The Lord God does not come into her consciousness, and her mind is stuck in the love of duality. ||2||

⁵I am full of filth, and I practice evil deeds; O Lord, save me, be with me, merge me into Your Being!

⁶The Guru has bathed me in the pool of Ambrosial Nectar, and all my dirty sins and mistakes have been washed away. ||3||

⁷O Lord God, Merciful to the meek and the poor, please unite me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

⁸Joining the Sangat, servant Nanak has obtained the Lord's Love; my mind and body are drenched in it. ||4||3||

⁹Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁰One who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, while constantly practicing deception, shall never become pure of heart.

¹¹He may perform all sorts of rituals, night and day, but he shall not find peace, even in dreams. ||1||

¹²O wise ones, without the Guru, there is no devotional worship.

¹³The untreated cloth does not take up the dye, no matter how much everyone may wish it. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴The self-willed manmukh may perform chants, meditations, austere self-discipline, fasts and devotional worship, but his sickness does not go away.

¹⁵Deep within him is the sickness of excessive egotism; in the love of duality he is ruined. ||2||

¹⁶Outwardly, he wears religious robes and he is very clever, but his mind wanders in the ten directions.

¹⁷Engrossed in ego, he does not remember the Word of the Shabad; over and over again, he is reincarnated. ||3||

¹⁸O Nanak, that mortal who is blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace, understands Him; that humble servant meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

¹⁹By Guru's Grace, he understands the One Lord, and is absorbed into the One Lord. ||4||4||

²⁰Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Second House:

²¹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²²Following the Guru's Teachings, I searched and searched the body-village;

²³I found the wealth of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

²⁴The Lord, Har, Har, has enshrined peace within my mind.

²⁵The fire of desire was extinguished in an instant, when I met the Guru; all my hunger has been satisfied. ||1||Pause||

²⁶Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I live, O my mother.

²⁷The Merciful True Guru implanted the Glorious Praises of the Naam within me. ||2||

²⁸I search for and seek out my Beloved Lord God, Har, Har.

²⁹Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I have obtained the subtle essence of the Lord. ||3||

³⁰By the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon my forehead, I have found the Lord.

³¹Guru Nanak, pleased and satisfied, has united me with the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||1||5||

³²Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

³³Showering His Mercy, the Lord imbues the mind with His Love.

³⁴The Gurmukh merges in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

³⁵Imbued with the Lord's Love, the mortal enjoys the pleasure of His Love.

³⁶He remains always blissful, day and night, and he merges into the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru. ||1||Pause||

³⁷Everyone longs for the Lord's Love;

³⁸the Gurmukh is imbued with the deep red color of His Love. ||2||

³⁹The foolish, self-willed manmukh is left pale and uncolored.

¹Even if he wishes it a hundred times, he does not obtain the Lord's Love. ||3||

²But if the Lord blesses him with His Glance of Grace, then he meets the True Guru.

³Nanak is absorbed into the subtle essence of the Lord's Love. ||4||2||6||

⁴Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

⁵My tongue remains satisfied with the subtle essence of the Lord.

⁶The Gurmukh drinks it in, and merges in celestial peace. ||1||

⁷If you taste the subtle essence of the Lord, O humble Siblings of Destiny,

⁸then how can you be enticed by other flavors? ||1||Pause||

⁹Under Guru's Instructions, keep this subtle essence enshrined in your heart.

¹⁰Those who are imbued with the subtle essence of the Lord, are immersed in celestial bliss. ||2||

¹¹The self-willed manmukh cannot even taste the subtle essence of the Lord.

¹²He acts out in ego, and suffers terrible punishment. ||3||

¹³But if he is blessed with the Lord's Kind Mercy, then he obtains the subtle essence of the Lord.

¹⁴O Nanak, absorbed in this subtle essence of the Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||3||7||

¹⁵Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Sixth House:

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

¹⁷When someone of low social class chants the Lord's Name, he obtains the state of highest dignity.

¹⁸Go and ask Bidar, the son of a maid; Krishna himself stayed in his house. ||1||

¹⁹Listen, O humble Siblings of Destiny, to the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; it removes all anxiety, pain and hunger. ||1||Pause||

²⁰Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, praised the Lord, and sang the Kirtan of His Praises each and every instant.

²¹Although he was of low social status, he was exalted and elevated, and people of all four castes came and bowed at his feet. ||2||

²²Naam Dayv loved the Lord; the people called him a fabric dyer.

²³The Lord turned His back on the high-class Kh'shaatriyas and Brahmins, and showed His face to Naam Dayv. ||3||

²⁴All of the devotees and servants of the Lord have the tilak, the ceremonial mark, applied to their foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

²⁵Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if the Lord, the King, grants His Grace. ||4||1||8||

²⁶Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

²⁷They alone worship and adore the Lord deep within, who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny from the very beginning of time.

²⁸What can anyone do to undermine them? My Creator Lord is on their side. ||1||

²⁹So meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind. Meditate on the Lord, O mind; He is the Eliminator of all the pains of reincarnation. ||1||Pause||

³⁰In the very beginning, the Lord blessed His devotees with the Ambrosial Nectar, the treasure of devotion.

³¹Anyone who tries to compete with them is a fool; his face shall be blackened here and hereafter. ||2||

³²They alone are devotees, and they alone are selfless servants, who love the Lord's Name.

³³By their selfless service, they find the Lord, while ashes fall on the heads of the slanderers. ||3||

³⁴He alone knows this, who experiences it within the home of his own self. Ask Guru Nanak, the Guru of the world, and reflect upon it.

³⁵Throughout the four generations of the Gurus, from the beginning of time and throughout the ages, no one has ever found the Lord by back-biting and undermining. Only by serving the Lord with love, is one emancipated. ||4||2||9||

³⁶Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

³⁷Wherever the Lord is worshipped in adoration, there the Lord becomes one's friend and helper.

¹By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind; He cannot be obtained in any other way. ||1||

²So gather in the wealth of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny,

³so that in this world and the next, the Lord shall be your friend and companion. ||1||Pause||

⁴In the company of the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, you shall earn the wealth of the Lord; this wealth of the Lord is not obtained anywhere else, by any other means, at all.

⁵The dealer in the Lord's Jewels purchases the wealth of the Lord's jewels; the dealer in cheap glass jewels cannot acquire the Lord's wealth by empty words. ||2||

⁶The Lord's wealth is like jewels, gems and rubies. At the appointed time in the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours of the morning, the Lord's devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the Lord.

⁷The devotees of the Lord plant the seed of the Lord's wealth in the ambrosial hours of the Amrit Vaylaa; they eat it, and spend it, but it is never exhausted. In this world and the next, the devotees are blessed with glorious greatness, the wealth of the Lord. ||3||

⁸In this world and the next, the devotees are blessed with glorious greatness, the wealth of the Lord. ||3||

⁹The wealth of the Fearless Lord is permanent, forever and ever, and true. This wealth of the Lord cannot be destroyed by fire or water; neither thieves nor the Messenger of Death can take it away.

¹⁰Thieves cannot even approach the Lord's wealth; Death, the tax collector cannot tax it. ||4||

¹¹The faithless cynics commit sins and gather in their poisonous wealth, but it shall not go along with them for even a single step.

¹²In this world, the faithless cynics become miserable, as it slips away through their hands. In the world hereafter, the faithless cynics find no shelter in the Court of the Lord. ||5||

¹³The Lord Himself is the Banker of this wealth, O Saints; when the Lord gives it, the mortal loads it and takes it away.

¹⁴This wealth of the Lord is never exhausted; the Guru has given this understanding to servant Nanak. ||6||3||10||

¹⁵Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁶That mortal, with whom the Lord is pleased, repeats the Glorious Praises of the Lord; he alone is a devotee, and he alone is approved.

¹⁷How can his glory be described? Within his heart, the Primal Lord, the Lord God, abides. ||1||

¹⁸Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe; focus your meditation on the True Guru. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹He is the True Guru - service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding. By this service, the greatest treasure is obtained.

²⁰The faithless cynics in their love of duality and sensual desires, harbor foul-smelling urges. They are totally useless and ignorant. ||2||

²¹One who has faith - his singing is approved. He is honored in the Court of the Lord.

²²Those who lack faith may close their eyes, hypocritically pretending and faking devotion, but their false pretenses shall soon wear off. ||3||

²³My soul and body are totally Yours, Lord; You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, my Primal Lord God.

²⁴So speaks servant Nanak, the slave of Your slaves; as You make me speak, so do I speak. ||4||4||11||

¹Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Seventh House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Which, which of Your Glorious Virtues should I sing and recount, Lord? You are my Lord and Master, the treasure of excellence.

⁴I cannot express Your Glorious Praises. You are my Lord and Master, lofty and benevolent. ||1||

⁵The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my only support.

⁶If it pleases You, please save me, O my Lord and Master; without You, I have no other at all. ||1||Pause||

⁷You alone are my strength, and my Court, O my Lord and Master; unto You alone I pray.

⁸There is no other place where I can offer my prayers; I can tell my pains and pleasures only to You. ||2||

⁹Water is locked up in the earth, and fire is locked up in wood.

¹⁰The sheep and the lions are kept in one place; O mortal, meditate on the Lord, and your doubts and fears shall be removed. ||3||

¹¹So behold the glorious greatness of the Lord, O Saints; the Lord blesses the dishonored with honor.

¹²As dust rises from underfoot, O Nanak, so does the Lord make all people fall at the feet of the Holy. ||4||1||12||

¹³Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁴You Yourself, O Creator, know everything; what can I possibly tell You?

¹⁵You know all the bad and the good; as we act, so are we rewarded. ||1||

¹⁶O my Lord and Master, You alone know the state of my inner being.

¹⁷You know all the bad and the good; as it pleases You, so You make us speak. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸The Lord has infused the love of Maya into all bodies; through this human body, there comes the opportunity to worship the Lord with devotion.

¹⁹You unite some with the True Guru, and bless them with peace; while others, the self-willed manmukhs, are engrossed in worldly affairs. ||2||

²⁰All belong to You, and You belong to all, O my Creator Lord; You wrote the words of destiny on the forehead of everyone.

²¹As You bestow Your Glance of Grace, so are mortals made; without Your Gracious Glance, no one assumes any form. ||3||

²²You alone know Your Glorious Greatness; everyone constantly meditates on You.

²³That being, with whom You are pleased, is united with You; O servant Nanak, only such a mortal is accepted. ||4||2||13||

²⁴Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

²⁵Those beings, within whose inner selves my Lord, Har, Har, dwells - all their diseases are cured.

²⁶They alone become liberated, who meditate on the Name of the Lord; they obtain the supreme status. ||1||

²⁷O my Lord, the Lord's humble servants become healthy.

²⁸Those who meditate on my Lord, Har, Har, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, are rid of the disease of ego. ||1||Pause||

²⁹Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva suffer from the disease of the three gunas - the three qualities; they do their deeds in egotism.

³⁰The poor fools do not remember the One who created them; this understanding of the Lord is only obtained by those who become Gurmukh. ||2||

³¹The entire world is afflicted by the disease of egotism. They suffer the terrible pains of birth and death.

¹By Guru's Grace, a few rare ones are saved; I am a sacrifice to those humble beings. ||3||

²The One who created the Universe, that Lord alone knows. His beauty is incomparable.

³O Nanak, the Lord Himself gazes upon it, and is pleased. The Gurmukh contemplates God. ||4||3||14||

⁴Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

⁵All that happens, and all that will happen, is by His Will. If we could do something by ourselves, we would.

⁶By ourselves, we cannot do anything at all. As it pleases the Lord, He preserves us. ||1||

⁷O my Dear Lord, everything is in Your power.

⁸I have no power to do anything at all. As it pleases You, You forgive us. ||1||Pause||

⁹You Yourself bless us with soul, body and everything. You Yourself cause us to act.

¹⁰As You issue Your Commands, so do we act, according to our pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

¹¹You created the entire Universe out of the five elements; if anyone can create a sixth, let him.

¹²You unite some with the True Guru, and cause them to understand, while others, the self-willed manmukhs, do their deeds and cry out in pain. ||3||

¹³I cannot describe the glorious greatness of the Lord; I am foolish, thoughtless, idiotic and lowly.

¹⁴Please, forgive servant Nanak, O my Lord and Master; I am ignorant, but I have entered Your Sanctuary. ||4||4||15||24||

¹⁵Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, First House:

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

¹⁷The actor stages the play,

¹⁸playing the many characters in different costumes;

¹⁹but when the play ends, he takes off the costumes,

²⁰and then he is one, and only one. ||1||

²¹How many forms and images appeared and disappeared?

²²Where have they gone? Where did they come from? ||1||Pause||

²³Countless waves rise up from the water.

²⁴Jewels and ornaments of many different forms are fashioned from gold.

²⁵I have seen seeds of all kinds being planted

²⁶- when the fruit ripens, the seeds appear in the same form as the original. ||2||

²⁷The one sky is reflected in thousands of water jugs,

²⁸but when the jugs are broken, only the sky remains.

²⁹Doubt comes from greed, emotional attachment and the corruption of Maya.

³⁰Freed from doubt, one realizes the One Lord alone. ||3||

³¹He is imperishable; He will never pass away.

³²He does not come, and He does not go.

³³The Perfect Guru has washed away the filth of ego.

³⁴Says Nanak, I have obtained the supreme status. ||4||1||

³⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁶Whatever God wills, that alone happens.

³⁷Without You, there is no other at all.

³⁸The humble being serves Him, and so all his works are perfectly successful.

³⁹O Lord, please preserve the honor of Your slaves. ||1||

⁴⁰I seek Your Sanctuary, O Perfect, Merciful Lord.

⁴¹Without You, who would cherish and love me? ||1||Pause||

⁴²He is permeating and pervading the water, the land and the sky.

⁴³God dwells near at hand; He is not far away.

⁴⁴By trying to please other people, nothing is accomplished.

⁴⁵When someone is attached to the True Lord, his ego is taken away. ||2||

¹He alone is attached, whom the Lord Himself attaches.

²The jewel of spiritual wisdom is awakened deep within.

³Evil-mindedness is eradicated, and the supreme status is attained.

⁴By Guru's Grace, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||

⁵Pressing my palms together, I offer my prayer;

⁶if it pleases You, Lord, please bless me and fulfill me.

⁷Grant Your Mercy, Lord, and bless me with devotion.

⁸Servant Nanak meditates on God forever. ||4||2||

⁹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰Blessed is that soul-bride, who realizes God.

¹¹She obeys the Hukam of His Order, and abandons her self-conceit.

¹²Imbued with her Beloved, she celebrates in delight. ||1||

¹³Listen, O my companions - these are the signs on the Path to meet God.

¹⁴Dedicate your mind and body to Him; stop living to please others. ||1||Pause||

¹⁵One soul-bride counsels another,

¹⁶to do only that which pleases God.

¹⁷Such a soul-bride merges into the Being of God. ||2||

¹⁸One who is in the grip of pride does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

¹⁹She regrets and repents, when her life-night passes away.

²⁰The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain. ||3||

²¹I pray to God, but I think that He is far away.

²²God is imperishable and eternal; He is pervading and permeating everywhere.

²³Servant Nanak sings of Him; I see Him Ever-present everywhere. ||4||3||

²⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵The Giver has put this household of my being under my own control. I am now the mistress of the Lord's Home.

²⁶My Husband Lord has made the ten senses and organs of actions my slaves.

²⁷I have gathered together all the faculties and facilities of this house.

²⁸I am thirsty with desire and longing for my Husband Lord. ||1||

²⁹What Glorious Virtues of my Beloved Husband Lord should I describe?

³⁰He is All-knowing, totally beautiful and merciful; He is the Destroyer of ego. ||1||Pause||

³¹I am adorned with Truth, and I have applied the mascara of the Fear of God to my eyes.

³²I have chewed the betel-leaf of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.

³³My bracelets, robes and ornaments beautifully adorn me.

³⁴The soul-bride becomes totally happy, when her Husband Lord comes to her home. ||2||

³⁵By the charms of virtue, I have enticed and fascinated my Husband Lord.

³⁶He is under my power - the Guru has dispelled my doubts.

³⁷My mansion is lofty and elevated.

³⁸Renouncing all other brides, my Beloved has become my lover. ||3||

³⁹The sun has risen, and its light shines brightly.

⁴⁰I have prepared my bed with infinite care and faith.

⁴¹My Darling Beloved is new and fresh; He has come to my bed to enjoy me.

⁴²O Servant Nanak, my Husband Lord has come; the soul-bride has found peace. ||4||4||

⁴³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁴An intense yearning to meet God has welled up in my heart.

⁴⁵I have gone out searching to find my Beloved Husband Lord.

⁴⁶Hearing news of my Beloved, I have laid out my bed in my home.

⁴⁷Wandering, wandering all around, I came, but I did not even see Him. ||1||

⁴⁸How can this poor heart be comforted?

⁴⁹Come and meet me, O Friend; I am a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||

⁵⁰One bed is spread out for the bride and her Husband Lord.

⁵¹The bride is asleep, while her Husband Lord is always awake.

⁵²The bride is intoxicated, as if she has drunk wine.

⁵³The soul-bride only awakens when her Husband Lord calls to her. ||2||

⁵⁴She has lost hope - so many days have passed.

⁵⁵I have travelled through all the lands and the countries.

¹I cannot survive, even for an instant, without the feet of my Beloved.

²When God becomes Merciful, I become fortunate, and then I meet Him. ||3||

³Becoming Merciful, He has united me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

⁴The fire has been quenched, and I have found my Husband Lord within my own home.

⁵I am now adorned with all sorts of decorations.

⁶Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt. ||4||

⁷Wherever I look, I see my Husband Lord there, O Siblings of Destiny.

⁸When the door is opened, then the mind is restrained. ||1||Second Pause||5||

⁹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰What virtues and excellences of Yours should I cherish and contemplate? I am worthless, while You are the Great Giver.

¹¹I am Your slave - what clever tricks could I ever try? This soul and body are totally Yours||1||

¹²O my Darling, Blissful Beloved, who fascinates my mind - I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||Pause||

¹³O God, You are the Great Giver, and I am just a poor beggar; You are forever and ever benevolent.

¹⁴I cannot accomplish anything by myself, O my Unapproachable and Infinite Lord and Master. ||2||

¹⁵What service can I perform? What should I say to please You? How can I gain the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan?

¹⁶Your extent cannot be found - Your limits cannot be found. My mind longs for Your Feet. ||3||

¹⁷I beg with persistence to receive this gift, that the dust of the Saints might touch my face.

¹⁸The Guru has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak; reaching out with His Hand, God has delivered him. ||4||6||

¹⁹Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Third House:

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

²¹His service is insignificant, but his demands are very great.

²²He does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, but he says that he has arrived there||1||

²³He competes with those who have been accepted by the Beloved Lord.

²⁴This is how stubborn the false fool is! ||1||Pause||

²⁵He wears religious robes, but he does not practice Truth.

²⁶He says that he has found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, but he cannot even get near it. ||2||

²⁷He says that he is unattached, but he is intoxicated with Maya.

²⁸There is no love in his mind, and yet he says that he is imbued with the Lord. ||3||

²⁹Says Nanak, hear my prayer, God:

³⁰I am silly, stubborn and filled with sexual desire - please, liberate me! ||4||

³¹I gaze upon the glorious greatness of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

³²You are the Giver of Peace, the Loving Primal Being. ||1||Second Pause||1||7||

³³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁴He gets up early, to do his evil deeds,

³⁵but when it is time to meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, then he sleeps. ||1||

³⁶The ignorant person does not take advantage of the opportunity.

³⁷He is attached to Maya, and engrossed in worldly delights. ||1||Pause||

³⁸He rides the waves of greed, puffed up with joy.

³⁹He does not see the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy. ||2||

⁴⁰The ignorant clown will never understand.

⁴¹Again and again, he becomes engrossed in entanglements. ||1||Pause||

⁴²He listens to the sounds of sin and the music of corruption, and he is pleased.

⁴³His mind is too lazy to listen to the Praises of the Lord. ||3||

⁴⁴You do not see with your eyes - you are so blind!

⁴⁵You shall have to leave all these false affairs. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁶Says Nanak, please forgive me, God.

¹Have Mercy upon me, and bless me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||4||

²He alone obtains something, who becomes the dust under the feet of all.

³And he alone repeats the Naam, whom God causes to understand. ||1||Pause||2||8||

⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁵Within the home of his own self, he does not even come to see his Lord and Master.

⁶And yet, around his neck, he hangs a stone god. ||1||

⁷The faithless cynic wanders around, deluded by doubt.

⁸He churns water, and after wasting his life away, he dies. ||1||Pause||

⁹That stone, which he calls his god,

¹⁰that stone pulls him down and drowns him. ||2||

¹¹O sinner, you are untrue to your own self;

¹²a boat of stone will not carry you across. ||3||

¹³Meeting the Guru, O Nanak, I know my Lord and Master.

¹⁴The Perfect Architect of Destiny is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky. ||4||3||9||

¹⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁶How have you enjoyed your Dear Beloved?

¹⁷O sister, please teach me, please show me. ||1||

¹⁸Crimson, crimson, crimson

¹⁹I wash Your Feet with my eye-lashes.

²⁰Wherever You send me, there I will go. ||2||

²¹I would trade meditation, austerity, self-discipline and celibacy,

²²if I could only meet the Lord of my life, for even an instant. ||3||

²³She who eradicates her self-conceit, power and arrogant intellect,

²⁴O Nanak, is the true soul-bride. ||4||4||10||

²⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶You are my Life, the very Support of my breath of life.

²⁷Gazing upon You, beholding You, my mind is soothed and comforted. ||1||

²⁸You are my Friend, You are my Beloved.

²⁹I shall never forget You. ||1||Pause||

³⁰I am Your indentured servant; I am Your slave.

³¹You are my Great Lord and Master, the treasure of excellence. ||2||

³²There are millions of servants in Your Court - Your Royal Darbaar.

³³Each and every instant, You dwell with them. ||3||

³⁴I am nothing; everything is Yours.

³⁵Through and through, You abide with Nanak. ||4||5||11||

³⁶Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷His Mansions are so comfortable, and His gates are so lofty.

³⁸Within them, His beloved devotees dwell. ||1||

³⁹The Natural Speech of God is so very sweet.

⁴⁰How rare is that person, who sees it with his eyes. ||1||Pause||

⁴¹There, in the arena of the congregation, the divine music of the Naad, the sound current, is sung.

⁴²There, the Saints celebrate with their Lord. ||2||

⁴³Neither birth nor death is there, neither pain nor pleasure.

⁴⁴The Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name rains down there. ||3||

⁴⁵From the Guru, I have come to know the mystery of this speech.

⁴⁶Nanak speaks the Bani of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||6||12||

⁴⁷Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁸By the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, millions of sins are erased.

⁴⁹Meeting with them, this terrifying world-ocean is crossed over||1||

⁵⁰They are my companions, and they are my dear friends,

⁵¹who inspire me to remember the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

⁵²Hearing the Word of His Shabad, I am totally at peace.

⁵³When I serve Him, the Messenger of Death is chased away. ||2||

⁵⁴His comfort and consolation soothes and supports my mind.

⁵⁵Remembering Him in meditation, my face is radiant and bright. ||3||

⁵⁶God embellishes and supports His servants.

⁵⁷Nanak seeks the Protection of their Sanctuary; he is forever a sacrifice to them. ||4||7||13||

¹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²The angelic beings and demi-gods are not permitted to remain here.

