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1Driven by hunger, it sees the path of Maya's riches; this emotional attachment takes away the treasure of liberation. ||3||

2Weeping and wailing, he does not receive them; he searches here and there, and grows weary.

3Engrossed in sexual desire, anger and egotism, he falls in love with his false relatives. ||4||

4He eats and enjoys, listens and watches, and dresses up to show off in this house of death.

5Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he does not undersand himself. Without the Lord's Name, death cannot be avoided. ||5||

6The more attachment and egotism delude and confuse him, the more he cries out, ""Mine, mine!"", and the more he loses out.

7His body and wealth pass away, and he is torn by skepticism and cynicism; in the end, he regrets and repents, when the dust falls on his face. ||6||

8He grows old, his body and youth waste away, and his throat is plugged with mucous; water flows from his eyes.

9His feet fail him, and his hands shake and tremble; the faithless cynic does not enshrine the Lord in his heart. ||7||

10His intellect fails him, his black hair turns white, and no one wants to keep him in their home.

11Forgetting the Naam, these are the stigmas which stick to him; the Messenger of Death beats him, and drags him to hell. ||8||

12The record of one's past actions cannot be erased; who else is to blame for one's birth and death?

13Without the Guru, life and death are pointless; without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, life just burns away. ||9||

14The pleasures enjoyed in happiness bring ruin; acting in corruption is useless indulgence.

15Forgetting the Naam, and caught by greed, he betrays his own source; the club of the Righteous Judge of Dharma will strike him over the head. ||10||

16The Gurmukhs sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name; the Lord God blesses them with His Glance of Grace.

17Those beings are pure, perfect unlimited and infinite; in this world, they are the embodiment of the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. ||11||

18Meditate in remembrance on the Lord; meditate and contemplate the Guru's Word, and love to associate with the humble servants of the Lord.

19The Lord's humble servants are the embodiment of the Guru; they are supreme and respected in the Court of the Lord. Nanak seeks the dust of the feet of those humble servants of the Lord. ||12||8||

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

21Maaroo, Kaafee, First Mehla, Second House:

22The double-minded person comes and goes, and has numerous friends.

23The soul-bride is separated from her Lord, and she has no place of rest; how can she be comforted? ||1||

24My mind is attuned to the Love of my Husband Lord.

25I am devoted, dedicated, a sacrifice to the Lord; if only He would bless me with His Glance of Grace, even for an instant! ||1||Pause||

26I am a rejected bride, abandoned in my parents' home; how can I go to my in-laws now?

27I wear my faults around my neck; without my Husband Lord, I am grieving, and wasting away to death. ||2||

28But if, in my parents' home, I remember my Husband Lord, then I will come to dwell in the home of my in-laws yet.

29The happy soul-brides sleep in peace; they find their Husband Lord, the treasure of virtue. ||3||

30Their blankets and mattresses are made of silk, and so are the clothes on their bodies.

31The Lord rejects the impure soul-brides. Their life-night passes in misery. ||4||