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1Without good karma, he does not obtain anything, no matter how much he may wish for it.

2Coming and going in reincarnation, and birth and death are ended, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

3He Himself acts, so unto whom should we complain? There is no other at all. ||16||

4Shalok, Third Mehla:

5In this world, the Saints earn the wealth; they come to meet God through the True Guru.

6The True Guru implants the Truth within; the value of this wealth cannot be described.

7Obtaining this wealth, hunger is relieved, and peace comes to dwell in the mind.

8Only those who have such pre-ordained destiny, come to receive this.

9The world of the self-willed manmukh is poor, crying out for Maya.

10Night and day, it wanders continually, and its hunger is never relieved.

11It never finds calm tranquility, and peace never comes to dwell in its mind.

12It is always plagued by anxiety, and its cynicism never departs.

13O Nanak, without the True Guru, the intellect is perverted; if one meets the True Guru, then one practices the Word of the Shabad.

14Forever and ever, he dwells in peace, and merges in the True Lord. ||1||

15Third Mehla:

16The One who created the world, takes care of it.

17Meditate in remembrance on the One Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; there is none other than Him.

18So eat the food of the Shabad and goodness; eating it, you shall remain satisfied forever.

19Dress yourself in the Praise of the Lord. Forever and ever, it is radiant and bright; it is never polluted.

20I have intuitively earned the true wealth, which never decreases.

21The body is adorned with the Shabad, and is at peace forever and ever.

22O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Lord, who reveals Himself. ||2||

23Pauree:

24Deep within the self are meditation and austere self-discipline, when one realizes the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

25Meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, egotism and ignorance are eliminated.

26One's inner being is overflowing with Ambrosial Nectar; tasting it, the flavor is known.

27Those who taste it become fearless; they are satisfied with the sublime essence of the Lord.

28Those who drink it in, by the Grace of the Lord, are never again afflicted by death. ||17||

29Shalok, Third Mehla:

30People tie up bundles of demerits; no one deals in virtue.

31Rare is that person, O Nanak, who purchases virtue.

32By Guru's Grace, one is blessed with virtue, when the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace. ||1||

33Third Mehla:

34Merits and demerits are the same; they are both created by the Creator.

35O Nanak, one who obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command, finds peace, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||

36Pauree:

37The King sits on the throne within the self; He Himself administers justice.

38Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord's Court is known; within the self is the Sanctuary, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

39The coins are assayed, and the genuine coins are placed in His treasury, while the counterfeit ones find no place.

40The Truest of the True is all-pervading; His justice is forever True.

41One comes to enjoy the Ambrosial essence, when the Name is enshrined in the mind. ||18||

42Shalok, First Mehla:

43When one acts in egotism, then You are not there, Lord. Wherever You are, there is no ego.