³The silent sages and humble servants also must arise and depart. ||1||

⁴Only those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, are seen to live on.

⁵In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, they obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||1||Pause||

⁶Kings, emperors and merchants must die.

⁷Whoever is seen shall be consumed by death. ||2||

⁸Mortal beings are entangled, clinging to false worldly attachments.

⁹And when they must leave them behind, then they regret and grieve. ||3||

¹⁰O Lord, O treasure of mercy, please bless Nanak with this gift,

¹¹that he may chant Your Name, day and night. ||4||8||14||

¹²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹³You dwell deep within the heart of each and every being.

¹⁴The entire universe is strung on Your Thread. ||1||

¹⁵You are my Beloved, the Support of my breath of life.

¹⁶Beholding You, gazing upon You, my mind blossoms forth. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷Wandering, wandering, wandering through countless incarnations, I have grown so weary.

¹⁸Now, I hold tight to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||

¹⁹You are inaccessible, incomprehensible, invisible and infinite.

²⁰Nanak remembers You in meditation, day and night. ||3||9||15||

²¹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²²What is the use of the glory of Maya?

²³It disappears in no time at all. ||1||

²⁴This is a dream, but the sleeper does not know it.

²⁵In his unconscious state, he clings to it. ||1||Pause||

²⁶The poor fool is enticed by the great attachments of the world.

²⁷Gazing upon them, watching them, he must still arise and depart. ||2||

²⁸The Royal Court of His Darbaar is the highest of the high.

²⁹He creates and destroys countless beings. ||3||

³⁰There has never been any other, and there shall never be.

³¹O Nanak, meditate on the One God. ||4||10||16||

³²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³³Meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, I live.

³⁴I wash Your Lotus Feet, and drink in the wash water. ||1||

³⁵He is my Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

³⁶My Lord and Master abides with His humble devotees. ||1||Pause||

³⁷Hearing, hearing Your Ambrosial Naam, I meditate on it.

³⁸Twenty-four hours a day, I sing Your Glorious Praises. ||2||

³⁹Beholding, beholding Your divine play, my mind is in bliss.

⁴⁰Your Glorious Virtues are infinite, O God, O Lord of supreme bliss. ||3||

⁴¹Meditating in remembrance on Him, fear cannot touch me.

⁴²Forever and ever, Nanak meditates on the Lord. ||4||11||17||

⁴³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁴Within my heart, I meditate on the Word of the Guru's Teachings.

⁴⁵With my tongue, I chant the Chant of the Lord. ||1||

⁴⁶The image of His vision is fruitful; I am a sacrifice to it.

⁴⁷His Lotus Feet are the Support of the mind, the Support of the very breath of life. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁸In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the cycle of birth and death is ended.

⁴⁹To hear the Ambrosial Sermon is the support of my ears. ||2||

⁵⁰I have renounced sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment.

⁵¹I have enshrined the Naam within myself, with charity, true cleansing and righteous conduct. ||3||

⁵²Says Nanak, I have contemplated this essence of reality;

⁵³chanting the Name of the Lord, I am carried across. ||4||12||18||

⁵⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁵⁵The sinner is absorbed in greed and emotional attachment.

¹He has not performed any service to the Creator Lord. ||1||

²O God, Your Name is the Purifier of sinners.

³I am worthless - please save me! ||1||Pause||

⁴O God, You are the Great Giver, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

⁵The body of the egotistical human is perishable. ||2||

⁶Tastes and pleasures, conflicts and jealousy, and intoxication with Maya

⁷- attached to these, the jewel of human life is wasted. ||3||

⁸The Sovereign Lord King is the Destroyer of pain, the Life of the world.

⁹Forsaking everything, Nanak has entered His Sanctuary. ||4||13||19||

¹⁰Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹¹He sees with his eyes, but he is called blind; he hears, but he does not hear.

¹²And the One who dwells near at hand, he thinks that He is far away; the sinner is committing sins. ||1||

¹³Do only those deeds which will save you, O mortal being.

¹⁴Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and the Ambrosial Word of His Bani. ||1||Pause||

¹⁵You are forever imbued with the love of horses and mansions.

¹⁶Nothing shall go along with you. ||2||

¹⁷You may clean and decorate the vessel of clay,

¹⁸but it is so very filthy; it shall receive its punishment from the Messenger of Death. ||3||

¹⁹You are bound by sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment.

²⁰You are sinking down into the great pit. ||4||

²¹Hear this prayer of Nanak, O Lord;

²²I am a stone, sinking down - please, rescue me! ||5||14||20||

²³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴One who remains dead while yet alive understands God.

²⁵He meets that humble being according to the karma of his past actions. ||1||

²⁶Listen, O friend - this is how to cross over the terrifying world-ocean.

²⁷Meet with the Holy, and chant the Lord's Name||1||Pause||

²⁸There is no other to know, except for the One Lord.

²⁹So realize that the Supreme Lord God is within each and every heart. ||2||

³⁰Whatever He does, accept that as good.

³¹Know the value of the beginning and the end. ||3||

³²Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to that humble being,

³³within whose heart the Lord dwells. ||4||15||21||

³⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁵The Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Creator Lord.

³⁶He gives His Support to the entire Universe. ||1||

³⁷Meditate within your mind on the Lotus Feet of the Guru.

³⁸Pain and suffering shall leave this body. ||1||Pause||

³⁹The True Guru saves the drowning being from the terrifying world-ocean.

⁴⁰He reunites those who were separated for countless incarnations. ||2||

⁴¹Serve the Guru, day and night.

⁴²Your mind shall come to have peace, pleasure and poise. ||3||

⁴³By great good fortune, one obtains the dust of the feet of the True Guru.

⁴⁴Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the True Guru. ||4||16||22||

⁴⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁶I am a sacrifice to my True Guru.

⁴⁷Twenty-four hours a day, I sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

⁴⁸Meditate in remembrance on God, your Lord and Master.

⁴⁹He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of all hearts. ||1||Pause||

⁵⁰So love the Lord's Lotus Feet,

⁵¹and live a lifestyle which is true, perfect and spotless. ||2||

⁵²By the Grace of the Saints, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind,

⁵³and the sins of countless incarnations are eradicated. ||3||

⁵⁴Please be Merciful, O God, O Merciful to the meek.

⁵⁵Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints. ||4||17||23||

¹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live.

³My karma is perfect, O my God. ||1||

⁴Please, listen to this prayer, O my God.

⁵Please bless me with Your Name, and make me Your chaylaa, Your disciple. ||1||Pause||

⁶Please keep me under Your Protection, O God, O Great Giver.

⁷By Guru's Grace, a few people understand this. ||2||

⁸Please hear my prayer, O God, my Friend.

⁹May Your Lotus Feet abide within my consciousness. ||3||

¹⁰Nanak makes one prayer:

¹¹may I never forget You, O perfect treasure of virtue. ||4||18||24||

¹²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹³He is my friend, companion, child, relative and sibling.

¹⁴Wherever I look, I see the Lord as my companion and helper. ||1||

¹⁵The Lord's Name is my social status, my honor and wealth.

¹⁶He is my pleasure, poise, bliss and peace. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷I have strapped on the armor of meditation on the Supreme Lord God.

¹⁸It cannot be pierced, even by millions of weapons. ||2||

¹⁹The Sanctuary of the Lord's Feet is my fortress and battlement.

²⁰The Messenger of Death, the torturer, cannot demolish it. ||3||

²¹Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice

²²to the selfless servants and Saints of the Sovereign Lord, the Destroyer of ego. ||4||19||25||

²³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴Where the Glorious Praises of God, the Lord of the world are continually sung,

²⁵there is bliss, joy, happiness and peace. ||1||

²⁶Come, O my companions - let us go and enjoy God.

²⁷Let us fall at the feet of the holy, humble beings. ||1||Pause||

²⁸I pray for the dust of the feet of the humble.

²⁹It shall wash away the sins of countless incarnations. ||2||

³⁰I dedicate my mind, body, breath of life and soul to God.

³¹Remembering the Lord in meditation, I have eradicated pride and emotional attachment. ||3||

³²O Lord, O Merciful to the meek, please give me faith and confidence,

³³so that slave Nanak may remain absorbed in Your Sanctuary. ||4||20||26||

³⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁵The city of heaven is where the Saints dwell.

³⁶They enshrine the Lotus Feet of God within their hearts. ||1||

³⁷Listen, O my mind and body, and let me show you the way to find peace,

³⁸so that you may eat and enjoy the various delicacies of the Lord||1||Pause||

³⁹Taste the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your mind.

⁴⁰Its taste is wondrous - it cannot be described. ||2||

⁴¹Your greed shall die, and your thirst shall be quenched.

⁴²The humble beings seek the Sanctuary of the Supreme Lord God. ||3||

⁴³The Lord dispels the fears and attachments of countless incarnations.

⁴⁴God has showered His Mercy and Grace upon slave Nanak. ||4||21||27||

⁴⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁶God covers the many shortcomings of His slaves.

⁴⁷Granting His Mercy, God makes them His own. ||1||

⁴⁸You emancipate Your humble servant,

⁴⁹and rescue him from the noose of the world, which is just a dream. ||1||Pause||

⁵⁰Even huge mountains of sin and corruption

⁵¹are removed in an instant by the Merciful Lord. ||2||

⁵²Sorrow, disease and the most terrible calamities

⁵³are removed by meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||

⁵⁴Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He attaches us to the hem of His robe.

¹Grasping the Lord's Feet, O Nanak, we enter His Sanctuary. ||4||22||28||

²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³One who withdraws from God's Path, and attaches himself to the world,

⁴is known as a sinner in both worlds. ||1||

⁵He alone is approved, who pleases the Lord.

⁶Only He Himself knows His creative omnipotence. ||1||Pause||

⁷One who practices truth, righteous living, charity and good deeds,

⁸has the supplies for God's Path. Worldly success shall not fail him. ||2||

⁹Within and among all, the One Lord is awake.

¹⁰As He attaches us, so are we attached. ||3||

¹¹You are inaccessible and unfathomable, O my True Lord and Master.

¹²Nanak speaks as You inspire him to speak. ||4||23||29||

¹³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁴In the early hours of the morning, I chant the Lord's Name.

¹⁵I have fashioned a shelter for myself, hear and hereafter. ||1||

¹⁶Forever and ever, I chant the Lord's Name,

¹⁷and the desires of my mind are fulfilled. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸Sing the Praises of the Eternal, Imperishable Lord God, night and day.

¹⁹In life, and in death, you shall find your eternal, unchanging home. ||2||

²⁰So serve the Sovereign Lord, and you shall never lack anything.

²¹While eating and consuming, you shall pass your life in peace. ||3||

²²O Life of the World, O Primal Being, I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

²³By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||24||30||

²⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵When the Perfect Guru becomes merciful,

²⁶my pains are taken away, and my works are perfectly completed. ||1||

²⁷Gazing upon, beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live;

²⁸I am a sacrifice to Your Lotus Feet.

²⁹Without You, O my Lord and Master, who belongs to me? ||1||Pause||

³⁰I have fallen in love with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

³¹by the karma of my past actions and my pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

³²Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; how wondrous is His glory!

³³The three types of illness cannot consume it. ||3||

³⁴May I never forget, even for an instant, the Lord's Feet.

³⁵Nanak begs for this gift, O my Beloved. ||4||25||31||

³⁶Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷May there be such an auspicious time, O my Beloved,

³⁸when, with my tongue, I may chant the Lord's Name||1||

³⁹Hear my prayer, O God, O Merciful to the meek.

⁴⁰The Holy Saints ever sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Source of Nectar. ||1||Pause||

⁴¹Your meditation and remembrance is life-giving, God.

⁴²You dwell near those upon whom You show mercy. ||2||

⁴³Your Name is the food to satisfy the hunger of Your humble servants.

⁴⁴You are the Great Giver, O Lord God. ||3||

⁴⁵The Saints take pleasure in repeating the Lord's Name.

⁴⁶O Nanak, the Lord, the Great Giver, is All-knowing. ||4||26||32||

⁴⁷Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁸Your life is slipping away, but you never even notice.

⁴⁹You are constantly entangled in false attachments and conflicts. ||1||

⁵⁰Meditate, vibrate constantly, day and night, on the Lord.

⁵¹You shall be victorious in this priceless human life, in the Protection of the Lord's Sanctuary. ||1||Pause||

⁵²You eagerly commit sins and practice corruption,

⁵³Feeding and pampering your body, your life is passing away,

¹but you do not experience the state of victory of the Lord of the Universe. ||3||

²So enter the Sanctuary of the All-powerful, Unfathomable Lord and Master.

³O God, O Searcher of hearts, please, save Nanak! ||4||27||33||

⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁵Cross over the terrifying world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

⁶Remember in meditation the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the source of jewels. ||1||

⁷Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, I live.

⁸All pain, disease and suffering is dispelled, meeting the Perfect Guru; sin has been eradicated. ||1||Pause||

⁹The immortal status is obtained through the Name of the Lord;

¹⁰the mind and body become spotless and pure, which is the true purpose of life. ||2||

¹¹Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on the Supreme Lord God.

¹²By pre-ordained destiny, the Name is obtained. ||3||

¹³I have entered His Sanctuary, and I meditate on the Lord, Merciful to the meek.

¹⁴Nanak longs for the dust of the Saints. ||4||28||34||

¹⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁶The beautiful one does not know the work of his own home.

¹⁷The fool is engrossed in false attachments. ||1||

¹⁸As You attach us, so we are attached.

¹⁹When You bless us with Your Name, we chant it. ||1||Pause||

²⁰The Lord's slaves are imbued with the Love of the Lord.

²¹They are intoxicated with the Lord, night and day. ||2||

²²Reaching out to grasp hold of our arms, God lifts us up.

²³Separated for countless incarnations, we are united with Him again. ||3||

²⁴Save me, O God, O my Lord and Master - shower me with Your Mercy.

²⁵Slave Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door, O Lord. ||4||29||35||

²⁶Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷By the Grace of the Saints, I have found my eternal home.

²⁸I have found total peace, and I shall not waver again. ||1||

²⁹I meditate on the Guru, and the Lord's Feet, within my mind.

³⁰In this way, the Creator Lord has made me steady and stable. ||1||Pause||

³¹I sing the Glorious Praises of the unchanging, eternal Lord God,

³²and the noose of death is snapped. ||2||

³³Showering His Mercy, he has attached me to the hem of His robe.

³⁴In constant bliss, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises. ||3||30||36||

³⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁶The Words, the Teachings of the Holy Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar.

³⁷Whoever meditates on the Lord's Name is emancipated; he chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with his tongue. ||1||Pause||

³⁸The pains and sufferings of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga are eradicated,

³⁹when the One Name abides within the mind. ||1||

⁴⁰I apply the dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead.

⁴¹Nanak has been saved, in the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. ||2||31||37||

⁴²Soohee, Fifth Mehl: Third House:

⁴³I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the Merciful Lord.

⁴⁴Please, bless me with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Perfect, Compassionate Lord. ||Pause||

⁴⁵Please, grant Your Grace, and cherish me.

⁴⁶My soul and body are all Your property. ||1||

⁴⁷Only meditation on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, will go along with you.

⁴⁸Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints. ||2||32||38||

⁴⁹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁵⁰Without Him, there is no other at all.

⁵¹The True Lord Himself is our anchor. ||1||

⁵²The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is our only support.

⁵³The Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful and Infinite. ||1||Pause||

⁵⁴He has eradicated all illness, and healed me.

⁵⁵O Nanak, He Himself has become my Savior. ||2||33||39||

¹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²Everyone longs for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

³By perfect destiny, it is obtained. ||Pause||

⁴Forsaking the Beautiful Lord, how can they go to sleep?

⁵The great enticer Maya has led them down the path of sin. ||1||

⁶This butcher has separated them from the Beloved Lord.

⁷This merciless one shows no mercy at all to the poor beings. ||2||

⁸Countless lifetimes have passed away, wandering aimlessly.

⁹The terrible, treacherous Maya does not even allow them to dwell in their own home. ||3||

¹⁰Day and night, they receive the rewards of their own actions.

¹¹Don't blame anyone else; your own actions lead you astray. ||4||

¹²Listen, O Friend, O Saint, O humble Sibling of Destiny:

¹³in the Sanctuary of the Lord's Feet, Nanak has found Salvation. ||5||34||40||

¹⁴Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House:

¹⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁶Even a crude hut is sublime and beautiful, if the Lord's Praises are sung within it.

¹⁷Those mansions where the Lord is forgotten are useless. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸Even poverty is bliss, if God comes to mind in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

¹⁹This worldly glory might just as well burn; it only traps the mortals in Maya. ||1||

²⁰One may have to grind corn, and wear a coarse blanket, but still, one can find peace of mind and contentment.

²¹Even empires are of no use at all, if they do not bring satisfaction. ||2||

²²Someone may wander around naked, but if he loves the One Lord, he receives honor and respect.

²³Silk and satin clothes are worthless, if they lead to greed. ||3||

²⁴Everything is in Your Hands, God. You Yourself are the Doer, the Cause of causes.

²⁵With each and every breath, may I continue to remember You. Please, bless Nanak with this gift. ||4||1||41||

²⁶Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷The Lord's Saint is my life and wealth. I am his water-carrier.

²⁸He is dearer to me than all my siblings, friends and children. ||1||Pause||

²⁹I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over the Saint.

³⁰I bow my head low, to touch his feet, and apply his dust to my face. ||1||

³¹I offer my prayer with sweet words, in sincere humility.

³²Renouncing egotism, I enter His Sanctuary. I have found the Lord, the treasure of virtue. ||2||

³³I gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's humble servant, again and again.

³⁴I cherish and gather in His Ambrosial Words within my mind; time and time again, I bow to Him. ||3||

³⁵In my mind, I wish, hope and beg for the Society of the Lord's humble servants.

³⁶Be Merciful to Nanak, O God, and lead him to the feet of Your slaves. ||4||2||42||

³⁷Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁸She has enticed the worlds and solar systems; I have fallen into her clutches.

³⁹O Lord, please save this corrupt soul of mine; please bless me with Your Name. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁰She has not brought anyone peace, but still, I chase after her.

⁴¹She forsakes everyone, but still, I cling to her, again and again. ||1||

⁴²Have Mercy on me, O Lord of Compassion; please let me sing Your Glorious Praises, O Lord.

⁴³This is Nanak's prayer, O Lord, that he may join and merge with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||3||43||

¹Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Fifth House, Partaal:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Love of the enticing Beloved Lord is the most glorious love.

⁴Meditate, O mind, on the One Lord of the Universe - nothing else is of any account. Attach your mind to the Saints, and abandon the path of duality. ||1||Pause||

⁵The Lord is absolute and unmanifest; He has assumed the most sublime manifestation. He has fashioned countless body chambers of many, varied, different, myriad forms.

⁶Within them, the mind is the policeman;

⁷my Beloved lives in the temple of my inner self.

⁸He plays there in ecstasy.

⁹He does not die, and he never grows old. ||1||

¹⁰He is engrossed in worldly activities, wandering around in various ways. He steals the property of others,

¹¹and is surrounded by corruption and sin.

¹²But now, he joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

¹³and stands before the Lord's Gate.

¹⁴He obtains the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

¹⁵Nanak has met the Guru;

¹⁶he shall not be reincarnated again. ||2||1||44||

¹⁷Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸The Lord has made this world a stage;

¹⁹He fashioned the expanse of the entire creation. ||1||Pause||

²⁰He fashioned it in various ways, with limitless colors and forms.

²¹He watches over it with joy, and He never tires of enjoying it.

²²He enjoys all the delights, and yet He remains unattached. ||1||

²³He has no color, no sign, no mouth and no beard.

²⁴I cannot describe Your play.

²⁵Nanak is the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||2||2||45||

²⁶Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷I have come to You. I have come to Your Sanctuary.

²⁸I have come to place my faith in You. I have come seeking Mercy.

²⁹If it pleases You, save me, O my Lord and Master. The Guru has placed me upon the Path. ||1||Pause||

³⁰Maya is very treacherous and difficult to pass through.

³¹I am so afraid to hear

³²that the Righteous Judge of Dharma is so strict and stern. ||2||

³³The world is a deep, dark pit;

³⁴it is all on fire. ||3||

³⁵I have grasped the Support of the Holy Saints.

³⁶Nanak meditates on the Lord.

³⁷Now, I have found the Perfect Lord. ||4||3||46||

³⁸Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Sixth House:

³⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁴⁰I offer this prayer to the True Guru, to bless me with the sustenance of the Naam.

⁴¹When the True King is pleased, the world is rid of its diseases. ||1||

⁴²You are the Support of Your devotees, and the Shelter of the Saints, O True Creator Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁴³True are Your devices, and True is Your Court.

⁴⁴True are Your treasures, and True is Your expanse. ||2||

⁴⁵Your Form is inaccessible, and Your Vision is incomparably beautiful.

⁴⁶I am a sacrifice to Your servants; they love Your Name, O Lord. ||3||

¹All desires are fulfilled, when the Inaccessible and Infinite Lord is obtained.

²Guru Nanak has met the Supreme Lord God; I am a sacrifice to Your Feet. ||4||1||47||

³Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Seventh House:

⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁵He alone obeys Your Will, O Lord, unto whom You are Merciful.

⁶That alone is devotional worship, which is pleasing to Your Will. You are the Cherisher of all beings. ||1||

⁷O my Sovereign Lord, You are the Support of the Saints.

⁸Whatever pleases You, they accept. You are the sustenance of their minds and bodies. ||1||Pause||

⁹You are kind and compassionate, the treasure of mercy, the fulfiller of our hopes.

¹⁰You are the Beloved Lord of life of all Your devotees; You are the Beloved of Your devotees. ||2||

¹¹You are unfathomable, infinite, lofty and exalted. There is no one else like You.

¹²This is my prayer, O my Lord and Master; may I never forget You, O Peace-giving Lord. ||3||

¹³Day and night, with each and every breath, I sing Your Glorious Praises, if it is pleasing to Your Will.

¹⁴Nanak begs for the peace of Your Name, O Lord and Master; as it is pleasing to Your Will, I shall attain it. ||4||1||48||

¹⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁶Where is that place, where You are never forgotten, Lord?

¹⁷Twenty-four hours a day, they meditate on You, and their bodies become spotless and pure. ||1||

¹⁸O my Lord, I have come searching for that place.

¹⁹After seeking and searching, I found Sanctuary in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

²⁰Reading and reciting the Vedas, Brahma grew weary, but he did not find even a tiny bit of God's worth.

²¹The seekers and Siddhas wander around bewailing; they too are enticed by Maya. ||2||

²²There were ten regal incarnations of Vishnu; and then there was Shiva, the renunciate.

²³He did not find Your limits either, although he grew weary of smearing his body with ashes. ||3||

²⁴Peace, poise and bliss are found in the subtle essence of the Naam. The Lord's Saints sing the songs of joy.

²⁵I have obtained the Fruitful Vision of Guru Nanak's Darshan, and with my mind and body I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||2||49||

²⁶Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷The religious rites, rituals and hypocrisies which are seen, are plundered by the Messenger of Death, the ultimate tax collector.

²⁸In the state of Nirvaanaa, sing the Kirtan of the Creator's Praises; contemplating Him in meditation, even for an instant, one is saved. ||1||

²⁹O Saints, cross over the world-ocean.

³⁰One who practices the Teachings of the Saints, by Guru's Grace, is carried across. ||1||Pause||

³¹Millions of cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage only fill the mortal with filth in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

³²One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, becomes spotlessly pure. ||2||

³³One may read all the books of the Vedas, the Bible, the Simritees and the Shaastras, but they will not bring liberation.

³⁴One who, as Gurmukh, chants the One Word, acquires a spotlessly pure reputation. ||3||

³⁵The four castes - the Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas - are equal in respect to the teachings.

¹One who, as Gurmukh, chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is saved. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Nanak, God is permeating the hearts of each and every being. ||4||3||50||

²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³Whatever God causes to happen is accepted, by those who are attuned to the Love of the Lord's Name.

⁴Those who fall at the Feet of God are respected everywhere. ||1||

⁵O my Lord, no one is as great as the Lord's Saints.

⁶The devotees are in harmony with their God; He is in the water, the land, and the sky. ||1||Pause||

⁷Millions of sinners have been saved in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; the Messenger of Death does not even approach them.

⁸Those who have been separated from the Lord, for countless incarnations, are reunited with the Lord again. ||2||

⁹Attachment to Maya, doubt and fear are eradicated, when one enters the Sanctuary of the Saints.

¹⁰Whatever wishes one harbors, are obtained from the Saints. ||3||

¹¹How can I describe the glory of the Lord's humble servants? They are pleasing to their God.

¹²Says Nanak, those who meet the True Guru, become independent of all obligations. ||4||4||51||

¹³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁴Giving me Your Hand, You saved me from the terrible fire, when I sought Your Sanctuary.

¹⁵Deep within my heart, I respect Your strength; I have abandoned all other hopes. ||1||

¹⁶O my Sovereign Lord, when You enter my consciousness, I am saved.

¹⁷You are my support. I count on You. Meditating on You, I am saved. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸You pulled me up out of the deep, dark pit. You have become merciful to me.

¹⁹You care for me, and bless me with total peace; You Yourself cherish me. ||2||

²⁰The Transcendent Lord has blessed me with His Glance of Grace; breaking my bonds, He has delivered me.

²¹God Himself inspires me to worship Him; He Himself inspires me to serve Him. ||3||

²²My doubts have gone, my fears and infatuations have been dispelled, and all my sorrows are gone.

²³O Nanak, the Lord, the Giver of peace has been merciful to me. I have met the Perfect True Guru. ||4||5||52||

²⁴Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵When nothing existed, what deeds were being done? And what karma caused anyone to be born at all?

²⁶The Lord Himself set His play in motion, and He Himself beholds it. He created the Creation. ||1||

²⁷O my Sovereign Lord, I cannot do anything at all by myself.

²⁸He Himself is the Creator, He Himself is the Cause. He is pervading deep within all. ||1||Pause||

²⁹If my account were to be judged, I would never be saved. My body is transitory and ignorant.

³⁰Take pity upon me, O Creator Lord God; Your Forgiving Grace is singular and unique. ||2||

³¹You created all beings and creatures. Each and every heart meditates on You.

³²Your condition and expanse are known only to You; the value of Your creative omnipotence cannot be estimated. ||3||

³³I am worthless, foolish, thoughtless and ignorant. I know nothing about good actions and righteous living.

³⁴Take pity on Nanak, that he may sing Your Glorious Praises; and that Your Will may seem sweet to him. ||4||6||53||

³⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹Your Saints are very fortunate; their homes are filled with the wealth of the Lord's Name.

²Their birth is approved, and their actions are fruitful. ||1||

³O my Lord, I am a sacrifice to the humble servants of the Lord.

⁴I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over them; I apply the dust of their feet to my face. ||1||Pause||

⁵Those generous, humble beings are above both birth and death.

⁶They give the gift of the soul, and practice devotional worship; they inspire others to meet the Lord. ||2||

⁷True are their commands, and true are their empires; they are attuned to the Truth.

⁸True is their happiness, and true is their greatness. They know the Lord, to whom they belong. ||3||

⁹I wave the fan over them, carry water for them, and grind corn for the humble servants of the Lord.

¹⁰Nanak offers this prayer to God - please, grant me the sight of Your humble servants. ||4||7||54||

¹¹Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹²The True Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God; He Himself is the Creator Lord.

¹³Your servant begs for the dust of Your feet. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||

¹⁴O my Sovereign Lord, as You keep me, so do I remain.

¹⁵When it pleases You, I chant Your Name. You alone can grant me peace. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶Liberation, comfort and proper lifestyle come from serving You; You alone cause us to serve You.

¹⁷That place is heaven, where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung. You Yourself instill faith into us. ||2||

¹⁸Meditating, meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Naam, I live; my mind and body are enraptured.

¹⁹I wash Your Lotus Feet, and drink in this water, O my True Guru, O Merciful to the meek. ||3||

²⁰I am a sacrifice to that most wonderful time when I came to Your Door.

²¹God has become compassionate to Nanak; I have found the Perfect True Guru. ||4||8||55||

²²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²³When You come to mind, I am totally in bliss. One who forgets You might just as well be dead.

²⁴That being, whom You bless with Your Mercy, O Creator Lord, constantly meditates on You. ||1||

²⁵O my Lord and Master, You are the honor of the dishonored such as me.

²⁶I offer my prayer to You, God; listening, listening to the Word of Your Bani, I live. ||1||Pause||

²⁷May I become the dust of the feet of Your humble servants. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

²⁸I enshrine Your Ambrosial Word within my heart. By Your Grace, I have found the Company of the Holy. ||2||

²⁹I place the state of my inner being before You; there is no other as great as You.

³⁰He alone is attached, whom You attach; he alone is Your devotee. ||3||

³¹With my palms pressed together, I beg for this one gift; O my Lord and Master, if it pleases You, I shall obtain it.

³²With each and every breath, Nanak adores You; twenty-four hours a day, I sing Your Glorious Praises. ||4||9||56||

³³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁴When You stand over our heads, O Lord and Master, how can we suffer in pain?

³⁵The mortal being does not know how to chant Your Name - he is intoxicated with the wine of Maya, and the thought of death does not even enter his mind. ||1||

³⁶O my Sovereign Lord, You belong to the Saints, and the Saints belong to You.

¹Your servant is not afraid of anything; the Messenger of Death cannot even approach him. ||1||Pause||

²Those who are attuned to Your Love, O my Lord and Master, are released from the pains of birth and death.

³No one can erase Your Blessings; the True Guru has given me this assurance. ||2||

⁴Those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, obtain the fruits of peace. Twenty-four hours a day, they worship and adore You.

⁵In Your Sanctuary, with Your Support, they subdue the five villains. ||3||

⁶I know nothing about wisdom, meditation and good deeds; I know nothing about Your excellence.

⁷Guru Nanak is the greatest of all; He saved my honor in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||4||10||57||

⁸Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁹Renouncing everything, I have come to the Guru's Sanctuary; save me, O my Savior Lord!

¹⁰Whatever You link me to, to that I am linked; what can this poor creature do? ||1||

¹¹O my Dear Lord God, You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

¹²Be Merciful to me, O Divine, Compassionate Guru, that I may constantly sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||

¹³Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on my God; by Guru's Grace, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean.

¹⁴Renouncing self-conceit, I have become the dust of all men's feet; in this way, I die, while I am still alive. ||2||

¹⁵How fruitful is the life of that being in this world, who chants the Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

¹⁶All desires are fulfilled, for the one who is blessed with God's Kindness and Mercy. ||3||

¹⁷O Merciful to the meek, Kind and Compassionate Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary.

¹⁸Take pity upon me, and bless me with Your Name. Nanak is the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||11||58||

¹⁹Raag Soohee, Ashtapadee, First Mehl, First House:

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

²¹I am totally without virtue; I have no virtue at all.

²²How can I meet my Husband Lord? ||1||

²³I have no beauty, no enticing eyes.

²⁴I do not have a noble family, good manners or a sweet voice. ||1||Pause||

²⁵The soul-bride adorns herself with peace and poise.

²⁶But she is a happy soul-bride, only if her Husband Lord is pleased with her. ||2||

²⁷He has no form or feature;

²⁸at the very last instant, he cannot suddenly be contemplated. ||3||

²⁹I have no understanding, intellect or cleverness.

³⁰Have Mercy upon me, God, and attach me to Your Feet. ||4||

³¹She may be very clever, but this does not please her Husband Lord.

³²Attached to Maya, she is deluded by doubt. ||5||

³³But if she gets rid of her ego, then she merges in her Husband Lord.

³⁴Only then can the soul-bride obtain the nine treasures of her Beloved. ||6||

³⁵Separated from You for countless incarnations, I have suffered in pain.

³⁶Please take my hand, O my Beloved Sovereign Lord God. ||7||

³⁷Prays Nanak, the Lord is, and shall always be.

³⁸She alone is ravished and enjoyed, with whom the Beloved Lord is pleased. ||8||1||

¹Soohee, First Mehl, Ninth House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³The color of safflower is transitory; it lasts for only a few days.

⁴Without the Name, the false woman is deluded by doubt and plundered by thieves.

⁵But those who are attuned to the True Lord, are not reincarnated again. ||1||

⁶How can one who is already dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, be colored any other color?

⁷So serve God the Dyer, and focus your consciousness on the True Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁸You wander around in the four directions, but without the good fortune of destiny, you shall never obtain wealth.

⁹If you are plundered by corruption and vice, you shall wander around, but like a fugitive, you shall find no place of rest.

¹⁰Only those who are protected by the Guru are saved; their minds are attuned to the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

¹¹Those who wear white clothes, but have filthy and stone-hearted minds,

¹²may chant the Lord's Name with their mouths, but they are engrossed in duality; they are thieves.

¹³They do not understand their own roots; they are beasts. They are just animals! ||3||

¹⁴Constantly, continually, the mortal seeks pleasures. Constantly, continually, he begs for peace.

¹⁵But he does not think of the Creator Lord, and so he is overtaken by pain, again and again.

¹⁶But one, within whose mind the Giver of pleasure and pain dwells - how can his body feel any need? ||4||

¹⁷One who has a karmic debt to pay off is summoned, and the Messenger of Death smashes his head.

¹⁸When his account is called for, it has to be given. After it is reviewed, payment is demanded.

¹⁹Only love for the True One will save you; the Forgiver forgives. ||5||

²⁰If you make any friend other than God, you shall die and mingle with the dust.

²¹Gazing upon the many games of love, you are beguiled and bewildered; you come and go in reincarnation.

²²Only by God's Grace can you be saved. By His Grace, He unites in His Union. ||6||

²³O careless one, you are totally lacking any wisdom; do not seek wisdom without the Guru.

²⁴By indecision and inner conflict, you shall come to ruin. Good and bad both pull at you.

²⁵Without being attuned to the Word of the Shabad and the Fear of God, all come under the gaze of the Messenger of Death. ||7||

²⁶He who created the creation and sustains it, gives sustenance to all.

²⁷How can you forget Him from your mind? He is the Great Giver, forever and ever.

²⁸Nanak shall never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Support of the unsupported. ||8||1||2||

²⁹Soohee, First Mehl, Kaafee, Tenth House:

³⁰One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³¹For if you depart with virtue, then pain shall never afflict you. ||5||

³²The mind and body are dyed in the deep red color of devotional love, if it pleases the True Guru. ||1||

³³He departs with his life embellished and successful, taking the merchandise of the True Name.

³⁴He is honored in the Darbaar, the Royal Court, of the Lord, through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, and the Fear of God. ||1||Pause||

³⁵One who praises the True Lord with his mind and body, pleases the Mind of the True Lord.

¹Attuned to the Beloved Lord, the mind is appeased, and finds the Perfect Guru. ||2||

²I live, by cherishing Your Glorious Virtues; You dwell deep within me.

³You dwell within my mind, and so it naturally celebrates in joyful delight. ||3||

⁴O my foolish mind, how can I teach and instruct you?

⁵As Gurmukh, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and so become attuned to His Love. ||4||

⁶Continually, continuously, remember and cherish your Beloved Lord in your heart.

⁷For if you depart with virtue, then pain shall never afflict you. ||5||

⁸The self-willed manmukh wanders around, deluded by doubt; he does not enshrine love for the Lord.

⁹He dies as a stranger to his own self, and his mind and body are spoiled. ||6||

¹⁰Performing service to the Guru, you shall go home with the profit.

¹¹Through the Word of the Guru's Bani, and the Shabad, the Word of God, the state of Nirvaanaa is attained. ||7||

¹²Nanak makes this one prayer: if it pleases Your Will,

¹³bless me with a home in Your Name, Lord, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises. ||8||1||3||

¹⁴Soohee, First Mehl:

¹⁵As iron is melted in the forge and re-shaped,

¹⁶so is the godless materialist reincarnated, and forced to wander aimlessly. ||1||

¹⁷Without understanding, everything is suffering, earning only more suffering.

¹⁸In his ego, he comes and goes, wandering in confusion, deluded by doubt. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹You save those who are Gurmukh, O Lord, through meditation on Your Naam.

²⁰You blend with Yourself, by Your Will, those who practice the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

²¹You created the Creation, and You Yourself gaze upon it; whatever You give, is received.

²²You watch, establish and disestablish; You keep all in Your vision at Your Door. ||3||

²³The body shall turn to dust, and the soul shall fly away.

²⁴So where are their homes and resting places now? They do not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, either. ||4||

²⁵In the pitch darkness of broad daylight, their wealth is being plundered.

²⁶Pride is looting their homes like a thief; where can they file their complaint? ||5||

²⁷The thief does not break into the home of the Gurmukh; he is awake in the Name of the Lord.

²⁸The Word of the Shabad puts out the fire of desire; God's Light illuminates and enlightens. ||6||

²⁹The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a jewel, a ruby; the Guru has taught me the Word of the Shabad.

³⁰One who follows the Guru's Teachings remains forever free of desire. ||7||

³¹Night and day, enshrine the Lord's Name within your mind.

³²Please unite Nanak in Union, O Lord, if it is pleasing to Your Will. ||8||2||4||

³³Soohee, First Mehl:

³⁴Never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, from your mind; night and day, meditate on it.

³⁵As You keep me, in Your Merciful Grace, so do I find peace. ||1||

³⁶I am blind, and the Lord's Name is my cane.

³⁷I remain under the Sheltering Support of my Lord and Master; I am not enticed by Maya the enticer. ||1||Pause||

³⁸Wherever I look, there the Guru has shown me that God is always with me.

³⁹Searching inwardly and outwardly as well, I came to see Him, through the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

⁴⁰So serve the True Guru with love, through the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.

⁴¹As it pleases You, so by Your Will, You destroy my doubts and fears. ||3||

⁴²At the very moment of birth, he is afflicted with pain, and in the end, he comes only to die.

⁴³Birth and death are validated and approved, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||

⁴⁴When there is no ego, there You are; You fashioned all of this.

¹You Yourself establish and disestablish; through the Word of Your Shabad, You elevate and exalt. ||5||

²When the body rolls in the dust, it is not known where the soul has gone.

³He Himself is permeating and pervading; this is wonderful and amazing! ||6||

⁴You are not far away, God; You know everything.

⁵The Gurmukh sees You ever-present; You are deep within the nucleus of our inner self. ||7||

⁶Please, bless me with a home in Your Name; may my inner self be at peace.

⁷May slave Nanak sing Your Glorious Praises; O True Guru, please share the Teachings with me. ||8||3||5||

⁸Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, First House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁰Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, the Naam is not experienced.

¹¹The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sweetest and most sublime essence, but without tasting it, its flavor cannot be experienced.

¹²He wastes this human life in exchange for a mere shell; he does not understand his own self.

¹³But, if he becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to know the One Lord, and the disease of egotism does not afflict him. ||1||

¹⁴I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has lovingly attached me to the True Lord.

¹⁵Concentrating on the Word of the Shabad, the soul is illumined and enlightened. I remain absorbed in celestial ecstasy. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶The Gurmukh sings the Praises of the Lord; the Gurmukh understands. The Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad.

¹⁷Body and soul are totally rejuvenated through the Guru; the Gurmukh's affairs are resolved in his favor.

¹⁸The blind self-willed manmukh acts blindly, and earns only poison in this world.

¹⁹Enticed by Maya, he suffers in constant pain, without the most Beloved Guru. ||2||

²⁰He alone is a selfless servant, who serves the True Guru, and walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will.

²¹The True Shabad, the Word of God, is the True Praise of God; enshrine the True Lord within your mind.

²²The Gurmukh speaks the True Word of Gurbani, and egotism departs from within.

²³He Himself is the Giver, and True are His actions. He proclaims the True Word of the Shabad. ||3||

²⁴The Gurmukh works, and the Gurmukh earns; the Gurmukh inspires others to chant the Naam.

²⁵He is forever unattached, imbued with the Love of the True Lord, intuitively in harmony with the Guru.

²⁶The self-willed manmukh always tells lies; he plants the seeds of poison, and eats only poison.

²⁷He is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, and burnt in the fire of desire; who can save him, except the Guru? ||4||

²⁸True is that place of pilgrimage, where one bathes in the pool of Truth, and achieves self-realization as Gurmukh. The Gurmukh understands his own self.

²⁹The Lord has shown that the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage; bathing in it, filth is washed away.

³⁰True and Immaculate is the True Word of His Shabad; no filth touches or clings to Him.

³¹True Praise, True Devotional Praise, is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||5||

³²Body, mind, everything belongs to the Lord; but the evil-minded ones cannot even say this.

³³If such is the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then one becomes pure and spotless, and the ego is taken away from within.

³⁴I have intuitively tasted the Guru's Teachings, and the fire of my desire has been quenched.

³⁵Attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is naturally intoxicated, merging imperceptibly into the Lord. ||6||

¹The Name of the Lord is known as True, through the Love of the Beloved Guru.

²True Glorious Greatness is obtained from the Guru, through the Beloved True Name.

³The One True Lord is permeating and pervading among all; how rare is the one who contemplates this.

⁴The Lord Himself unites us in Union, and forgives us; He embellishes us with true devotional worship. ||7||

⁵All is Truth; Truth, and Truth alone is pervading; how rare is the Gurmukh who knows this.

⁶Birth and death occur by the Hukam of His Command; the Gurmukh understands his own self.

⁷He meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and so pleases the True Guru. He receives whatever rewards he desires.

⁸O Nanak, one who eradicates self-conceit from within, has everything. ||8||1||

⁹Soohee, Third Mehl:

¹⁰The body-bride is very beautiful; she dwells with her Husband Lord.

¹¹She becomes the happy soul-bride of her True Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹²The Lord's devotee is forever attuned to the Lord's Love; her ego is burnt away from within. ||1||

¹³Waaho! Waaho! Blessed, blessed is the Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani.

¹⁴It wells up and springs forth from the Perfect Guru, and merges into Truth. ||1||Pause||

¹⁵Everything is within the Lord - the continents, worlds and nether regions.

¹⁶The Life of the World, the Great Giver, dwells within the body; He is the Cherisher of all.

¹⁷The body-bride is eternally beautiful; the Gurmukh contemplates the Naam. ||2||

¹⁸The Lord Himself dwells within the body; He is invisible and cannot be seen.

¹⁹The foolish self-willed manmukh does not understand; he goes out searching for the Lord externally.

²⁰One who serves the True Guru is always at peace; the True Guru has shown me the Invisible Lord. ||3||

²¹Within the body there are jewels and precious treasures, the over-flowing treasure of devotion.

²²Within this body are the nine continents of the earth, its markets, cities and streets.

²³Within this body are the nine treasures of the Naam; contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is obtained. ||4||

²⁴Within the body, the Lord estimates the weight; He Himself is the weigher.

²⁵This mind is the jewel, the gem, the diamond; it is absolutely priceless.

²⁶The Naam, the Name of the Lord, cannot be purchased at any price; the Naam is obtained by contemplating the Guru. ||5||

²⁷One who becomes Gurmukh searches this body; all others just wander around in confusion.

²⁸That humble being alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord bestows it. What other clever tricks can anyone try?

²⁹Within the body, the Fear of God and Love for Him abides; by Guru's Grace, they are obtained. ||6||

³⁰Within the body, are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, from whom the whole world emanated.

³¹The True Lord has staged and contrived His own play; the expanse of the Universe comes and goes.

³²The Perfect True Guru Himself has made it clear, that emancipation comes through the True Name. ||7||

³³That body, which serves the True Guru, is embellished by the True Lord Himself.

³⁴Without the Name, the mortal finds no place of rest in the Court of the Lord; he shall be tortured by the Messenger of Death.

³⁵O Nanak, true glory is bestowed, when the Lord showers His Mercy. ||8||2||

¹Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, Tenth House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away.

⁴Do not praise other people; they shall die and turn to dust. ||1||

⁵Waaho! Waaho! Hail, hail to my Lord and Master.

⁶As Gurmukh, forever praise the One who is forever True, Independent and Carefree. ||1||Pause||

⁷Making worldly friendships, the self-willed manmukhs burn and die.

⁸In the City of Death, they are bound and gagged and beaten; this opportunity shall never come again. ||2||

⁹The lives of the Gurmukhs are fruitful and blessed; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.

¹⁰Their souls are illuminated by the Lord, and they dwell in peace and pleasure. ||3||

¹¹Those who forget the Word of the Guru's Shabad are engrossed in the love of duality.

¹²Their hunger and thirst never leave them, and night and day, they wander around burning. ||4||

¹³Those who make friendships with the wicked, and harbor animosity to the Saints,

¹⁴shall drown with their families, and their entire lineage shall be obliterated. ||5||

¹⁵It is not good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it.

¹⁶The faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall into the most horrible hell. ||6||

¹⁷O mind, as you serve, so do you become, and so are the deeds that you do.

¹⁸Whatever you yourself plant, that is what you shall have to eat; nothing else can be said about this. ||7||

¹⁹The speech of the great spiritual beings has a higher purpose.

²⁰They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all. ||8||

²¹The virtuous accumulate virtue, and teach others.

²²Those who meet with them are so very fortunate; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||9||

²³He who created the Universe, gives sustenance to it.

²⁴The One Lord alone is the Great Giver. He Himself is the True Master. ||10||

²⁵That True Lord is always with you; the Gurmukh is blessed with His Glance of Grace.

²⁶He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; forever cherish and contemplate God. ||11||

²⁷The mind is impure; only the True Lord is pure. So how can it merge into Him?

²⁸God merges it into Himself, and then it remains merged; through the Word of His Shabad, the ego is burnt away. ||12||

²⁹Cursed is the life in this world, of one who forgets her True Husband Lord.

³⁰The Lord grants His Mercy, and she does not forget Him, if she contemplates the Guru's Teachings. ||13||

³¹The True Guru unites her, and so she remains united with Him, with the True Lord enshrined within her heart.

³²And so united, she will not be separated again; she remains in the love and affection of the Guru. ||14||

³³I praise my Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

³⁴Meeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; I am His most beautiful and happy soul-bride. ||15||

³⁵The mind of the self-willed manmukh is not softened; his consciousness is totally polluted and stone-hearted.

³⁶Even if the venomous snake is fed on milk, it shall still be filled with poison. ||16||

³⁷He Himself does - who else should I ask? He Himself is the Forgiving Lord.

³⁸Through the Guru's Teachings, filth is washed away, and then, one is embellished with the ornament of Truth. ||17||

¹True is the Banker, and True are His traders. The false ones cannot remain there.

²They do not love the Truth - they are consumed by their pain. ||18||

³The world wanders around in the filth of egotism; it dies, and is re-born, over and again.

⁴He acts in accordance with the karma of his past actions, which no one can erase. ||19||

⁵But if he joins the Society of the Saints, then he comes to embrace love for the Truth.

⁶Praising the True Lord with a truthful mind, he becomes true in the Court of the True Lord. ||20||

⁷The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.

⁸Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and stillness come from within. ||21||

⁹I praise my Guru; bowing down to Him again and again, I fall at His Feet.

¹⁰I place my body and mind in offering unto Him, eradicating self-conceit from within. ||22||

¹¹Indecision leads to ruin; focus your attention on the One Lord.

¹²Renounce egotism and self-conceit, and remain merged in Truth. ||23||

¹³Those who meet with the True Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.

¹⁴Those who merge with the True Lord shall not be separated again; they are judged to be True in the Court of the Lord. ||24||

¹⁵They are my Siblings of Destiny, and they are my friends, who serve the True Lord.

¹⁶They sell off their sins and demerits like straw, and enter into the partnership of virtue. ||25||

¹⁷In the partnership of virtue, peace wells up, and they perform true devotional worship service.

¹⁸They deal in Truth, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and they earn the profit of the Naam. ||26||

¹⁹Gold and silver may be earned by committing sins, but they will not go with you when you die.

²⁰Nothing will go with you in the end, except the Name; all are plundered by the Messenger of Death. ||27||

²¹The Lord's Name is the nourishment of the mind; cherish it, and preserve it carefully within your heart.

²²This nourishment is inexhaustible; it is always with the Gurmukhs. ||28||

²³O mind, if you forget the Primal Lord, you shall depart, having lost your honor.

²⁴This world is engrossed in the love of duality; follow the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on the True Lord. ||29||

²⁵The Lord's value cannot be estimated; the Lord's Praises cannot be written down.

²⁶When one's mind and body are attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one remains merged in the Lord. ||30||

²⁷My Husband Lord is playful; He has imbued me with His Love, with natural ease.

²⁸The soul-bride is imbued with His Love, when her Husband Lord merges her into His Being. ||31||

²⁹Even those who have been separated for so very long, are reunited with Him, when they serve the True Guru.

³⁰The nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deep within the nucleus of the self; consuming them, they are still never exhausted. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with natural ease. ||32||

³¹They are not born, and they do not die; they do not suffer in pain.

³²Those who are protected by the Guru are saved. They celebrate with the Lord. ||33||

³³Those who are united with the Lord, the True Friend, are not separated again; night and day, they remain blended with Him.

³⁴In this world, only a rare few are known, O Nanak, to have obtained the True Lord. ||34||1||3||

³⁵Soohee, Third Mehl:

³⁶The Dear Lord is subtle and inaccessible; how can we ever meet Him?

³⁷Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, doubt is dispelled, and the Carefree Lord comes to abide in the mind. ||1||

³⁸The Gurmukhs chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹I am a sacrifice to those who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord in their minds forever. ||1||Pause||

²The Guru is like the Mansarovar Lake; only the very fortunate beings find Him.

³The Gurmukhs, the selfless servants, seek out the Guru; the swan-souls feed there on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

⁴The Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam, and remain linked to the Naam.

⁵Whatever is pre-ordained, accept it as the Will of the Guru. ||3||

⁶By great good fortune, I searched my home, and found the treasure of the Naam.

⁷The Perfect Guru has shown God to me; I have realized the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||4||

⁸There is One God of all; there is no other at all.

⁹By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to abide in the mind; in the heart of such a one, He is revealed. ||5||

¹⁰God is the Inner-knower of all hearts; God dwells in every place.

¹¹So who should we call evil? Behold the Word of the Shabad, and lovingly dwell upon it. ||6||

¹²He calls others bad and good, as long as he is in duality.

¹³The Gurmukh understands the One and Only Lord; He is absorbed in the One Lord. ||7||

¹⁴That is selfless service, which pleases God, and which is approved by God.

¹⁵Servant Nanak worships the Lord in adoration; he focuses his consciousness on the Guru's Feet. ||8||2||4||9||

¹⁶Raag Soohee, Ashtpadheeyaa, Fourth Mehl, Second House:

¹⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁸If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. ||1||

¹⁹I long for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

²⁰When the Lord shows Mercy unto me, then I meet the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

²¹If You will bless me with happiness, then I will worship and adore You. Even in pain, I will meditate on You. ||2||

²²Even if You give me hunger, I will still feel satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of sorrow. ||3||

²³I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire. ||4||

²⁴I wave the fan over You, and carry water for You; whatever You give me, I take. ||5||

²⁵Poor Nanak has fallen at the Lord's Door; please, O Lord, unite me with Yourself, by Your Glorious Greatness. ||6||

²⁶Taking out my eyes, I place them at Your Feet; after travelling over the entire earth, I have come to understand this. ||7||

²⁷If You seat me near You, then I worship and adore You. Even if You beat me and drive me out, I will still meditate on You. ||8||

²⁸If people praise me, the praise is Yours. Even if they slander me, I will not leave You. ||9||

²⁹If You are on my side, then anyone can say anything. But if I were to forget You, then I would die. ||10||

³⁰I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to my Guru; falling at His Feet, I surrender to the Saintly Guru. ||11||

³¹Poor Nanak has gone insane, longing for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||12||

³²Even in violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru. ||13||

³³Even though the oceans and the salty seas are very vast, the GurSikh will cross over it to get to his Guru. ||14||

³⁴Just as the mortal dies without water, so does the Sikh die without the Guru. ||15||

¹Just as the earth looks beautiful when the rain falls, so does the Sikh blossom forth meeting the Guru. ||16||

²I long to be the servant of Your servants; I call upon You reverently in prayer. ||17||

³Nanak offers this prayer to the Lord, that he may meet the Guru, and find peace. ||18||

⁴You Yourself are the Guru, and You Yourself are the chaylaa, the disciple; through the Guru, I meditate on You. ||19||

⁵Those who serve You, become You. You preserve the honor of Your servants. ||20||

⁶O Lord, Your devotional worship is a treasure over-flowing. One who loves You, is blessed with it. ||21||

⁷That humble being alone receives it, unto whom You bestow it. All other clever tricks are fruitless. ||22||

⁸Remembering, remembering, remembering my Guru in meditation, my sleeping mind is awakened. ||23||

⁹Poor Nanak begs for this one blessing, that he may become the slave of the slaves of the Lord. ||24||

¹⁰Even if the Guru rebukes me, He still seems very sweet to me. And if He actually forgives me, that is the Guru's greatness. ||25||

¹¹That which Gurmukh speaks is certified and approved. Whatever the self-willed manmukh says is not accepted. ||26||

¹²Even in the cold, the frost and the snow, the GurSikh still goes out to see his Guru. ||27||

¹³All day and night, I gaze upon my Guru; I install the Guru's Feet in my eyes. ||28||

¹⁴I make so many efforts for the sake of the Guru; only that which pleases the Guru is accepted and approved. ||29||

¹⁵Night and day, I worship the Guru's Feet in adoration; have Mercy upon me, O my Lord and Master. ||30||

¹⁶The Guru is Nanak's body and soul; meeting the Guru, he is satisfied and satiated. ||31||

¹⁷Nanak's God is perfectly permeating and all-pervading. Here and there and everywhere, the Lord of the Universe. ||32||1||

¹⁸Raag Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Tenth House:

¹⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁰Deep within myself, I have enshrined true love for my Beloved.

²¹My body and soul are in ecstasy; I see my Guru before me. ||1||

²²I have purchased the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

²³I have obtained the Inaccessible and Unfathomable Ambrosial Nectar from the Perfect Guru. ||1||Pause||

²⁴Gazing upon the True Guru, I blossom forth in ecstasy; I am in love with the Name of the Lord.

²⁵Through His Mercy, the Lord has united me with Himself, and I have found the Door of Salvation. ||2||

²⁶The True Guru is the Lover of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Meeting Him, I dedicate my body and mind to Him.

²⁷And if it is so pre-ordained, then I shall automatically drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||3||

²⁸Praise the Guru while you are asleep, and call on the Guru while you are up.

²⁹If only I could meet such a Gurmukh; I would wash His Feet. ||4||

³⁰I long for such a Friend, to unite me with my Beloved.

³¹Meeting the True Guru, I have found the Lord. He has met me, easily and effortlessly. ||5||

¹The True Guru is the Ocean of Virtue of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I have such a yearning to see Him!

²Without Him, I cannot live, even for an instant. If I do not see Him, I die. ||6||

³As the fish cannot survive at all without water,

⁴the Saint cannot live without the Lord. Without the Lord's Name, he dies. ||7||

⁵I am so much in love with my True Guru! How could I even live without the Guru, O my mother?

⁶I have the Support of the Word of the Guru's Bani. Attached to Gurbani, I survive. ||8||

⁷The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is a jewel; by the Pleasure of His Will, the Guru has given it, O my mother.

⁸The True Name is my only Support. I remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||9||

⁹The wisdom of the Guru is the treasure of the Naam. The Guru implants and enshrines the Lord's Name.

¹⁰He alone receives it, he alone gets it, who comes and falls at the Guru's Feet. ||10||

¹¹If only someone would come and tell me the Unspoken Speech of the Love of my Beloved.

¹²I would dedicate my mind to him; I would bow down in humble respect, and fall at his feet. ||11||

¹³You are my only Friend, O my All-knowing, All-powerful Creator Lord.

¹⁴You have brought me to meet with my True Guru. Forever and ever, You are my only strength. ||12||

¹⁵My True Guru, forever and ever, does not come and go.

¹⁶He is the Imperishable Creator Lord; He is permeating and pervading among all. ||13||

¹⁷I have gathered in the wealth of the Lord's Name. My facilities and faculties are intact, safe and sound.

¹⁸O Nanak, I am approved and respected in the Court of the Lord; the Perfect Guru has blessed me! ||14||1||2||11||

¹⁹Raag Soohee, Ashtpadheeyaa, Fifth Mehl, First House:

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

²¹He is entangled in sinful associations;

²²his mind is troubled by so very many waves. ||1||

²³O my mind, how can the Unapproachable and Incomprehensible Lord be found?

²⁴He remains entangled in the intoxication of worldly love.

²⁵His excessive thirst is never quenched. ||2||

²⁶Anger is the outcaste which hides within his body;

²⁷he is in the utter darkness of ignorance, and he does not understand. ||3||

²⁸Afflicted by doubt, the shutters are shut tight;

²⁹he cannot go to God's Court. ||4||

³⁰The mortal is bound and gagged by hope and fear;

³¹he cannot find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, and so he wanders around like a stranger. ||5||

³²He falls under the power of all negative influences;

³³he wanders around thirsty like a fish out of water. ||6||

³⁴I have no clever tricks or techniques;

³⁵You are my only hope, O my Lord God Master. ||7||

³⁶Nanak offers this prayer to the Saints

³⁷- please let me merge and blend with You. ||8||

³⁸God has shown Mercy, and I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

³⁹Nanak is satisfied, finding the Perfect Lord. ||1||Second Pause||1||

¹Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Third House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Attachment to sex is an ocean of fire and pain.

⁴By Your Grace, O Sublime Lord, please save me from it. ||1||

⁵I seek the Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet of the Lord.

⁶He is the Master of the meek, the Support of His devotees. ||1||Pause||

⁷Master of the masterless, Patron of the forlorn, Eradicator of fear of His devotees.

⁸In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger of Death cannot even touch them. ||2||

⁹The Merciful, Incomparably Beautiful, Embodiment of Life.

¹⁰Vibrating the Glorious Virtues of the Lord, the noose of the Messenger of Death is cut away. ||3||

¹¹One who constantly chants the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam with his tongue,

¹²is not touched or affected by Maya, the embodiment of disease. ||4||

¹³Chant and meditate on God, the Lord of the Universe, and all of your companions shall be carried across;

¹⁴the five thieves will not even approach. ||5||

¹⁵One who meditates on the One God in thought, word and deed

¹⁶- that humble being receives the fruits of all rewards. ||6||

¹⁷Showering His Mercy, God has made me His own;

¹⁸He has blessed me with the unique and singular Naam, and the sublime essence of devotion. ||7||

¹⁹In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is God.

²⁰O Nanak, without Him, there is no other at all. ||8||1||2||

²¹Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Ninth House:

²²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²³Gazing upon them, my mind is enraptured. How can I join them and be with them?

²⁴They are Saints and friends, good friends of my mind, who inspire me and help me tune in to God's Love.

²⁵My love for them shall never die; it shall never, ever be broken. ||1||

²⁶O Supreme Lord God, please grant me Your Grace, that I might constantly sing Your Glorious Praises.

²⁷Come, and meet with me, O Saints, and good friends; let us chant and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Best Friend of my mind. ||1||Pause||

²⁸He does not see, he does not hear, and he does not understand; he is blind, enticed and bewitched by Maya.

²⁹His body is false and transitory; it shall perish. And still, he entangles himself in false pursuits.

³⁰They alone depart victorious, who have meditated on the Naam; they stick with the Perfect Guru. ||2||

³¹By the Hukam of God's Will, they come into this world, and they leave upon receipt of His Hukam.

³²By His Hukam, the Expanse of the Universe is expanded. By His Hukam, they enjoy pleasures.

³³One who forgets the Creator Lord, suffers sorrow and separation. ||3||

³⁴One who is pleasing to his God, goes to His Court dressed in robes of honor.

³⁵One who meditates on the Naam, the One Name, finds peace in this world; his face is radiant and bright.

³⁶The Supreme Lord confers honor and respect on those who serve the Guru with true love. ||4||

³⁷He is pervading and permeating the spaces and interspaces; He loves and cherishes all beings.

³⁸I have accumulated the true treasure, the wealth and riches of the One Name.

³⁹I shall never forget Him from my mind, since He has been so merciful to me. ||5||

¹My comings and goings have ended; the Formless Lord now dwells within my mind.

²His limits cannot be found; He is lofty and exalted, inaccessible and infinite.

³One who forgets His God, shall die and be reincarnated, hundreds of thousands of times. ||6||

⁴They alone bear true love for their God, within whose minds He Himself dwells.

⁵So dwell only with those who share their virtues; chant and meditate on God, twenty-four hours a day.

⁶They are attuned to the Love of the Transcendent Lord; all their sorrows and afflictions are dispelled. ||7||

⁷You are the Creator, You are the Cause of causes; You are the One and the many.

⁸You are All-powerful, You are present everywhere; You are the subtle intellect, the clear wisdom.

⁹Nanak chants and meditates forever on the Naam, the Support of the humble devotees. ||8||1||3||

¹⁰Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Tenth House, Kaafee:

¹¹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹²Even though I have made mistakes, and even though I have been wrong, I am still called Yours, O my Lord and Master.

¹³Those who enshrine love for another, die regretting and repenting. ||1||

¹⁴I shall never leave my Husband Lord's side.

¹⁵My Beloved Lover is always and forever beautiful. He is my hope and inspiration. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶You are my Best Friend; You are my relative. I am so proud of You.

¹⁷And when You dwell within me, I am at peace. I am without honor - You are my honor. ||2||

¹⁸And when You are pleased with me, O treasure of mercy, then I do not see any other.

¹⁹Please grant me this blessing, that that I may forever dwell upon You and cherish You within my heart. ||3||

²⁰Let my feet walk on Your Path, and let my eyes behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

²¹With my ears, I will listen to Your Sermon, if the Guru becomes merciful to me. ||4||

²²Hundreds of thousands and millions do not equal even one hair of Yours, O my Beloved.

²³You are the King of kings; I cannot even describe Your Glorious Praises. ||5||

²⁴Your brides are countless; they are all greater than I am.

²⁵Please bless me with Your Glance of Grace, even for an instant; please bless me with Your Darshan, that I may revel in Your Love. ||6||

²⁶Seeing Him, my mind is comforted and consoled, and my sins and mistakes are far removed.

²⁷How could I ever forget Him, O my mother? He is permeating and pervading everywhere. ||7||

²⁸In humility, I bowed down in surrender to Him, and He naturally met me.

²⁹I have received what was pre-ordained for me, O Nanak, with the help and assistance of the Saints. ||8||1||4||

³⁰Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³¹The Simritees, the Vedas, the Puraanas and the other holy scriptures proclaim

³²that without the Naam, everything is false and worthless. ||1||

³³The infinite treasure of the Naam abides within the minds of the devotees.

³⁴Birth and death, attachment and suffering, are erased in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

³⁵Those who indulge in attachment, conflict and egotism shall surely weep and cry.

³⁶Those who are separated from the Naam shall never find any peace. ||2||

³⁷Crying out, Mine! Mine!, he is bound in bondage.

³⁸Entangled in Maya, he is reincarnated in heaven and hell. ||3||

³⁹Searching, searching, searching, I have come to understand the essence of reality.

⁴⁰Without the Naam, there is no peace at all, and the mortal will surely fail. ||4||

¹Many come and go; they die, and die again, and are reincarnated.

²Without understanding, they are totally useless, and they wander in reincarnation. ||5||

³They alone join the Saadh Sangat, unto whom the Lord becomes Merciful.

⁴They chant and meditate on the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. ||6||

⁵Uncounted millions, so many they are endless, search for Him.

⁶But only that one, who understands his own self, sees God near at hand. ||7||

⁷Never forget me, O Great Giver - please bless me with Your Naam.

⁸To sing Your Glorious Praises day and night - O Nanak, this is my heart-felt desire. ||8||2||5||16||

⁹Raag Soohee, First Mehl, Kuchajee ~ The Ungraceful Bride:

¹⁰One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹¹I am ungraceful and ill-mannered, full of endless faults. How can I go to enjoy my Husband Lord?

¹²Each of His soul-brides is better than the rest - who even knows my name?

¹³Those brides who enjoy their Husband Lord are very blessed, resting in the shade of the mango tree.

¹⁴I do not have their virtue - who can I blame for this?

¹⁵Which of Your Virtues, O Lord, should I speak of? Which of Your Names should I chant?

¹⁶I cannot even reach one of Your Virtues. I am forever a sacrifice to You.

¹⁷Gold, silver, pearls and rubies are pleasing.

¹⁸My Husband Lord has blessed me with these things, and I have focused my thoughts on them.

¹⁹Palaces of brick and mud are built and decorated with stones;

²⁰I have been fooled by these decorations, and I do not sit near my Husband Lord.

²¹The cranes shriek overhead in the sky, and the herons have come to rest.

²²The bride has gone to her father-in-law's house; in the world hereafter, what face will she show?

²³She kept sleeping as the day dawned; she forgot all about her journey.

²⁴She separated herself from her Husband Lord, and now she suffers in pain.

²⁵Virtue is in You, O Lord; I am totally without virtue. This is Nanak's only prayer:

²⁶You give all Your nights to the virtuous soul-brides. I know I am unworthy, but isn't there a night for me as well? ||1||

²⁷Soohee, First Mehl, Suchajee ~ The Noble And Graceful Bride:

²⁸When I have You, then I have everything. O my Lord and Master, You are my wealth and capital.

²⁹Within You, I abide in peace; within You, I am congratulated.

³⁰By the Pleasure of Your Will, You bestow thrones and greatness. And by the Pleasure of Your Will, You make us beggars and wanderers.

³¹By the Pleasure of Your Will, the ocean flows in the desert, and the lotus blossoms in the sky.

³²By the Pleasure of Your Will, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean; by the Pleasure of Your Will, he sinks down into it.

³³By the Pleasure of His Will, that Lord becomes my Husband, and I am imbued with the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.

³⁴By the Pleasure of Your Will, O my Husband Lord, I am afraid of You, and I come and go, and die.

³⁵You, O my Husband Lord, are inaccessible and immeasurable; talking and speaking of You, I have fallen at Your Feet.

³⁶What should I beg for? What should I say and hear? I am hungry and thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

³⁷Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, I have found my Husband Lord. This is Nanak's true prayer. ||2||

¹Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Gunvantee ~ The Worthy And Virtuous Bride:

²When I see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow and fall at his feet.

³I tell to him the pain of my soul, and beg him to unite me with the Guru, my Best Friend.

⁴I ask that he impart to me such an understanding, that my mind will not go out wandering anywhere else.

⁵I dedicate this mind to you. Please, show me the Path to God.

⁶I have come so far, seeking the Protection of Your Sanctuary.

⁷Within my mind, I place my hopes in You; please, take my pain and suffering away!

⁸So walk on this Path, O sister soul-brides; do that work which the Guru tells you to do.

⁹Abandon the intellectual pursuits of the mind, and forget the love of duality.

¹⁰In this way, you shall obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; the hot winds shall not even touch you.

¹¹By myself, I do not even know how to speak; I speak all that the Lord commands.

¹²I am blessed with the treasure of the Lord's devotional worship; Guru Nanak has been kind and compassionate to me.

¹³I shall never again feel hunger or thirst; I am satisfied, satiated and fulfilled.

¹⁴When I see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow and fall at his feet. ||3||

¹⁵Raag Soohee, Chhant, First Mehl, First House:

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

¹⁷Intoxicated with the wine of youth, I did not realize that I was only a guest at my parents' home (in this world).

¹⁸My consciousness is polluted with faults and mistakes; without the Guru, virtue does not even enter into me.

¹⁹I have not known the value of virtue; I have been deluded by doubt. I have wasted away my youth in vain.

²⁰I have not known my Husband Lord, His celestial home and gate, or the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I have not had the pleasure of my Husband Lord's celestial peace.

²¹After consulting the True Guru, I have not walked on the Path; the night of my life is passing away in sleep.

²²O Nanak, in the prime of my youth, I am a widow; without my Husband Lord, the soul-bride is wasting away. ||1||

²³O father, give me in marriage to the Lord; I am pleased with Him as my Husband. I belong to Him.

²⁴He is pervading throughout the four ages, and the Word of His Bani permeates the three worlds.

²⁵The Husband Lord of the three worlds ravishes and enjoys His virtuous brides, but He keeps the ungraceful and unvirtuous ones far away.

²⁶As are our hopes, so are our minds' desires, which the All-pervading Lord brings to fulfillment.

²⁷The bride of the Lord is forever happy and virtuous; she shall never be a widow, and she shall never have to wear dirty clothes.

²⁸O Nanak, I love my True Husband Lord; my Beloved is the same, age after age. ||2||

²⁹O Baba, calculate that auspicious moment, when I too shall be going to my in-laws' house.

³⁰The moment of that marriage will be set by the Hukam of God's Command; His Will cannot be changed.

³¹The karmic record of past deeds, written by the Creator Lord, cannot be erased by anyone.

³²The most respected member of the marriage party, my Husband, is the independent Lord of all beings, pervading and permeating the three worlds.

³³Maya, crying out in pain, leaves, seeing that the bride and the groom are in love.

³⁴O Nanak, the peace of the Mansion of God's Presence comes through the True Word of the Shabad; the bride keeps the Guru's Feet enshrined in her mind. ||3||

¹My father has given me in marriage far away, and I shall not return to my parents' home.

²I am delighted to see my Husband Lord near at hand; in His Home, I am so beautiful.

³My True Beloved Husband Lord desires me; He has joined me to Himself, and made my intellect pure and sublime.

⁴By good destiny I met Him, and was given a place of rest; through the Guru's Wisdom, I have become virtuous.

⁵I gather lasting Truth and contentment in my lap, and my Beloved is pleased with my truthful speech.

⁶O Nanak, I shall not suffer the pain of separation; through the Guru's Teachings, I merge into the loving embrace of the Lord's Being. ||4||1||

⁷Raag Soohee, First Mehl, Chhant, Second House:

⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁹My friends have come into my home.

¹⁰The True Lord has united me with them.

¹¹The Lord automatically united me with them when it pleased Him; uniting with the chosen ones, I have found peace.

¹²I have obtained that thing, which my mind desired.

¹³Meeting with them, night and day, my mind is pleased; my home and mansion are beautified.

¹⁴The unstruck sound current of the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds; my friends have come into my home. ||1||

¹⁵So come, my beloved friends,

¹⁶Sing the true songs of joy and God will be pleased. You shall be celebrated throughout the four ages.

¹⁷My Husband Lord has come into my home, and my place is adorned and decorated. Through the Shabad, my affairs have been resolved.

¹⁸Applying the ointment, the supreme essence, of divine wisdom to my eyes, I see the Lord's form throughout the three worlds.

¹⁹So join with me, my sisters, and sing the songs of joy and delight; my friends have come into my home. ||2||

²⁰My mind and body are drenched with Ambrosial Nectar;

²¹deep within the nucleus of my self, is the jewel of the Lord's Love.

²²This invaluable jewel is deep within me; I contemplate the supreme essence of reality.

²³Living beings are mere beggars; You are the Giver of rewards; You are the Giver to each and every being.

²⁴You are Wise and All-knowing, the Inner-knower; You Yourself created the creation.

²⁵So listen, O my sisters - the Enticer has enticed my mind. My body and mind are drenched with Nectar. ||3||

²⁶O Supreme Soul of the World,

²⁷Your play is true.

²⁸Your play is true, O Inaccessible and Infinite Lord; without You, who can make me understand?

²⁹There are millions of Siddhas and enlightened seekers, but without You, who can call himself one?

³⁰Death and rebirth drive the mind insane; only the Guru can hold it in its place.

³¹O Nanak, one who burns away his demerits and faults with the Shabad, accumulates virtue, and finds God. ||4||1||2||

³²Raag Soohee, First Mehl, Third House:

³³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁴Come, my friend, so that I may behold the blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

³⁵I stand in my doorway, watching for You; my mind is filled with such a great yearning.

³⁶My mind is filled with such a great yearning; hear me, O God - I place my faith in You.

³⁷Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I have become free of desire; the pains of birth and death are taken away.

¹Your Light is in everyone; through it, You are known. Through love, You are easily met.

²O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to my Friend; He has come home to meet with those who are true. ||1||

³When her Friend comes to her home, the bride is very pleased.

⁴She is fascinated with the True Word of the Lord's Shabad; gazing upon her Lord and Master, she is filled with joy.

⁵She is filled with virtuous joy, and is totally pleased, when she is ravished and enjoyed by her Lord, and imbued with His Love.

⁶Her faults and demerits are eradicated, and she roofs her home with virtue, through the Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny.

⁷Conquering the thieves, she dwells as the mistress of her home, and administers justice wisely.

⁸O Nanak, through the Lord's Name, she is emancipated; through the Guru's Teachings, she meets her Beloved. ||2||

⁹The young bride has found her Husband Lord; her hopes and desires are fulfilled.

¹⁰She enjoys and ravishes her Husband Lord, and blends into the Word of the Shabad, pervading and permeating everywhere; the Lord is not far away.

¹¹God is not far away; He is in each and every heart. All are His brides.

¹²He Himself is the Enjoyer, He Himself ravishes and enjoys; this is His glorious greatness.

¹³He is imperishable, immovable, invaluable and infinite. The True Lord is obtained through the Perfect Guru.

¹⁴O Nanak, He Himself unites in Union; by His Glance of Grace, He lovingly attunes them to Himself. ||3||

¹⁵My Husband Lord dwells in the loftiest balcony; He is the Supreme Lord of the three worlds.

¹⁶I am amazed, gazing upon His glorious excellence; the unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates and resonates.

¹⁷I contemplate the Shabad, and perform sublime deeds; I am blessed with the insignia, the banner of the Lord's Name.

¹⁸Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the false find no place of rest; only the jewel of the Naam brings acceptance and renown.

¹⁹Perfect is my honor, perfect is my intellect and password. I shall not have to come or go.

²⁰O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands her own self; she becomes like her Imperishable Lord God. ||4||1||3||

²¹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²²Raag Soohee, Chhant, First Mehl, Fourth House:

²³The One who created the world, watches over it; He enjoins the people of the world to their tasks.

²⁴Your gifts, O Lord, illuminate the heart, and the moon casts its light on the body.

²⁵The moon glows, by the Lord's gift, and the darkness of suffering is taken away.

²⁶The marriage party of virtue looks beautiful with the Groom; He chooses His enticing bride with care.

²⁷The wedding is performed with glorious splendor; He has arrived, accompanied by the vibrations of the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds.

²⁸The One who created the world, watches over it; He enjoins the people of the world to their tasks. ||1||

²⁹I am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints.

³⁰This body is attached to them, and we have shared our minds.

³¹We have shared our minds - how could I forget those friends?

³²Seeing them brings joy to my heart; I keep them clasped to my soul.

³³They have all virtues and merits, forever and ever; they have no demerits or faults at all.

³⁴I am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints. ||2||

³⁵One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance.

³⁶If my friends have virtues, I will share in them.

¹Let us form a partnership, and share our virtues; let us abandon our faults, and walk on the Path.

²Let us wear our virtues like silk clothes; let us decorate ourselves, and enter the arena.

³Let us speak of goodness, wherever we go and sit; let us skim off the Ambrosial Nectar, and drink it in.

⁴One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance. ||3||

⁵He Himself acts; unto whom should we complain? No one else does anything.

⁶Go ahead and complain to Him, if He makes a mistake.

⁷If He makes a mistake, go ahead and complain to Him; but how can the Creator Himself make a mistake?

⁸He sees, He hears, and without our asking, without our begging, He gives His gifts.

⁹The Great Giver, the Architect of the Universe, gives His gifts. O Nanak, He is the True Lord.

¹⁰He Himself acts; unto whom should we complain? No one else does anything. ||4||1||4||

¹¹Soohee, First Mehl:

¹²My mind is imbued with His Glorious Praises; I chant them, and He is pleasing to my mind.

¹³Truth is the ladder to the Guru; climbing up to the True Lord, peace is obtained.

¹⁴Celestial peace comes; the Truth pleases me. How could these True Teachings ever be erased?

¹⁵He Himself is Undeceivable; how could He ever be deceived by cleansing baths, charity, spiritual wisdom or ritual bathings?

¹⁶Fraud, attachment and corruption are taken away, as are falsehood, hypocrisy and duality.

¹⁷My mind is imbued with His Glorious Praises; I chant them, and He is pleasing to my mind. ||1||

¹⁸So praise your Lord and Master, who created the creation.

¹⁹Filth sticks to the polluted mind; how rare are those who drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.

²⁰Churn this Ambrosial Nectar, and drink it in; dedicate this mind to the Guru, and He will value it highly.

²¹I intuitively realized my God, when I linked my mind to the True Lord.

²²I will sing the Lord's Glorious Praises with Him, if it pleases Him; how could I meet Him by being a stranger to Him?

²³So praise your Lord and Master, who created the creation. ||2||

²⁴When He comes, what else remains behind? How can there be any coming or going then?

²⁵When the mind is reconciled with its Beloved Lord, it is blended with Him.

²⁶True is the speech of one who is imbued with the Love of his Lord and Master, who fashioned the body fortress from a mere bubble.

²⁷He is the Master of the five elements; He Himself is the Creator Lord. He embellished the body with Truth.

²⁸I am worthless; please hear me, O my Beloved! Whatever pleases You is True.

²⁹One who is blessed with true understanding, does not come and go. ||3||

³⁰Apply such an ointment to your eyes, which is pleasing to your Beloved.

³¹I realize, understand and know Him, only if He Himself causes me to know Him.

³²He Himself shows me the Way, and He Himself leads me to it, attracting my mind.

³³He Himself causes us to do good and bad deeds; who can know the value of the Mysterious Lord?

³⁴I know nothing of Tantric spells, magical mantras and hypocritical rituals; enshrining the Lord within my heart, my mind is satisfied.

³⁵The ointment of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is only understood by one who realizes the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||

³⁶I have my own friends; why should I go to the home of a stranger?

³⁷My friends are imbued with the True Lord; He is with them, in their minds.

³⁸In their minds, these friends celebrate in happiness; all good karma, righteousness and Dharma,

¹He Himself creates, establishes and beholds all, by the Pleasure of His Will.

²My friends are happy in the Love of the Lord; they nurture love for their Beloved. ||5||

³If a blind man is made the leader, how will he know the way?

⁴He is impaired, and his understanding is inadequate; how will he know the way?

⁵How can he follow the path and reach the Mansion of the Lord's Presence? Blind is the understanding of the blind.

⁶Without the Lord's Name, they cannot see anything; the blind are drowned in worldly entanglements.

⁷Day and night, the Divine Light shines forth and joy wells up, when the Word of the Guru's Shabad abides in the mind.

⁸With your palms pressed together, pray to the Guru to show you the way. ||6||

⁹If the man becomes a stranger to God, then all the world becomes a stranger to him.

¹⁰Unto whom should I tie up and give the bundle of my pains?

¹¹The whole world is overflowing with pain and suffering; who can know the state of my inner self?

¹²Comings and goings are terrible and dreadful; there is no end to the rounds of reincarnation.

¹³Without the Naam, he is vacant and sad; he does not listen to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹⁴If the mind becomes a stranger to God, then all the world becomes a stranger to him. ||7||

¹⁵One who finds the Guru's Mansion within the home of his own being, merges in the All-pervading Lord.

¹⁶The sevadar performs selfless service when he is pleased, and confirmed in the True Word of the Shabad.

¹⁷Confirmed in the Shabad, with her being softened by devotion, the bride dwells in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, deep within her being.

¹⁸The Creator Himself creates; God Himself, in the end, is endless.

¹⁹Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the mortal is united, and then embellished; the unstruck melody of the sound current resounds.

²⁰One who finds the Guru's Mansion within the home of his own being, merges in the All-pervading Lord. ||8||

²¹Why praise that which is created? Praise instead the One who created it and watches over it.

²²His value cannot be estimated, no matter how much one may wish.

²³He alone can estimate the Lord's value, whom the Lord Himself causes to know. He is not mistaken; He does not make mistakes.

²⁴He alone celebrates victory, who is pleasing to You, through the Invaluable Word of the Guru's Shabad.

²⁵I am lowly and abject - I offer my prayer; may I never forsake the True Name, O Sibling of Destiny.

²⁶O Nanak, the One who created the creation, watches over it; He alone bestows understanding. ||9||2||5||

²⁷Raag Soohee, Chhant, Third Mehl, Second House:

²⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁹Meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure.

³⁰As Gurmukh, obtain the Lord's fruitful rewards.

³¹As Gurmukh, obtain the fruit of the Lord, and meditate on the Lord's Name; the pains of countless lifetimes shall be erased.

³²I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has arranged and resolved all my affairs.

³³The Lord God will bestow His Grace, if you meditate on the Lord; O humble servant of the Lord, you shall obtain the fruit of peace.

³⁴Says Nanak, listen O humble Sibling of Destiny: meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure. ||1||

³⁵Hearing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I am intuitively drenched with His Love.

³⁶Under Guru's Instruction, I meditate intuitively on the Naam.

³⁷Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, meet the Guru, and their fears of birth and death leave them.

¹One who eliminates evil-mindedness and duality from within himself, that humble being lovingly focuses his mind on the Lord.

²Those, upon whom my Lord and Master bestows His Grace, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day.

³Hearing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I am intuitively drenched with His Love. ||2||

⁴In this age, emancipation comes only from the Lord's Name.

⁵Contemplative meditation on the Word of the Shabad emanates from the Guru.

⁶Contemplating the Guru's Shabad, one comes to love the Lord's Name; he alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord shows Mercy.

⁷In peace and poise, he sings the Lord's Praises day and night, and all sins are eradicated.

⁸All are Yours, and You belong to all. I am Yours, and You are mine.

⁹In this age, emancipation comes only from the Lord's Name. ||3||

¹⁰The Lord, my Friend has come to dwell within the home of my heart;

¹¹singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is satisfied and fulfilled.

¹²Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is satisfied forever, never to feel hunger again.

¹³That humble servant of the Lord, who meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is worshipped in the ten directions.

¹⁴O Nanak, He Himself joins and separates; there is no other than the Lord.

¹⁵The Lord, my Friend has come to dwell within the home of my heart. ||4||1||

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

¹⁷Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, Third House:

¹⁸The Dear Lord protects His humble devotees; throughout the ages, He has protected them.

¹⁹Those devotees who become Gurmukh burn away their ego, through the Word of the Shabad.

²⁰Those who burn away their ego through the Shabad, become pleasing to my Lord; their speech becomes True.

²¹They perform the Lord's true devotional service, day and night, as the Guru has instructed them.

²²The devotees' lifestyle is true, and absolutely pure; the True Name is pleasing to their minds.

²³O Nanak, the those devotees, who practice Truth, and only Truth, look beauteous in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

²⁴The Lord is the social class and honor of His devotees; the Lord's devotees merge in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

²⁵They worship the Lord in devotion, and eradicate self-conceit from within themselves; they understand merits and demerits.

²⁶They understand merits and demerits, and chant the Lord's Name; devotional worship is sweet to them.

²⁷Night and day, they perform devotional worship, day and night, and in the home of the self, they remain detached.

²⁸Imbued with devotion, their minds remain forever immaculate and pure; they see their Dear Lord always with them.

²⁹O Nanak, those devotees are True in the Court of the Lord; night and day, they dwell upon the Naam. ||2||

³⁰The self-willed manmukhs practice devotional rituals without the True Guru, but without the True Guru, there is no devotion.

³¹They are afflicted with the diseases of egotism and Maya, and they suffer the pains of death and rebirth.

³²The world suffers the pains of death and rebirth, and through the love of duality, it is ruined; without the Guru, the essence of reality is not known.

³³Without devotional worship, everyone in the world is deluded and confused, and in the end, they depart with regrets.

¹Among millions, there is scarcely one who realizes the Name of the True Lord.

²O Nanak, through the Naam, greatness is obtained; in the love of duality, all honor is lost. ||3||

³In the home of the devotees, is the joy of true marriage; they chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever.

⁴He Himself blesses them with the treasure of devotion; conquering the thorny pain of death, they merge in the Lord.

⁵Conquering the thorny pain of death, they merge in the Lord; they are pleasing to the Lord's Mind, and they obtain the true treasure of the Naam.

⁶This treasure is inexhaustible; it will never be exhausted. The Lord automatically blesses them with it.

⁷The humble servants of the Lord are exalted and elevated, forever on high; they are adorned with the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

⁸O Nanak, He Himself forgives them, and merges them with Himself; throughout the ages, they are glorified. ||4||1||2||

⁹Soohee, Third Mehl:

¹⁰Through the True Word of the Shabad, true happiness prevails, there where the True Lord is contemplated.

¹¹Egotism and all sins are eradicated, when one keeps the True Lord enshrined in the heart.

¹²One who keeps the True Lord enshrined in the heart, crosses over the terrible and dreadful world-ocean; he shall not have to cross over it again.

¹³True is the True Guru, and True is the Word of His Bani; through it, the True Lord is seen.

¹⁴One who sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord merges in Truth; he beholds the True Lord everywhere.

¹⁵O Nanak, True is the Lord and Master, and True is His Name; through Truth, comes emancipation. ||1||

¹⁶The True Guru reveals the True Lord; the True Lord preserves our honor.

¹⁷The true food is love for the True Lord; through the True Name, peace is obtained.

¹⁸Through the True Name, the mortal finds peace; he shall never die, and never again enter the womb of reincarnation.

¹⁹His light blends with the Light, and he merges into the True Lord; he is illuminated and enlightened with the True Name.

²⁰Those who know the Truth are True; night and day, they meditate on Truth.

²¹O Nanak, those whose hearts are filled with the True Name, never suffer the pains of separation. ||2||

²²In that home, and in that heart, where the True Bani of the Lord's True Praises are sung, the songs of joy resound.

²³Through the immaculate virtues of the True Lord, the body and mind are rendered True, and God, the True Primal Being, dwells within.

²⁴Such a person practices only Truth, and speaks only Truth; whatever the True Lord does, that alone comes to pass.

²⁵Wherever I look, there I see the True Lord pervading; there is no other at all.

²⁶From the True Lord, we emanate, and into the True Lord, we shall merge; death and birth come from duality.

²⁷O Nanak, He Himself does everything; He Himself is the Cause. ||3||

²⁸The true devotees look beautiful in the Darbaar of the Lord's Court. They speak Truth, and only Truth.

²⁹Deep within the nucleus of their heart, is the True Word of the Lord's Bani. Through the Truth, they understand themselves.

³⁰They understand themselves, and so know the True Lord, through their true intuition.

³¹True is the Shabad, and True is its Glory; peace comes only from Truth.

³²Imbued with Truth, the devotees love the One Lord; they do not love any other.

³³O Nanak, he alone obtains the True Lord, who has such pre-ordained destiny written upon his forehead. ||4||2||3||

³⁴Soohee, Third Mehl:

³⁵The soul-bride may wander throughout the four ages, but still, without the True Guru, she will not find her True Husband Lord.

¹The Kingdom of the Lord is permanent, and forever unchanging; there is no other than Him.

²There is no other than Him - He is True forever; the Gurmukh knows the One Lord.

³That soul-bride, whose mind accepts the Guru's Teachings, meets her Husband Lord.

⁴Meeting the True Guru, she finds the Lord; without the Lord's Name, there is no liberation.

⁵O Nanak, the soul-bride ravishes and enjoys her Husband Lord; her mind accepts Him, and she finds peace. ||1||

⁶Serve the True Guru, O young and innocent bride; thus you shall obtain the Lord as your Husband.

⁷You shall be the virtuous and happy bride of the True Lord forever; and you shall never again wear soiled clothes.

⁸Your clothes shall never again be soiled; how rare are those few, who, as Gurmukh, recognize this, and conquer their ego.

⁹So make your practice the practice of good deeds; merge into the Word of the Shabad, and deep within, come to know the One Lord.

¹⁰The Gurmukh enjoys God, day and night, and so obtains true glory.

¹¹O Nanak, the soul-bride enjoys and ravishes her Beloved; God is pervading and permeating everywhere. ||2||

¹²Serve the Guru, O young and innocent soul-bride, and he will lead to you meet your Husband Lord.

¹³The bride is imbued with the Love of her Lord; meeting with her Beloved, she finds peace.

¹⁴Meeting her Beloved, she finds peace, and merges in the True Lord; the True Lord is pervading everywhere.

¹⁵The bride makes Truth her decorations, day and night, and remains absorbed in the True Lord.

¹⁶The Lord, the Giver of peace, is realized through His Shabad; He hugs His bride close in His embrace.

¹⁷O Nanak, the bride obtains the Mansion of His Presence; through the Guru's Teachings, she finds her Lord. ||3||

¹⁸The Primal Lord, my God, has united His young and innocent bride with Himself.

¹⁹Through the Guru's Teachings, her heart is illumined and enlightened; God is permeating and pervading everywhere.

²⁰God is permeating and pervading everywhere; He dwells in her mind, and she realizes her pre-ordained destiny.

²¹On his cozy bed, she is pleasing to my God; she fashions her decorations of Truth.

²²The bride is immaculate and pure; she washes away the filth of egotism, and through the Guru's Teachings, she merges in the True Lord.

²³O Nanak, the Creator Lord blends her into Himself, and she obtains the nine treasure of the Naam. ||4||3||4||

²⁴Soohee, Third Mehl:

²⁵Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; the Gurmukh obtains the Lord.

²⁶Night and day, chant the Word of the Shabad; night and day, the Shabad shall vibrate and resound.

²⁷The unstruck melody of the Shabad vibrates, and the Dear Lord comes into the home of my heart; O ladies, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

²⁸That soul-bride, who performs devotional worship service to the Guru night and day, becomes the Beloved bride of her Lord.

²⁹Those humble beings, whose hearts are filled with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, are adorned with the Shabad.

³⁰O Nanak, their hearts are forever filled with happiness; the Lord, in His Mercy, enters into their hearts. ||1||

³¹The minds of the devotees are filled with bliss; they remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord's Name.

³²The mind of the Gurmukh is immaculate and pure; she sings the Immaculate Praises of the Lord.

³³Singing His Immaculate Praises, she enshrines in her mind the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Ambrosial Word of His Bani.

³⁴Those humble beings, within whose minds it abides, are emancipated; the Shabad permeates each and every heart.

¹Singing Your Glorious Praises, they merge naturally into You, O Lord; through the Shabad, they are united in Union with You.

²O Nanak, their lives are fruitful; the True Guru places them on the Lord's Path. ||2||

³Those who join the Society of the Saints are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

⁴Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are forever 'jivan mukta' - liberated while yet alive; they are lovingly absorbed in the Name of the Lord.

⁵They center their consciousness on the Lord's Name; through the Guru, they are united in His Union. Their minds are imbued with the Lord's Love.

⁶They find the Lord, the Giver of peace, and they eradicate attachments; night and day, they contemplate the Naam.

⁷They are imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and intoxicated with celestial peace; the Naam abides in their minds.

⁸O Nanak, the homes of their hearts are filled with happiness, forever and always; they are absorbed in serving the True Guru. ||3||

⁹Without the True Guru, the world is deluded by doubt; it does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

¹⁰As Gurmukh, some are united in the Lord's Union, and their pains are dispelled.

¹¹Their pains are dispelled, when it is pleasing to the Lord's Mind; imbued with His Love, they sing His Praises forever.

¹²The Lord's devotees are pure and humble forever; throughout the ages, they are forever respected.

¹³They perform true devotional worship service, and are honored in the Lord's Court; the True Lord is their hearth and home.

¹⁴O Nanak, true are their songs of joy, and true is their word; through the Word of the Shabad, they find peace. ||4||4||5||

¹⁵Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁶If you long for your Husband Lord, O young and innocent bride, then focus your consciousness on the Guru's feet.

¹⁷You shall be a happy soul bride of your Dear Lord forever; He does not die or leave.

¹⁸The Dear Lord does not die, and He does not leave; through the peaceful poise of the Guru, the soul bride becomes the lover of her Husband Lord.

¹⁹Through truth and self-control, she is forever immaculate and pure; she is embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

²⁰My God is True, forever and ever; He Himself created Himself.

²¹O Nanak, she who focuses her consciousness on the Guru's feet, enjoys her Husband Lord. ||1||

²²When the young, innocent bride finds her Husband Lord, she is automatically intoxicated with Him, night and day.

²³Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, her mind becomes blissful, and her body is not tinged with filth at all.

²⁴Her body is not tinged with filth at all, and she is imbued with her Lord God; my God unites her in Union.

²⁵Night and day, she enjoys her Lord God; her egotism is banished from within.

²⁶Through the Guru's Teachings, she easily finds and meets Him. She is imbued with her Beloved.

²⁷O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, she obtains glorious greatness. She ravishes and enjoys her God; she is imbued with His Love. ||2||

²⁸Ravishing her Husband Lord, she is imbued with His Love; she obtains the Mansion of His Presence.

²⁹She is utterly immaculate and pure; the Great Giver banishes self-conceit from within her.

³⁰The Lord drives out attachment from within her, when it pleases Him. The soul bride becomes pleasing to the Lord's Mind.

³¹Night and day, she continually sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; she speaks the Unspoken Speech.

³²Throughout the four ages, the One True Lord is permeating and pervading; without the Guru, no one finds Him.

¹O Nanak, she revels in joy, imbued with His Love; she focuses her consciousness on the Lord. ||3||

²The mind of the soul bride is very happy, when she meets her Friend, her Beloved Lord.

³Through the Guru's Teachings, her mind becomes immaculate; she enshrines the Lord within her heart.

⁴Keeping the Lord enshrined within her heart, her affairs are arranged and resolved; through the Guru's Teachings, she knows her Lord.

⁵My Beloved has enticed my mind; I have obtained the Lord, the Architect of Destiny.

⁶Serving the True Guru, she finds lasting peace; the Lord, the Destroyer of pride, dwells in her mind.

⁷O Nanak, she merges with her Guru, embellished and adorned with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||5||6||

⁸Salok, Third Mehl:

⁹The song of joy is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; contemplate it, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹⁰The mind and body of the Gurmukh is drenched with the Lord, the Beloved Lord.

¹¹Through the Name of the Beloved Lord, all one's ancestors and generations are redeemed; chant the Lord's Name with your mouth.

¹²Comings and goings cease, peace is obtained, and in the home of the heart, one's awareness is absorbed in the unstruck melody of the sound current.

¹³I have found the One and only Lord, Har, Har. The Lord God has showered His Mercy upon Nanak.

¹⁴The song of joy is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, contemplate it. ||1||

¹⁵I am lowly, and God is lofty and exalted. How will I ever meet Him?

¹⁶The Guru has very mercifully blessed me and united me with the Lord; through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord, I am lovingly embellished.

¹⁷Merging in the Word of the Shabad, I am lovingly embellished; my ego is eradicated, and I revel in joyous love.

¹⁸My bed is so comfortable, since I became pleasing to God; I am absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹⁹O Nanak, that soul bride is so very blessed, who walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will.

²⁰I am lowly, and God is lofty and exalted. How will I ever meet Him? ||2||

²¹In each and every heart, and deep within all, is the One Lord, the Husband Lord of all.

²²God dwells far away from some, while for others, He is the Support of the mind.

²³For some, the Creator Lord is the Support of the mind; He is obtained by great good fortune, through the Guru.

²⁴The One Lord God, the Master, is in each and every heart; the Gurmukh sees the unseen.

²⁵The mind is satisfied, in natural ecstasy, O Nanak, contemplating God.

²⁶In each and every heart, and deep within all, is the One Lord, the Husband Lord of all. ||3||

²⁷Those who serve the Guru, the True Guru, the Giver, merge in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

²⁸O Lord, please bless me with the dust of the feet of the Perfect Guru, so that I, a sinner, may be liberated.

²⁹Even sinners are liberated, by eradicating their egotism; they obtain a home within their own heart.

³⁰With clear unerstanding, the night of their lives passes peacefully; through the Guru's Teachings, the Naam is revealed to them.

³¹Through the Lord, Har, Har, I am in ecstasy, day and night. O Nanak, the Lord seems sweet.

³²Those who serve the Guru, the True Guru, the Giver, merge in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||6||7||5||7||12||

¹Raag Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Chhant, First House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³If only I could meet the True Guru, the Primal Being. Discarding my faults and sins, I would chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.

⁴I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Continuously, continually, I chant the Word of the Guru's Bani.

⁵Gurbani always seems so sweet; I have eradicated the sins from within.

⁶The disease of egotism is gone, fear has left, and I am absorbed in celestial peace.

⁷Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the bed of my body has become cozy and beautiful, and I enjoy the essence of spiritual wisdom.

⁸Night and day, I continually enjoy peace and pleasure. O Nanak, this is my pre-ordained destiny. ||1||

⁹The soul-bride is lovingly embellished with truth and contentment; her Father, the Guru, has come to engage her in marriage to her Husband Lord.

¹⁰Joining with the humble Saints, I sing Gurbani.

¹¹Singing the Guru's Bani, I have obtained the supreme status; meeting with the Saints, the self-elect, I am blessed and adorned.

¹²Anger and attachment have left my body and run away; I have eradicated hypocrisy and doubt.

¹³The pain of egotism is gone, and I have found peace; my body has become healthy and free of disease.

¹⁴By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, I have realized God, the ocean of virtue. ||2||

¹⁵The self-willed manmukh is separated, far away from God; she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence, and she burns.

¹⁶Egotism and falsehood are deep within her; deluded by falsehood, she deals only in falsehood.

¹⁷Practicing fraud and falsehood, she suffers terrible pain; without the True Guru, she does not find the way.

¹⁸The foolish soul-bride wanders along dismal pathways; each and every moment, she is bumped and pushed.

¹⁹God, the Great Giver, shows His Mercy, and leads her to meet the True Guru, the Primal Being.

²⁰Those beings who have been separated for countless incarnations, O Nanak, are reunited with the Lord, with intuitive ease. ||3||

²¹Calculating the most auspicious moment, the Lord comes into the bride's home; her heart is filled with ecstasy.

²²The Pandits and astrologers have come, to sit and consult the almanacs.

²³They have consulted the almanacs, and the bride's mind vibrates with bliss, when she hears that her Friend is coming into the home of her heart.

²⁴The virtuous and wise men sat down and decided to perform the marriage immediately.

²⁵She has found her Husband, the Inaccessible, Unfathomable Primal Lord, who is forever young; He is her Best Friend from her earliest childhood.

²⁶O Nanak, he has mercifully united the bride with Himself. She shall never be separated again. ||4||1||

²⁷Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

²⁸In the first round of the marriage ceremony, the Lord sets out His Instructions for performing the daily duties of married life.

²⁹Instead of the hymns of the Vedas to Brahma, embrace the righteous conduct of Dharma, and renounce sinful actions.

³⁰Meditate on the Lord's Name; embrace and enshrine the contemplative remembrance of the Naam.

³¹Worship and adore the Guru, the Perfect True Guru, and all your sins shall be dispelled.

³²By great good fortune, celestial bliss is attained, and the Lord, Har, Har, seems sweet to the mind.

¹Servant Nanak proclaims that, in this, the first round of the marriage ceremony, the marriage ceremony has begun. ||1||

²In the second round of the marriage ceremony, the Lord leads you to meet the True Guru, the Primal Being.

³With the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord in the mind, the filth of egotism is eradicated.

⁴In the Fear of God, the Immaculate Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and behold the Lord's Presence before you.

⁵The Lord, the Supreme Soul, is the Lord and Master of the Universe; He is pervading and permeating everywhere, fully filling all spaces.

⁶Deep within, and outside as well, there is only the One Lord God. Meeting together, the humble servants of the Lord sing the songs of joy.

⁷Servant Nanak proclaims that, in this, the second round of the marriage ceremony, the unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds. ||2||

⁸In the third round of the marriage ceremony, the mind is filled with Divine Love.

⁹Meeting with the humble Saints of the Lord, I have found the Lord, by great good fortune.

¹⁰I have found the Immaculate Lord, and I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. I speak the Word of the Lord's Bani.

¹¹By great good fortune, I have found the humble Saints, and I speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.

¹²The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, vibrates and resounds within my heart; meditating on the Lord, I have realized the destiny inscribed upon my forehead.

¹³Servant Nanak proclaims that, in this, the third round of the marriage ceremony, the mind is filled with Divine Love for the Lord. ||3||

¹⁴In the fourth round of the marriage ceremony, my mind has become peaceful; I have found the Lord.

¹⁵As Gurmukh, I have met Him, with intuitive ease; the Lord seems so sweet to my mind and body.

¹⁶The Lord seems so sweet; I am pleasing to my God. Night and day, I lovingly focus my consciousness on the Lord.

¹⁷I have obtained my Lord and Master, the fruit of my mind's desires. The Lord's Name resounds and resonates.

¹⁸The Lord God, my Lord and Master, blends with His bride, and her heart blossoms forth in the Naam.

¹⁹Servant Nanak proclaims that, in this, the fourth round of the marriage ceremony, we have found the Eternal Lord God. ||4||2||

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

²¹Raag Soohee, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, Second House:

²²The Gurmukhs sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord;

²³in their hearts, and on their tongues, they enjoy and savor His taste.

²⁴They enjoy and savor His taste, and are pleasing to my God, who meets them with natural ease.

²⁵Night and day, they enjoy enjoyments, and they sleep in peace; they remain lovingly absorbed in the Word of the Shabad.

²⁶By great good fortune, one obtains the Perfect Guru; night and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

²⁷In absolute ease and poise, one meets the Life of the World. O Nanak, one is absorbed in the state of absolute absorption. ||1||

²⁸Joining the Society of the Saints,

²⁹Bathing in these Immaculate Waters, my filth is removed, and my body is purified and sanctified.

³⁰The filth of intellectual evil-mindedness is removed, doubt is gone, and the pain of egotism is dispelled.

³¹By God's Grace, I found the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. I dwell in the home of my own inner being.

¹My tongue tastes the taste of the Lord's joyous song; O Nanak, the Naam shines forth brightly. ||2||

²The Gurmukh loves the Name of the Lord;

³Those who love the Lord's Name are emancipated through the Word of the Shabad. The darkness of ignorance is dispelled.

⁴Spiritual wisdom burns brilliantly, illuminating the heart; their homes and temples are embellished and blessed.

⁵I have made my body and mind into adornments, and dedicated them to the True Lord God, pleasing Him.

⁶Whatever God says, I gladly do. O Nanak, I have merged into the fiber of His Being. ||3||

⁷The Lord God has arranged the marriage ceremony;

⁸He has come to marry the Gurmukh.

⁹He has come to marry the Gurmukh, who has found the Lord. That bride is very dear to her Lord.

¹⁰The humble Saints join together and sing the songs of joy; the Dear Lord Himself has adorned the soul-bride.

¹¹The angels and mortal beings, the heavenly heralds and celestial singers, have come together and formed a wondrous wedding party.

¹²O Nanak, I have found my True Lord God, who never dies, and is not born. ||4||1||3||

¹³Raag Soohee, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, Third House:

¹⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁵Come, humble Saints, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

¹⁶Let us gather together as Gurmukh; within the home of our own heart, the Shabad vibrates and resonates.

¹⁷The many melodies of the Shabad are Yours, O Lord God; O Creator Lord, You are everywhere.

¹⁸Day and night, I chant His Praises forever, lovingly focusing on the True Word of the Shabad.

¹⁹Night and day, I remain intuitively attuned to the Lord's Love; in my heart, I worship the Lord's Name.

²⁰O Nanak, as Gurmukh, I have realized the One Lord; I do not know any other. ||1||

²¹He is contained amongst all; He is God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

²²One who meditates and dwells upon God, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, knows that God, my Lord and Master, is pervading everywhere.

²³God, my Lord and Master, is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He pervades and permeates each and every heart.

²⁴Through the Guru's Teachings, Truth is obtained, and then, one merges in celestial bliss. There is no other than Him.

²⁵I sing His Praises with intuitive ease. If it pleases God, He shall unite me with Himself.

²⁶O Nanak, through the Shabad, God is known; meditate on the Naam, day and night. ||2||

²⁷This world is treacherous and impassable; the self-willed manmukh cannot cross over.

²⁸Within him is egotism, self-conceit, sexual desire, anger and cleverness.

²⁹Within him is cleverness; he is not approved, and his life is uselessly wasted and lost.

³⁰On the Path of Death, he suffers in pain, and must endure abuse; in the end, he departs regretfully.

³¹Without the Name, he has no friends, no children, family or relatives.

³²O Nanak, the wealth of Maya, attachment and ostentatious shows - none of them shall go along with him to the world hereafter. ||3||

³³I ask my True Guru, the Giver, how to cross over the treacherous and difficult world-ocean.

³⁴Walk in harmony with the True Guru's Will, and remain dead while yet alive.

³⁵Remaining dead while yet alive, cross over the terrifying world-ocean; as Gurmukh, merge in the Naam.

¹One obtains the Perfect Primal Lord, by great good fortune, lovingly focusing on the True Name.

²The intellect is enlightened, and the mind is satisfied, through the glory of the Lord's Name.

³O Nanak, God is found, merging in the Shabad, and one's light blends into the Light. ||4||1||4||

⁴Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Fifth House:

⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁶O humble Saints, I have met my Beloved Guru; the fire of my desire is quenched, and my yearning is gone.

⁷I dedicate my mind and body to the True Guru; I pray that may He unite me with God, the treasure of virtue.

⁸Blessed, blessed is the Guru, the Supreme Being, who tells me of the most blessed Lord.

⁹By great good fortune, servant Nanak has found the Lord; he blossoms forth in the Naam. ||1||

¹⁰I have met my Beloved Friend, the Guru, who has shown me the Path to the Lord.

¹¹Come home - I have been separated from You for so long! Please, let me merge with You, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, O my Lord God.

¹²Without You, I am so sad; like a fish out of water, I shall die.

¹³The very fortunate ones meditate on the Lord; servant Nanak merges into the Naam. ||2||

¹⁴The mind runs around in the ten directions; the self-willed manmukh wanders around, deluded by doubt.

¹⁵In his mind, he continually conjures up hopes; his mind is gripped by hunger and thirst.

¹⁶There is an infinite treasure buried within the mind, but still, he goes out, searching for poison.

¹⁷O servant Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the Name, he rots away, and wastes away to death. ||3||

¹⁸Finding the beautiful and fascinating Guru, I have conquered my mind, through the Bani, the Word of my Beloved Lord.

¹⁹My heart has forgotten its common sense and wisdom; my mind has forgotten its hopes and cares.

²⁰Deep within my self, I feel the pains of divine love. Beholding the Guru, my mind is comforted and consoled.

²¹Awaken my good destiny, O God - please, come and meet me! Each and every instant, servant Nanak is a sacrifice to You. ||4||1||5||

²²Soohee, Chhant, Fourth Mehl:

²³Eradicate the poison of egotism, O human being; it is holding you back from meeting your Lord God.

²⁴This golden-colored body has been disfigured and ruined by egotism.

²⁵Attachment to Maya is total darkness; this foolish, self-willed manmukh is attached to it.

²⁶O servant Nanak, the Gurmukh is saved; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is released from egotism. ||1||

²⁷Overcome and subdue this mind; your mind wanders around continually, like a falcon.

²⁸The mortal's life-night passes painfully, in constant hope and desire.

²⁹I have found the Guru, O humble Saints; my mind's hopes are fulfilled, chanting the Lord's Name.

³⁰Please bless servant Nanak, O God, with such understanding, that abandoning false hopes, he may always sleep in peace. ||2||

³¹The bride hopes in her mind, that her Sovereign Lord God will come to her bed.

³²My Lord and Master is infinitely compassionate; O Sovereign Lord, be merciful, and merge me into Yourself.

¹My mind and body long to behold the Guru's face. O Sovereign Lord, I have spread out my bed of loving faith.

²O servant Nanak, when the bride pleases her Lord God, her Sovereign Lord meets her with natural ease. ||3||

³My Lord God, my Sovereign Lord, is on the one bed. The Guru has shown me how to meet my Lord.

⁴My mind and body are filled with love and affection for my Sovereign Lord. In His Mercy, the Guru has united me with Him.

⁵I am a sacrifice to my Guru, O my Sovereign Lord; I surrender my soul to the True Guru.

⁶When the Guru is totally pleased, O servant Nanak, he unites the soul with the Lord, the Sovereign Lord. ||4||2||6||5||7||6||18||

⁷Raag Soohee, Chhant, Fifth Mehl, First House:

⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁹Listen, madman: gazing upon the world, why have you gone crazy?

¹⁰Listen, madman: you have been trapped by false love, which is transitory, like the fading color of the safflower.

¹¹Gazing upon the false world, you are fooled. It is not worth even half a shell. Only the Name of the Lord of the Universe is permanent.

¹²You shall take on the deep and lasting red color of the poppy, contemplating the sweet Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹³You remain intoxicated with false emotional attachment; you are attached to falsehood.

¹⁴Nanak, meek and humble, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the treasure of mercy. He preserves the honor of His devotees. ||1||

¹⁵Listen, madman: serve your Lord, the Master of the breath of life.

¹⁶Listen, madman: whoever comes, shall go.

¹⁷Listen, O wandering stranger: that which you believe to be permanent, shall all pass away; so remain in the Saints' Congregation.

¹⁸Listen, renunciate: by your good destiny, obtain the Lord, and remain attached to God's Feet.

¹⁹Dedicate and surrender this mind to the Lord, and have no doubts; as Gurmukh, renounce your great pride.

²⁰O Nanak, the Lord carries the meek and humble devotees across the terrifying world-ocean. What Glorious Virtues of Your should I chant and recite? ||2||

²¹Listen, madman: why do you harbor false pride?

²²Listen, madman: all your egotism and pride shall be overcome.

²³What you think is permanent, shall all pass away. Pride is false, so become the slave of God's Saints.

²⁴Remain dead while still alive, and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, if it is your pre-ordained destiny.

²⁵One whom the Lord causes to meditate intuitively, serves the Guru, and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.

²⁶Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's Door; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to Him. ||3||

²⁷Listen, madman: do not think that you have found God.

²⁸Listen, madman: be the dust under the feet of those who meditate on God.

²⁹Those who meditate on God find peace. By great good fortune, the Blessed Vision of their Darshan is obtained.

³⁰Be humble, and be forever a sacrifice, and your self-conceit shall be totally eradicated.

³¹One who has found God is pure, with blessed destiny. I would sell myself to him.

³²Nanak, the meek and humble, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of peace. Make him Your own, and preserve his honor. ||4||1||

³³Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³⁴The True Guru was satisfied with me, and blessed me with the Support of the Lord's Lotus Feet. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

¹The Lord's Ambrosial Nectar is an overflowing treasure; everything is in His Home. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

²My Father is absolutely all-powerful. God is the Doer, the Cause of causes.

³Remembering Him in meditation, pain does not touch me; thus I cross over the terrifying world-ocean.

⁴In the beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the Protector of His devotees. Praising Him continually, I live.

⁵O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sweetest and most sublime essence. Night and day, I drink it in with my mind and body. ||1||

⁶The Lord unites me with Himself; how could I feel any separation? I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

⁷One who has Your Support lives forever and ever. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

⁸I take my support from You alone, O True Creator Lord.

⁹No one lacks this Support; such is my God.

¹⁰Meeting with the humble Saints, I sing the songs of joy; day and night, I place my hopes in You.

¹¹I have obtained the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of the Perfect Guru. Nanak is forever a sacrifice. ||2||

¹²Contemplating, dwelling upon the Lord's true home, I receive honor, greatness and truth. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

¹³Meeting the Merciful True Guru, I sing the Praises of the Imperishable Lord. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

¹⁴Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, continually, continuously; He is the Beloved Master of the breath of life.

¹⁵Good times have come; the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, has met me, and hugged me close in His Embrace.

¹⁶The musical instruments of truth and contentment vibrate, and the unstruck melody of the sound current resounds.

¹⁷Hearing this, all my fears have been dispelled; O Nanak, God is the Primal Being, the Creator Lord. ||3||

¹⁸The essence of spiritual wisdom has welled up; in this world, and the next, the One Lord is pervading. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

¹⁹When God meets the God within the self, no one can separate them. I am a sacrifice to the Lord.

²⁰I gaze upon the Wondrous Lord, and listen to the Wondrous Lord; the Wondrous Lord has come into my vision.

²¹The Perfect Lord and Master is pervading the water, the land and the sky, in each and every heart.

²²I have merged again into the One from whom I originated. The value of this cannot be described.

²³Nanak meditates on Him. ||4||2||

²⁴Raag Soohee, Chhant, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

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

²⁶I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

²⁷I am awake, night and day, in the Lord's Love.

²⁸Awake to the Lord's Love, my sins have left me. I meet with the Beloved Saints.

²⁹Attached to the Guru's Feet, my doubts are dispelled, and all my affairs are resolved.

³⁰Listening to the Word of the Guru's Bani with my ears, I know celestial peace. By great good fortune, I meditate on the Lord's Name.

³¹Prays Nanak, I have entered my Lord and Master's Sanctuary. I dedicate my body and soul to God. ||1||

³²The unstruck melody of the Shabad, the Word of God is so very beautiful.

³³True joy comes from singing the Lord's Praises.

³⁴Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, pain is dispelled, and my mind is filled with tremendous joy.

³⁵My mind and body have become immaculate and pure, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; I chant the Name of God.

¹I am the dust of the feet of the Holy. Worshipping God in adoration, my God is pleased with me.

²Prays Nanak, please bless me with Your Mercy, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises forever. ||2||

³Meeting with the Guru, I cross over the world-ocean.

⁴Meditating on the Lord's Feet, I am emancipated.

⁵Meditating on the Lord's Feet, I have obtained the fruits of all rewards, and my comings and goings have ceased.

⁶With loving devotional worship, I meditate intuitively on the Lord, and my God is pleased.

⁷Meditate on the One, Unseen, Infinite, Perfect Lord; there is no other than Him.

⁸Prays Nanak, the Guru has erased my doubts; wherever I look, there I see Him. ||3||

⁹The Lord's Name is the Purifier of sinners.

¹⁰It resolves the affairs of the humble Saints.

¹¹I have found the Saintly Guru, meditating on God. All my desires have been fulfilled.

¹²The fever of egotism has been dispelled, and I am always happy. I have met God, from whom I was separated for so long.

¹³My mind has found peace and tranquility; congratulations are pouring in. I shall never forget Him from my mind.

¹⁴Prays Nanak, the True Guru has taught me this, to vibrate and meditate forever on the Lord of the Universe. ||4||1||3||

¹⁵Raag Soohee, Chhant, Fifth Mehl, Third House:

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

¹⁷O my Lord and Master, You are unattached; You have so many hand-maidens like me, Lord.

¹⁸You are the ocean, the source of jewels; I do not know Your value, Lord.

¹⁹I do not know Your value; You are the wisest of all; please show Mercy unto me, O Lord.

²⁰Show Your Mercy, and bless me with such understanding, that I may meditate on You, twenty-four hours a day.

²¹O soul, don't be so arrogant - become the dust of all, and you shall be saved.

²²Nanak's Lord is the Master of all; He has so many hand-maidens like me. ||1||

²³Your depth is profound and utterly unfathomable; You are my Husband Lord, and I am Your bride.

²⁴You are the greatest of the great, exalted and lofty on high; I am infinitesimally small.

²⁵I am nothing; You are the One and only. You Yourself are All-knowing.

²⁶With just a momentary Glance of Your Grace, God, I live; I enjoy all pleasures and delights.

²⁷I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet; I am the slave of Your slaves. My mind has blossomed forth, and my body is rejuvenated.

²⁸O Nanak, the Lord and Master is contained amongst all; He does just as He pleases. ||2||

²⁹I take pride in You; You are my only Strength, Lord.

³⁰You are my understanding, intellect and knowledge. I know only what You cause me to know, Lord.

³¹He alone knows, and he alone understands, upon whom the Creator Lord bestows His Grace.

³²The self-willed manmukh wanders along many paths, and is trapped in the net of Maya.

³³She alone is virtuous, who is pleasing to her Lord and Master. She alone enjoys all the pleasures.

³⁴You, O Lord, are Nanak's only support. You are Nanak's only pride. ||3||

³⁵I am a sacrifice, devoted and dedicated to You; You are my sheltering mountain, Lord.

³⁶I am a sacrifice, thousands, hundreds of thousands of times, to the Lord. He has torn away the veil of doubt;

¹darkness has been eliminated, and I have renounced corruption and sin. My mind is reconciled with my Lord and Master.

²I have become pleasing to my Dear God, and I have become carefree. My life is fulfilled and approved.

³I have become invaluable, of tremendous weight and value. The Door, and the Path of liberation are open to me now.

⁴Says Nanak, I am fearless; God has become my Shelter and Shield. ||4||1||4||

⁵Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

⁶My Perfect True Guru is my Best Friend, the Primal Being. I do not know any other than Him, Lord.

⁷He is my mother, father, sibling, child, relative, soul and breath of life. He is so pleasing to my mind, O Lord.

⁸My body and soul are all His blessings. He is overflowing with every quality of virtue.

⁹My God is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. He is totally permeating and pervading everywhere.

¹⁰In His Sanctuary, I receive every comfort and pleasure. I am totally, completely happy.

¹¹Forever and ever, Nanak is a sacrifice to God, forever, a devoted sacrifice. ||1||

¹²By great good fortune, one finds such a Guru, meeting whom, the Lord God is known.

¹³The sins of countless lifetimes are erased, bathing continually in the dust of the feet of God's Saints.

¹⁴Bathing in the dust of the feet of the Lord, and meditating on God, you shall not have to enter into the womb of reincarnation again.

¹⁵Grasping hold of the Guru's Feet, doubt and fear are dispelled, and you receive the fruits of your mind's desires.

¹⁶Continually singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall no longer suffer in pain and sorrow.

¹⁷O Nanak, God is the Giver of all souls; His radiant glory is perfect! ||2||

¹⁸The Lord, Har, Har, is the treasure of virtue; the Lord is under the power of His Saints.

¹⁹Those who are dedicated to the feet of the Saints, and to serving the Guru, obtain the supreme status, O Lord.

²⁰They obtain the supreme status, and eradicate self-conceit; the Perfect Lord showers His Grace upon them.

²¹Their lives are fruitful, their fears are dispelled, and they meet the One Lord, the Destroyer of ego.

²²He blends into the One, to whom he belongs; his light merges into the Light.

²³O Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord; meeting the True Guru, peace is obtained. ||3||

²⁴Sing continually the songs of joy, O humble beings of the Lord; all your desires shall be fulfilled.

²⁵Those who are imbued with the Love of their Lord and Master do not die, or come or go in reincarnation.

²⁶The Imperishable Lord is obtained, meditating on the Naam, and all one's wishes are fulfilled.

²⁷Peace, poise, and all ecstasy are obtained, attaching one's mind to the Guru's feet.

²⁸The Imperishable Lord is permeating and pervading each and every heart; He is in all places and interspaces.

²⁹Says Nanak, all affairs are perfectly resolved, focusing one's mind on the Guru's Feet. ||4||2||5||

³⁰Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³¹Be Merciful, O my Beloved Lord and Master, that I may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan with my eyes.

³²Please bless me, O my Beloved, with thousands of tongues, to worship and adore You with my mouth, O Lord.

³³Worshipping the Lord in adoration, the Path of Death is overcome, and no pain or suffering will afflict you.

³⁴The Lord and Master is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; wherever I look, there He is.

³⁵Doubt, attachment and corruption are gone. God is the nearest of the near.

¹Please bless Nanak with Your Merciful Grace, O God, that his eyes may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||

²Please bless me, O Beloved God, with millions of ears, with which I may hear the Glorious Praises of the Imperishable Lord.

³Listening, listening to these, this mind becomes spotless and pure, and the noose of Death is cut.

⁴The noose of Death is cut, meditating on the Imperishable Lord, and all happiness and wisdom are obtained.

⁵Chant, and meditate, day and night, on the Lord, Har, Har. Focus your meditation on the Celestial Lord.

⁶The painful sins are burnt away, by keeping God in one's thoughts; evil-mindedness is erased.

⁷Says Nanak, O God, please be Merciful to me, that I may listen to Your Glorious Praises, O Imperishable Lord. ||2||

⁸Please give me millions of hands to serve You, God, and let my feet walk on Your Path.

⁹Service to the Lord is the boat to carry us across the terrifying world-ocean.

¹⁰So cross over the terrifying world-ocean, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har; all wishes shall be fulfilled.

¹¹Even the worst corruption is taken away; peace wells up, and the unstruck celestial harmony vibrates and resounds.

¹²All the fruits of the mind's desires are obtained; His creative power is infinitely valuable.

¹³Says Nanak, please be Merciful to me, God, that my mind may follow Your Path forever. ||3||

¹⁴This opportunity, this glorious greatness, this blessing and wealth, come by great good fortune.

¹⁵These pleasures, these delightful enjoyments, come when my mind is attached to the Lord's Feet.

¹⁶My mind is attached to God's Feet; I seek His Sanctuary. He is the Creator, the Cause of causes, the Cherisher of the world.

¹⁷Everything is Yours; You are my God, O my Lord and Master, Merciful to the meek.

¹⁸I am worthless, O my Beloved, ocean of peace. In the Saints' Congregation, my mind is awakened.

¹⁹Says Nanak, God has been Merciful to me; my mind is attached to His Lotus Feet. ||4||3||6||

²⁰Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²¹Meditating on the Lord, the Lord's Temple has been built; the Saints and devotees sing the Lord's Glorious Praises.

²²Meditating, meditating in remembrance of God, their Lord and Master, they discard and renounce all their sins.

²³Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the supreme status is obtained. The Word of God's Bani is sublime and exalted.

²⁴God's Sermon is so very sweet. It brings celestial peace. It is to speak the Unspoken Speech.

²⁵The time and the moment were auspicious, blessed and true, when the eternal foundation of this Temple was placed.

²⁶O servant Nanak, God has been kind and compassionate; with all His powers, He has blessed me. ||1||

²⁷The sounds of ecstasy vibrate through me continuously. I have enshrined the Supreme Lord within my mind.

²⁸As Gurmukh, my lifestyle is excellent and true; my false hopes and doubts are dispelled.

²⁹The Gurmukh chants the Bani of the unstruck melody; hearing it, listening to it, my mind and body are rejuvenated.

³⁰All pleasures are obtained, by that one whom God makes His Own.

³¹Within the home of the heart are the nine treasures, filled to overflowing. He has fallen in love with the Lord's Name.

³²Servant Nanak shall never forget God; his destiny is perfectly fulfilled. ||2||

³³God, the King, has given me shade under His canopy, and the fire of desire has been totally extinguished.

³⁴The home of sorrow and sin has been demolished, and all affairs have been resolved.

³⁵When the Lord God so commands, misfortune is averted; true righteousness, Dharma and charity flourish.

¹Meditate forever on your God, when you sleep and sit and stand.

²The Lord and Master is the treasure of virtue, the ocean of peace; He pervades the water, the land and the sky.

³Servant Nanak has entered God's Sanctuary; there is no other than Him. ||3||

⁴My home is made, the garden and pool are made, and my Sovereign Lord God has met me.

⁵My mind is adorned, and my friends rejoice; I sing the songs of joy, and the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

⁶Singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord God, all desires are fulfilled.

⁷Those who are attached to the Guru's Feet are always awake and aware; His Praises resound and resonate through their minds.

⁸My Lord and Master, the bringer of peace, has blessed me with His Grace; He has arranged this world, and the world hereafter for me.

⁹Prays Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord forever; He is the Support of the body and soul. ||4||4||7||

¹⁰Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

¹¹The terrifying world-ocean, the terrifying world-ocean - I have crossed over it, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹²I worship and adore the Lord's Feet, the boat to carry me across. Meeting the True Guru, I am carried over.

¹³Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I cross over, and I shall not die again; my comings and goings are ended.

¹⁴Whatever He does, I accept as good, and my mind merges in celestial peace.

¹⁵Neither pain, nor hunger, nor disease afflicts me. I have found the Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of peace.

¹⁶Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Nanak is imbued with His Love; his mind's anxieties are dispelled. ||1||

¹⁷The humble Saints have implanted the Lord's Mantra within me, and the Lord, my Best Friend, has come under my power.

¹⁸I have dedicated my mind to my Lord and Master, and offered it to Him, and He has blessed me with everything.

¹⁹He has made me His hand-maiden and slave; my sadness is dispelled, and in the Lord's Temple, I have found stability.

²⁰My joy and bliss are in meditating on my True God; I shall never be separated from Him again.

²¹She alone is very fortunate, and a true soul-bride, who contemplates the Glorious Vision of the Lord's Name.

²²Says Nanak, I am imbued with His Love, drenched in the supreme, sublime essence of His Love. ||2||

²³I am in continual bliss and ecstasy, O my companions; I sing the songs of joy forever.

²⁴God Himself has embellished her, and she has become His virtuous soul-bride.

²⁵With natural ease, He has become Merciful to her. He does not consider her merits or demerits.

²⁶He hugs His humble servants close in His Loving Embrace; they enshrine the Lord's Name in their hearts.

²⁷Everyone is engrossed in arrogant pride, attachment and intoxication; in His Mercy, He has freed me of them.

²⁸Says Nanak, I have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean, and all my affairs are perfectly resolved. ||3||

²⁹Continually sing the Glorious Praises of the World-Lord, O my companions; all your wishes shall be granted.

³⁰Life becomes fruitful, meeting with the Holy Saints, and meditating on the One God, the Creator of the Universe.

³¹Chant, and meditate on the One God, who permeates and pervades the many beings of the whole Universe.

³²God created it, and God spreads through it everywhere. Everywhere I look, I see God.

³³The Perfect Lord is perfectly pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; there is no place without Him.

¹Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, Nanak has blossomed forth; the Lord has united him in Union. ||4||5||8||

²Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

³Eternal and immovable is the City of God and Guru; chanting His Name, I have found peace.

⁴I have obtained the fruits of my mind's desires; the Creator Himself established it.

⁵The Creator Himself established it. I have found total peace; my children, siblings and Sikhs have all blossomed forth in bliss.

⁶Singing the Glorious Praises of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, my affairs have come to be resolved.

⁷God Himself is my Lord and Master. He Himself is my Saving Grace; He Himself is my father and mother.

⁸Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has embellished and adorned this place. ||1||

⁹Homes, mansions, stores and markets are beautiful, when the Lord's Name abides within.

¹⁰The Saints and devotees worship the Lord's Name in adoration, and the noose of Death is cut away.

¹¹The noose of Death is cut away, meditating on the Name of the Eternal, Unchanging Lord, Har, Har.

¹²Everything is perfect for them, and they obtain the fruits of their mind's desires.

¹³The Saints and friends enjoy peace and pleasure; their pain, suffering and doubts are dispelled.

¹⁴The Perfect True Guru has embellished them with the Word of the Shabad; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||2||

¹⁵The gift of our Lord and Master is perfect; it increases day by day.

¹⁶The Supreme Lord God has made me His own; His Glorious Greatness is so great!

¹⁷From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the Protector of His devotees; God has become merciful to me.

¹⁸All beings and creatures now dwell in peace; God Himself cherishes and cares for them.

¹⁹The Praises of the Lord and Master are totally pervading in the ten directions; I cannot express His worth.

²⁰Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has laid this eternal foundation. ||3||

²¹The spiritual wisdom and meditation of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, are continually heard there.

²²The devotees of the Lord, the Destroyer of fear, play endlessly there, and the unstruck melody resounds and vibrates there.

²³The unstruck melody resounds and resonates, and the Saints contemplate the essence of reality; this discourse is their daily routine.

²⁴They worship the Lord's Name, and all their filth is washed away; they rid themselves of all sins.

²⁵There is no birth or death there, no coming or going, and no entering into the womb of reincarnation again.

²⁶Nanak has found the Guru, the Transcendent Lord; by His Grace, desires are fulfilled. ||4||6||9||

²⁷Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

²⁸The Lord Himself has stood up to resolve the affairs of the Saints; He has come to complete their tasks.

²⁹The land is beautiful, and the pool is beautiful; within it is contained the Ambrosial Water.

³⁰The Ambrosial Water is filling it, and my job is perfectly complete; all my desires are fulfilled.

³¹Congratulations are pouring in from all over the world; all my sorrows are eliminated.

³²The Vedas and the Puraanas sing the Praises of the Perfect, Unchanging, Imperishable Primal Lord.

³³The Transcendent Lord has kept His promise, and confirmed His nature; Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

³⁴The Creator has given me the nine treasures, wealth and spiritual powers, and I do not lack anything.

¹Eating, spending and enjoying, I have found peace; the gifts of the Creator Lord continually increase.

²His gifts increase and shall never be exhausted; I have found the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

³Millions of obstacles have all been removed, and pain does not even approach me.

⁴Tranquility, peace, poise and bliss in abundance prevail, and all my hunger is satisfied.

⁵Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of his Lord and Master, whose Glorious Greatness is wonderful and amazing. ||2||

⁶It was His job, and He has done it; what can the mere mortal being do?

⁷The devotees are adorned, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; they proclaim His eternal victory.

⁸Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, bliss wells up, and we are friends with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

⁹He who made the effort to construct this sacred pool - how can his praises be recounted?

¹⁰The merits of the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, charity, good deeds and immaculate lifestyle, are found in this sacred pool.

¹¹It is the natural way of the Lord and Master to purify sinners; Nanak takes the Support of the Word of the Shabad. ||3||

¹²The treasure of virtue is my God, the Creator Lord; what Praises of Yours should I sing, O Lord?

¹³The prayer of the Saints is, "O Lord and Master, please bless us with the supreme, sublime essence of Your Name."

¹⁴Please, grant us Your Name, grant us this blessing, and do not forget us, even for an instant.

¹⁵Chant the Glorious Praises of the World-Lord, O my tongue; sing them forever, night and day.

¹⁶One who enshrines love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord, his mind and body are drenched with Ambrosial Nectar.

¹⁷Prays Nanak, my desires have been fulfilled; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord, I live. ||4||7||10||

¹⁸Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

¹⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁰My Dear Lord and Master, my Friend, speaks so sweetly.

²¹I have grown weary of testing Him, but still, He never speaks harshly to me.

²²He does not know any bitter words; the Perfect Lord God does not even consider my faults and demerits.

²³It is the Lord's natural way to purify sinners; He does not overlook even an iota of service.

²⁴He dwells in each and every heart, pervading everywhere; He is the nearest of the near.

²⁵Slave Nanak seeks His Sanctuary forever; the Lord is my Ambrosial Friend. ||1||

²⁶I am wonder-struck, gazing upon the incomparable Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

²⁷My Dear Lord and Master is so beautiful; I am the dust of His Lotus Feet.

²⁸Gazing upon God, I live, and I am at peace; no one else is as great as He is.

²⁹Present at the beginning, end and middle of time, He pervades the sea, the land and the sky.

³⁰Meditating on His Lotus Feet, I have crossed over the sea, the terrifying world-ocean.

³¹Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord; You have no end or limitation, Lord. ||2||

³²I shall not forsake, even for an instant, my Dear Beloved Lord, the Support of the breath of life.

³³The Guru, the True Guru, has instructed me in the contemplation of the True, Inaccessible Lord.

³⁴Meeting with the humble, Holy Saint, I obtained the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the pains of birth and death left me.

³⁵I have been blessed with peace, poise and abundant bliss, and the knot of egotism has been untied.

¹He is inside all, and outside of all; He is untouched by love or hate.

²Slave Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe; the Beloved Lord is the Support of the mind. ||3||

³I searched and searched, and found the immovable, unchanging home of the Lord.

⁴I have seen that everything is transitory and perishable, and so I have linked my consciousness to the Lotus Feet of the Lord.

⁵God is eternal and unchanging, and I am just His hand-maiden; He does not die, or come and go in reincarnation.

⁶He is overflowing with Dharmic faith, wealth and success; He fulfills the desires of the mind.

⁷The Vedas and the Simritees sing the Praises of the Creator, while the Siddhas, seekers and silent sages meditate on Him.

⁸Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master, the treasure of mercy; by great good fortune, he sings the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||1||11||

⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁰Vaar Of Soohee, With Saloks Of The Third Mehl:

¹¹Salok, Third Mehl:

¹²In her red robes, the discarded bride goes out, seeking enjoyment with another's husband.

¹³She leaves the husband of her own home, enticed by her love of duality.

¹⁴She finds it sweet, and eats it up; her excessive sensuality only makes her disease worse.

¹⁵She forsakes the Lord, her sublime Husband, and then later, she suffers the pain of separation from Him.

¹⁶But she who becomes Gurmukh, turns away from corruption and adorns herself, attuned to the Love of the Lord.

¹⁷She enjoys her celestial Husband Lord, and enshrines the Lord's Name within her heart.

¹⁸She is humble and obedient; she is His virtuous bride forever; the Creator unites her with Himself.

¹⁹O Nanak, she who has obtained the True Lord as her husband, is a happy soul-bride forever. ||1||

²⁰Third Mehl:

²¹O meek, red-robed bride, keep your Husband Lord always in your thoughts.

²²O Nanak, your life shall be embellished, and your generations shall be saved along with you. ||2||

²³Pauree:

²⁴He Himself established His throne, in the Akaashic ethers and the nether worlds.

²⁵By the Hukam of His Command, He created the earth, the true home of Dharma.

²⁶He Himself created and destroys; He is the True Lord, merciful to the meek.

²⁷You give sustenance to all; how wonderful and unique is the Hukam of Your Command!

²⁸You Yourself are permeating and pervading; You Yourself are the Cherisher. ||1||

²⁹Salok, Third Mehl:

³⁰The red-robed woman becomes a happy soul-bride, only when she accepts the True Name.

³¹Become pleasing to your True Guru, and you shall be totally beautified; otherwise, there is no place of rest.

³²So decorate yourself with the decorations that will never stain, and love the Lord day and night.

³³O Nanak, what is the character of the happy soul-bride? Within her, is Truth; her face is bright and radiant, and she is absorbed in her Lord and Master. ||1||

³⁴Third Mehl:

³⁵O people: I am in red, dressed in a red robe.

³⁶But my Husband Lord is not obtained by any robes; I have tried and tried, and given up wearing robes.

³⁷O Nanak, they alone obtain their Husband Lord, who listen to the Guru's Teachings.

³⁸Whatever pleases Him, happens. In this way, the Husband Lord is met. ||2||

¹Pauree:

²By His Command, He created the creation, the world with its many species of beings.

³I do not know how great Your Command is, O Unseen and Infinite True Lord.

⁴You join some with Yourself; they reflect on the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

⁵Those who are imbued with the True Lord are immaculate and pure; they conquer egotism and corruption.

⁶He alone is united with You, whom You unite with Yourself; he alone is true. ||2||

⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

⁸O red-robed woman, the whole world is red, engrossed in evil-mindedness and the love of duality.

⁹In an instant, this falsehood totally vanishes; like the shade of a tree, it is gone.

¹⁰The Gurmukh is the deepest crimson of crimson, dyed in the permanent color of the Lord's Love.

¹¹She turns away from Maya, and enters the celestial home of the Lord; the Ambrosial Name of the Lord dwells within her mind.

¹²O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to my Guru; meeting Him, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

¹³Third Mehl:

¹⁴The red color is vain and useless; it cannot help you obtain your Husband Lord.

¹⁵This color does not take long to fade; she who loves duality, ends up a widow.

¹⁶She who loves to wear her red dress is foolish and double-minded.

¹⁷So make the True Word of the Shabad your red dress, and let the Fear of God, and the Love of God, be your ornaments and decorations.

¹⁸O Nanak, she is a happy soul-bride forever, who walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. ||2||

¹⁹Pauree:

²⁰He Himself created Himself, and He Himself evaluates Himself.

²¹His limits cannot be known; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is understood.

²²In the darkness of attachment to Maya, the world wanders in duality.

²³The self-willed manmukhs find no place of rest; they continue coming and going.

²⁴Whatever pleases Him, that alone happens. All walk according to His Will. ||3||

²⁵Salok, Third Mehl:

²⁶The red-robed bride is vicious; she forsakes God, and cultivates love for another man.

²⁷She has neither modesty or self-discipline; the self-willed manmukh constantly tells lies, and is ruined by the bad karma of evil deeds.

²⁸She who has such pre-ordained destiny, obtains the True Guru has her Husband.

²⁹She discards all her red dresses, and wears the ornaments of mercy and forgiveness around her neck.

³⁰In this world and the next, she receives great honor, and the whole world worships her.

³¹She who is enjoyed by her Creator Lord stands out, and does not blend in with the crowd.

³²O Nanak, the Gurmukh is the happy soul-bride forever; she has the Imperishable Lord God as her Husband. ||1||

³³First Mehl:

³⁴The red color is like a dream in the night; it is like a necklace without a string.

³⁵The Gurmukhs take on the permanent color, contemplating the Lord God.

³⁶O Nanak, with the supreme sublime essence of the Lord's Love, all sins and evil deeds are turned to ashes. ||2||

³⁷Pauree:

³⁸He Himself created this world, and staged this wondrous play.

³⁹Into the body of the five elements, He infused attachment, falsehood and self-conceit.

⁴⁰The ignorant, self-willed manmukh comes and goes, wandering in reincarnation.

⁴¹He Himself teaches some to become Gurmukh, through the spiritual wisdom of the Lord.

⁴²He blesses them with the treasure of devotional worship, and the wealth of the Lord's Name. ||4||

⁴³Salok, Third Mehl:

⁴⁴O red-robed woman, discard your red dress, and then, you shall come to love your Husband Lord.

¹By wearing her red dress, no one has found her Husband Lord; the self-willed manmukh is burnt to death.

²Meeting the True Guru, she discards her red dress, and eradicates egotism from within.

³Her mind and body are imbued with the deep red color of His Love, and her tongue is imbued, singing His Praises and excellences.

⁴She becomes His soul-bride forever, with the Word of the Shabad in her mind; she makes the Fear of God and the Love of God her ornaments and decorations.

⁵O Nanak, by His Merciful Grace, she obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, and keeps Him enshrined in her heart. ||1||

⁶Third Mehl:

⁷O bride, forsake your red dress, and decorate yourself with the crimson color of His Love.

⁸Your comings and goings shall be forgotten, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

⁹The soul-bride is adorned and beautiful; the Celestial Lord, her Husband, abides in her home.

¹⁰O Nanak, the bride ravishes and enjoys Him; and He, the Ravisher, ravishes and enjoys her. ||2||

¹¹Pauree:

¹²The foolish, self-willed manmukh is engrossed in false attachment to family.

¹³Practicing egotism and self-conceit, he dies and departs, taking nothing along with him.

¹⁴He does not understand that the Messenger of Death is hovering over his head; he is deluded by duality.

¹⁵This opportunity will not come into his hands again; the Messenger of Death will seize him.

¹⁶He acts according to his pre-ordained destiny. ||5||

¹⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁸Do not call them 'satee', who burn themselves along with their husbands' corpses.

¹⁹O Nanak, they alone are known as 'satee', who die from the shock of separation. ||1||

²⁰Third Mehl:

²¹They are also known as 'satee', who abide in modesty and contentment.

²²They serve their Lord, and rise in the early hours to contemplate Him. ||2||

²³Third Mehl:

²⁴The widows burn themselves in the fire, along with their husbands' corpses.

²⁵If they truly knew their husbands, then they suffer terrible bodily pain.

²⁶O Nanak, if they did not truly know their husbands, why should they burn themselves in the fire?

²⁷Whether their husbands are alive or dead, those wives remain far away from them. ||3||

²⁸Pauree:

²⁹You created pain along with pleasure; O Creator, such is the writ You have written.

³⁰There is no other gift as great as the Name; it has no form or sign.

³¹The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is an inexhaustible treasure; it abides in the mind of the Gurmukh.

³²In His Mercy, He blesses us with the Naam, and then, the writ of pain and pleasure is not written.

³³Those humble servants who serve with love, meet the Lord, chanting the Chant of the Lord. ||6||

³⁴Salok, Second Mehl:

³⁵They know that they will have to depart, so why do they make such ostentatious displays?

³⁶Those who do not know that they will have to depart, continue to arrange their affairs. ||1||

³⁷Second Mehl:

³⁸He accumulates wealth during the night of his life, but in the morning, he must depart.

³⁹O Nanak, it shall not go along with him, and so he regrets. ||2||

⁴⁰Second Mehl:

⁴¹Paying a fine under pressure, does not bring either merit or goodness.

⁴²That alone is a good deed, O Nanak, which is done by one's own free will. ||3||

⁴³Second Mehl:

⁴⁴Stubborn-mindedness will not win the Lord to one's side, no matter how much it is tried.

⁴⁵The Lord is won over to your side, by offering Him your true love, O servant Nanak, and contemplating the Word of the Shabad. ||4||

⁴⁶Pauree:

⁴⁷The Creator created the world; He alone understands it.

⁴⁸He Himself created the Universe, and He Himself shall destroy it afterwards.

¹All have grown weary of wandering throughout the four ages, but none know the Lord's worth.

²The True Guru has shown me the One Lord, and my mind and body are at peace.

³The Gurmukh praises the Lord forever; that alone happens, which the Creator Lord does. ||7||

⁴Salok, Second Mehl:

⁵Those who have the Fear of God, have no other fears; those who do not have the Fear of God, are very afraid.

⁶O Nanak, this mystery is revealed at the Court of the Lord. ||1||

⁷Second Mehl:

⁸That which flows, mingles with that which flows; that which blows, mingles with that which blows.

⁹The living mingle with the living, and the dead mingle with the dead.

¹⁰O Nanak, praise the One who created the creation. ||2||

¹¹Pauree:

¹²Those who meditate on the True Lord are true; they contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹³They subdue their ego, purify their minds, and enshrine the Lord's Name within their hearts.

¹⁴The fools are attached to their homes, mansions and balconies.

¹⁵The self-willed manmukhs are caught in darkness; they do not know the One who created them.

¹⁶He alone understands, whom the True Lord causes to understand; what can the helpless creatures do? ||8||

¹⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁸O bride, decorate yourself, after you surrender and accept your Husband Lord.

¹⁹Otherwise, your Husband Lord will not come to your bed, and your ornaments will be useless.

²⁰O bride, your decorations will adorn you, only when your Husband Lord's Mind is pleased.

²¹Your ornaments will be acceptable and approved, only when your Husband Lord loves you.

²²So make the Fear of God your ornaments, joy your betel nuts to chew, and love your food.

²³Surrender your body and mind to your Husband Lord, and then, O Nanak, He will enjoy you. ||1||

²⁴Third Mehl:

²⁵The wife takes flowers, and fragrance of betel, and decorates herself.

²⁶But her Husband Lord does not come to her bed, and so these efforts are useless. ||2||

²⁷Third Mehl:

²⁸They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together.

²⁹They alone are called husband and wife, who have one light in two bodies. ||3||

³⁰Pauree:

³¹Without the Fear of God, there is no devotional worship, and no love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

³²Meeting with the True Guru, the Fear of God wells up, and one is embellished with the Fear and the Love of God.

³³When the body and mind are imbued with the Lord's Love, egotism and desire are conquered and subdued.

³⁴The mind and body become immaculately pure and very beautiful, when one meets the Lord, the Destroyer of ego.

³⁵Fear and love all belong to Him; He is the True Lord, permeating and pervading the Universe. ||9||

³⁶Salok, First Mehl:

³⁷Waaho! Waaho! You are wonderful and great, O Lord and Master; You created the creation, and made us.

³⁸You made the waters, waves, oceans, pools, plants, clouds and mountains.

³⁹You Yourself stand in the midst of what You Yourself created.

⁴⁰The selfless service of the Gurmukhs is approved; in celestial peace, they live the essence of reality.

⁴¹They receive the wages of their labor, begging at the Door of their Lord and Master.

⁴²O Nanak, the Court of the Lord is overflowing and carefree; O my True Carefree Lord, no one returns empty-handed from Your Court. ||1||

⁴³First Mehl:

⁴⁴The teeth are like brilliant, beautiful pearls, and the eyes are like sparkling jewels.

⁴⁵Old age is their enemy, O Nanak; when they grow old, they waste away. ||2||

¹Pauree:

²Praise the Lord, forever and ever; dedicate your body and mind to Him.

³Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have found the True, Profound and Unfathomable Lord.

⁴The Lord, the jewel of jewels, is permeating my mind, body and heart.

⁵The pains of birth and death are gone, and I shall never again be consigned to the cycle of reincarnation.

⁶O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the ocean of excellence. ||10||

⁷Salok, First Mehl:

⁸O Nanak, burn this body; this burnt body has forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

⁹The dirt is piling up, and in the world hereafter, your hand shall not be able to reach down into this stagnant pond to clean it out. ||1||

¹⁰First Mehl:

¹¹O Nanak, wicked are the uncountable actions of the mind.

¹²They bring terrible and painful retributions, but if the Lord forgives me, then I will be spared this punishment. ||2||

¹³Pauree:

¹⁴True is the Command He sends forth, and True are the Orders He issues.

¹⁵Forever unmoving and unchanging, permeating and pervading everywhere, He is the All-knowing Primal Lord.

¹⁶By Guru's Grace, serve Him, through the True Insignia of the Shabad.

¹⁷That which He makes is perfect; through the Guru's Teachings, enjoy His Love.

¹⁸He is inaccessible, unfathomable and unseen; as Gurmukh, know the Lord. ||11||

¹⁹Salok, First Mehl:

²⁰O Nanak, the bags of coins are brought in

²¹and placed in the Court of our Lord and Master, and there, the genuine and the counterfeit are separated. ||1||

²²First Mehl:

²³They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but their minds are still evil, and their bodies are thieves.

²⁴Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only accumulate twice as much.

²⁵Like a gourd, they may be washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with poison.

²⁶The holy man is blessed, even without such bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes. ||2||

²⁷Pauree:

²⁸He Himself issues His Commands, and links the people of the world to their tasks.

²⁹He Himself joins some to Himself, and through the Guru, they find peace.

³⁰The mind runs around in the ten directions; the Guru holds it still.

³¹Everyone longs for the Name, but it is only found through the Guru's Teachings.

³²Your pre-ordained destiny, written by the Lord in the very beginning, cannot be erased. ||12||

³³Salok, First Mehl:

³⁴The two lamps light the fourteen markets.

³⁵There are just as many traders as there are living beings.

³⁶The shops are open, and trading is going on;

³⁷whoever comes there, is bound to depart.

³⁸The Righteous Judge of Dharma is the broker, who gives his sign of approval.

³⁹O Nanak, those who earn the profit of the Naam are accepted and approved.

⁴⁰And when they return home, they are greeted with cheers;

⁴¹they obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||

⁴²First Mehl:

⁴³Even when the night is dark, whatever is white retains its white color.

⁴⁴And even when the light of day is dazzlingly bright, whatever is black retains its black color.

⁴⁵The blind fools have no wisdom at all; their understanding is blind.

⁴⁶O Nanak, without the Lord's Grace, they will never receive honor. ||2||

⁴⁷Pauree:

⁴⁸The True Lord Himself created the body-fortress.

⁴⁹Some are ruined through the love of duality, engrossed in egotism.

⁵⁰This human body is so difficult to obtain; the self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain.

⁵¹He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to understand; he is blessed by the True Guru.

⁵²He created the entire world for His play; He is pervading amongst all. ||13||

¹Salok, First Mehl:

²Thieves, adulterers, prostitutes and pimps,

³They do not know the value of the Lord's Praises, and Satan is always with them.

⁴If a donkey is anointed with sandalwood paste, he still loves to roll in the dirt.

⁵O Nanak, by spinning falsehood, a fabric of falsehood is woven.

⁶False is the cloth and its measurement, and false is pride in such a garment. ||1||

⁷First Mehl:

⁸The callers to prayer, the flute-players, the horn-blowers, and also the singers

⁹- some are givers, and some are beggars; they become acceptable only through Your Name, Lord.

¹⁰O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who hear and accept the Name. ||2||

¹¹Pauree:

¹²Attachment to Maya is totally false, and false are those who go that way.

¹³Through egotism, the world is caught in conflict and strife, and it dies.

¹⁴The Gurmukh is free of conflict and strife, and sees the One Lord, pervading everywhere.

¹⁵Recognizing that the Supreme Soul is everywhere, he crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.

¹⁶His light merges into the Light, and he is absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||14||

¹⁷Salok: First Mehl:

¹⁸O True Guru, bless me with Your charity; You are the All-powerful Giver.

¹⁹May I subdue and quiet my egotism, pride, sexual desire, anger and self-conceit.

²⁰Burn away all my greed, and give me the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

²¹Day and night, keep me ever-fresh and new, spotless and pure; let me never be soiled by sin.

²²O Nanak, in this way I am saved; by Your Grace, I have found peace. ||1||

²³First Mehl:

²⁴There is only the one Husband Lord, for all who stand at His Door.

²⁵O Nanak, they ask for news of their Husband Lord, from those who are imbued with His Love. ||2||

²⁶First Mehl:

²⁷All are imbued with love for their Husband Lord; I am a discarded bride - what good am I?

²⁸My body is filled with so many faults; my Lord and Master does not even turn His thoughts to me. ||3||

²⁹First Mehl:

³⁰I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord with their mouths.

³¹All the nights are for the happy soul-brides; I am a discarded bride - if only I could have even one night with Him! ||4||

³²Pauree:

³³I am a beggar at Your Door, begging for charity; O Lord, please grant me Your Mercy, and give to me.

³⁴As Gurmukh, unite me, your humble servant, with You, that I may receive Your Name.

³⁵Then, the unstruck melody of the Shabad will vibrate and resound, and my light will blend with the Light.

³⁶Within my heart, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and celebrate the Word of the Lord's Shabad.

³⁷The Lord Himself is pervading and permeating the world; so fall in love with Him! ||15||

³⁸Salok, First Mehl:

³⁹Those who do not obtain the sublime essence, the love and delight of their Husband Lord,

⁴⁰are like guests in a deserted house; they leave just as they have come, empty-handed. ||1||

⁴¹First Mehl:

⁴²He receives hundreds and thousands of reprimands, day and night;

⁴³the swan-soul has renounced the Lord's Praises, and attached itself to a rotting carcass.

⁴⁴Cursed is that life, in which one only eats to fill his belly.

⁴⁵O Nanak, without the True Name, all one's friends turn to enemies. ||2||

⁴⁶Pauree:

⁴⁷The minstrel continually sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, to embellish his life.

⁴⁸The Gurmukh serves and praises the True Lord, enshrining Him within his heart.

¹He obtains his own home and mansion, by loving the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

²As Gurmukh, I have obtained the Naam; I am a sacrifice to the Guru.

³You Yourself embellish and adorn us, O Creator Lord. ||16||

⁴Salok, First Mehl:

⁵When the lamp is lit, the darkness is dispelled;

⁶reading the Vedas, sinful intellect is destroyed.

⁷When the sun rises, the moon is not visible.

⁸Wherever spiritual wisdom appears, ignorance is dispelled.

⁹Reading the Vedas is the world's occupation;

¹⁰the Pandits read them, study them and contemplate them.

¹¹Without understanding, all are ruined.

¹²O Nanak, the Gurmukh is carried across. ||1||

¹³First Mehl:

¹⁴Those who do not savor the Word of the Shabad, do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

¹⁵They speak insipidly with their tongues, and are continually disgraced.

¹⁶O Nanak, they act according to the karma of their past actions, which no one can erase. ||2||

¹⁷Pauree:

¹⁸One who praises his God, receives honor.

¹⁹He drives out egotism from within himself, and enshrines the True Name within his mind.

²⁰Through the True Word of the Guru's Bani, he chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and finds true peace.

²¹He is united with the Lord, after being separated for so long; the Guru, the Primal Being, unites him with the Lord.

²²In this way, his filthy mind is cleansed and purified, and he meditates on the Name of the Lord. ||17||

²³Salok, First Mehl:

²⁴With the fresh leaves of the body, and the flowers of virtue, Nanak has weaved his garland.

²⁵The Lord is pleased with such garlands, so why pick any other flowers? ||1||

²⁶Second Mehl:

²⁷O Nanak, it is the spring season for those, within whose homes their Husband Lord abides.

²⁸But those, whose Husband Lord is far away in distant lands, continue burning, day and night. ||2||

²⁹Pauree:

³⁰The Merciful Lord Himself forgives those who dwell upon the Word of the Guru, the True Guru.

³¹Night and day, I serve the True Lord, and chant His Glorious Praises; my mind merges into Him.

³²My God is infinite; no one knows His limit.

³³Grasping hold of the feet of the True Guru, meditate continually on the Lord's Name.

³⁴Thus you shall obtain the fruits of your desires, and all wishes shall be fulfilled within your home. ||18||

³⁵Salok, First Mehl:

³⁶Spring brings forth the first blossoms, but the Lord blossoms earlier still.

³⁷By His blossoming, everything blossoms; no one else causes Him to blossom forth. ||1||

³⁸Second Mehl:

³⁹He blossoms forth even earlier than the spring; reflect upon Him.

⁴⁰O Nanak, praise the One who gives Support to all. ||2||

⁴¹Second Mehl:

⁴²By uniting, the united one is not united; he unites, only if he is united.

⁴³But if he unites deep within his soul, then he is said to be united. ||3||

⁴⁴Pauree:

⁴⁵Praise the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and practice truthful deeds.

⁴⁶Attached to other deeds, one is consigned to wander in reincarnation.

⁴⁷Attuned to the Name, one obtains the Name, and through the Name, sings the Lord's Praises.

⁴⁸Praising the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he merges in the Lord's Name.

⁴⁹Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding; serving Him, the fruits are obtained. ||19||

⁵⁰Salok, Second Mehl:

⁵¹Some people have others, but I am forlorn and dishonored; I have only You, Lord.

¹I might as well just die crying, if You will not come into my mind. ||1||

²Second Mehl:

³When there is peace and pleasure, that is the time to remember your Husband Lord. In times of suffering and pain, remember Him then as well.

⁴Says Nanak, O wise bride, this is the way to meet your Husband Lord. ||2||

⁵Pauree:

⁶I am a worm - how can I praise You, O Lord; Your glorious greatness is so great!

⁷You are inaccessible, merciful and unapproachable; You Yourself unite us with Yourself.

⁸I have no other friend except You; in the end, You alone will be my Companion and Support.

⁹You save those who enter Your Sanctuary.

¹⁰O Nanak, He is care-free; He has no greed at all. ||20||1||

¹¹Raag Soohee, The Word Of Kabeer Jee, And Other Devotees. Of Kabeer

¹²Of Kabeer

¹³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁴Since your birth, what have you done?

¹⁵You have never even chanted the Name of the Lord. ||1||

¹⁶You have not meditated on the Lord; what thoughts are you attached to?

¹⁷What preparations are you making for your death, O unfortunate one? ||1||Pause||

¹⁸Through pain and pleasure, you have taken care of your family.

¹⁹But at the time of death, you shall have to endure the agony all alone. ||2||

²⁰When you are seized by the neck, then you shall cry out.

²¹Says Kabeer, why didn't you remember the Lord before this? ||3||1||

²²Soohee, Kabeer Jee:

²³My innocent soul trembles and shakes.

²⁴I do not know how my Husband Lord will deal with me. ||1||

²⁵The night of my youth has passed away; will the day of old age also pass away?

²⁶My dark hairs, like bumble bees, have gone away, and grey hairs, like cranes, have settled upon my head. ||1||Pause||

²⁷Water does not remain in the unbaked clay pot;

²⁸when the soul-swan departs, the body withers away. ||2||

²⁹I decorate myself like a young virgin;

³⁰but how can I enjoy pleasures, without my Husband Lord? ||3||

³¹My arm is tired, driving away the crows.

³²Says Kabeer, this is the way the story of my life ends. ||4||2||

³³Soohee, Kabeer Jee:

³⁴Your time of service is at its end, and you will have to give your account.

³⁵The hard-hearted Messenger of Death has come to take you away.

³⁶What have you earned, and what have you lost?

³⁷Come immediately! You are summoned to His Court! ||1||

³⁸Get going! Come just as you are! You have been summoned to His Court.

³⁹The Order has come from the Court of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁰I pray to the Messenger of Death: please, I still have some outstanding debts to collect in the village.

⁴¹I will collect them tonight;

⁴²I will also pay you something for your expenses,

⁴³and I will recite my morning prayers on the way. ||2||

⁴⁴Blessed, blessed is the most fortunate servant of the Lord,

⁴⁵Here and there, the humble servants of the Lord are always happy.

⁴⁶They win the priceless treasure of this human life. ||3||

⁴⁷When he is awake, he is sleeping, and so he loses this life.

⁴⁸The property and wealth he has accumulated passes on to someone else.

⁴⁹Says Kabeer, those people are deluded,

⁵⁰who forget their Lord and Master, and roll in the dust. ||4||3||

¹Soohee, Kabeer Jee, Lallit:

²My eyes are exhausted, and my ears are tired of hearing; my beautiful body is exhausted.

³Driven forward by old age, all my senses are exhausted; only my attachment to Maya is not exhausted. ||1||

⁴O mad man, you have not obtained spiritual wisdom and meditation.

⁵You have wasted this human life, and lost. ||1||Pause||

⁶O mortal, serve the Lord, as long as the breath of life remains in the body.

⁷And even when your body dies, your love for the Lord shall not die; you shall dwell at the Feet of the Lord. ||2||

⁸When the Word of the Shabad abides deep within, thirst and desire are quenched.

⁹When one understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he plays the game of chess with the Lord; throwing the dice, he conquers his own mind. ||3||

¹⁰Those humble beings, who know the Imperishable Lord and meditate on Him, are not destroyed at all.

¹¹Says Kabeer, those humble beings who know how to throw these dice, never lose the game of life. ||4||4||

¹²Soohee, Lalit, Kabeer Jee:

¹³In the one fortress of the body, there are five rulers, and all five demand payment of taxes.

¹⁴I have not farmed anyone's land, so such payment is difficult for me to pay. ||1||

¹⁵O people of the Lord, the tax-collector is constantly torturing me!

¹⁶Raising my arms up, I complained to my Guru, and He has saved me. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷The nine tax-assessors and the ten magistrates go out; they do not allow their subjects to live in peace.

¹⁸They do not measure with a full tape, and they take huge amounts in bribes. ||2||

¹⁹The One Lord is contained in the seventy-two chambers of the body, and He has written off my account.

²⁰The records of the Righteous Judge of Dharma have been searched, and I owe absolutely nothing. ||3||

²¹Let no one slander the Saints, because the Saints and the Lord are as one.

²²Says Kabeer, I have found that Guru, whose Name is Clear Understanding. ||4||5||

²³Raag Soohee, The Word Of Sree Ravi Daas Jee:

²⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁵The happy soul-bride knows the worth of her Husband Lord.

²⁶Renouncing pride, she enjoys peace and pleasure.

²⁷She surrenders her body and mind to Him, and does not remain separate from Him.

²⁸She does not see or hear, or speak to another. ||1||

²⁹How can anyone know the pain of another,

³⁰if there is no compassion and sympathy within? ||1||Pause||

³¹The discarded bride is miserable, and loses both worlds;

³²she does not worship her Husband Lord.

³³The bridge over the fire of hell is difficult and treacherous.

³⁴No one will accompany you there; you will have to go all alone. ||2||

³⁵Suffering in pain, I have come to Your Door, O Compassionate Lord.

³⁶I am so thirsty for You, but You do not answer me.

³⁷Says Ravi Daas, I seek Your Sanctuary, God;

³⁸as You know me, so will You save me. ||3||1||

³⁹Soohee:

⁴⁰That day which comes, that day shall go.

⁴¹You must march on; nothing remains stable.

⁴²Our companions are leaving, and we must leave as well.

⁴³We must go far away. Death is hovering over our heads. ||1||

¹Why are you asleep? Wake up, you ignorant fool!

²You believe that your life in the world is true. ||1||Pause||

³The One who gave you life shall also provide you with nourishment.

⁴In each and every heart, He runs His shop.

⁵Meditate on the Lord, and renounce your egotism and self-conceit.

⁶Within your heart, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, sometime. ||2||

⁷Your life has passed away, but you have not arranged your path.

⁸Evening has set in, and soon there will be darkness on all sides.

⁹Says Ravi Daas, O ignorant mad-man,

¹⁰don't you realize, that this world is the house of death?! ||3||2||

¹¹Soohee:

¹²You may have lofty mansions, halls and kitchens.

¹³But you cannot stay in them, even for an instant, after death. ||1||

¹⁴This body is like a house of straw.

¹⁵When it is burnt, it mixes with dust. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶Even relatives, family and friends begin to say,

¹⁷And the wife of his house, who was so attached to his body and heart,

¹⁸runs away, crying out, "Ghost! Ghost!" ||3||

¹⁹Says Ravi Daas, the whole world has been plundered,

²⁰but I have escaped, chanting the Name of the One Lord. ||4||3||

²¹Raag Soohee, The Word Of Shaykh Fareed Jee:

²²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²³Burning and burning, writhing in pain, I wring my hands.

²⁴I have gone insane, seeking my Husband Lord.

²⁵O my Husband Lord, You are angry with me in Your Mind.

²⁶The fault is with me, and not with my Husband Lord. ||1||

²⁷O my Lord and Master, I do not know Your excellence and worth.

²⁸Having wasted my youth, now I come to regret and repent. ||1||Pause||

²⁹O black bird, what qualities have made you black?

³⁰"I have been burnt by separation from my Beloved."

³¹Without her Husband Lord, how can the soul-bride ever find peace?

³²When He becomes merciful, then God unites us with Himself. ||2||

³³The lonely soul-bride suffers in the pit of the world.

³⁴She has no companions, and no friends.

³⁵In His Mercy, God has united me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

³⁶And when I look again, then I find God as my Helper. ||3||

³⁷The path upon which I must walk is very depressing.

³⁸It is sharper than a two-edged sword, and very narrow.

³⁹That is where my path lies.

⁴⁰O Shaykh Fareed, think of that path early on. ||4||1||

⁴¹Soohee, Lalit:

⁴²You were not able to make yourself a raft when you should have.

⁴³When the ocean is churning and over-flowing, then it is very difficult to cross over it. ||1||

⁴⁴Do not touch the safflower with your hands; its color will fade away, my dear. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁵First, the bride herself is weak, and then, her Husband Lord's Order is hard to bear.

⁴⁶Milk does not return to the breast; it will not be collected again. ||2||

⁴⁷Says Fareed, O my companions, when our Husband Lord calls,

⁴⁸the soul departs, sad at heart, and this body returns to dust. ||3||2||