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1And yet, they go out to teach others.

2They are deceived, and they deceive their companions.

3O Nanak, such are the leaders of men. ||1||

4Fourth Mehla:

5Those, within whom the Truth dwells, obtain the True Name; they speak only the Truth.

6They walk on the Lord's Path, and inspire others to walk on the Lord's Path as well.

7Bathing in a pool of holy water, they are washed clean of filth. But, by bathing in a stagnant pond, they are contaminated with even more filth.

8The True Guru is the Perfect Pool of Holy Water. Night and day, He meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

9He is saved, along with his family; bestowing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, He saves the whole world.

10Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to one who himself chants the Naam, and inspires others to chant it as well. ||2||

11Pauree:

12Some pick and eat fruits and roots, and live in the wilderness.

13Some wander around wearing saffron robes, as Yogis and Sanyaasees.

14But there is still so much desire within them-they still yearn for clothes and food.

15They waste their lives uselessly; they are neither householders nor renunciates.

16The Messenger of Death hangs over their heads, and they cannot escape the three-phased desire.

17Death does not even approach those who follow the Guru's Teachings, and become the slaves of the Lord's slaves.

18The True Word of the Shabad abides in their true minds; within the home of their own inner beings, they remain detached.

19O Nanak, those who serve their True Guru, rise from desire to desirelessness. ||5||

20Shalok, First Mehla:

21If one's clothes are stained with blood, the garment becomes polluted.

22Those who suck the blood of human beings-how can their consciousness be pure?

23O Nanak, chant the Name of God, with heart-felt devotion.

24Everything else is just a pompous worldly show, and the practice of false deeds. ||1||

25First Mehla:

26Since I am no one, what can I say? Since I am nothing, what can I be?

27As He created me, so I act. As He causes me to speak, so I speak. I am full and overflowing with sins-if only I could wash them away!

28I do not understand myself, and yet I try to teach others. Such is the guide I am!

29O Nanak, the one who is blind shows others the way, and misleads all his companions.

30But, going to the world hereafter, he shall be beaten and kicked in the face; then, it will be obvious, what sort of guide he was! ||2||

31Pauree:

32Through all the months and the seasons, the minutes and the hours, I dwell upon You, O Lord.

33No one has attained You by clever calculations, O True, Unseen and Infinite Lord.

34That scholar who is full of greed, arrogant pride and egotism, is known to be a fool.

35So read the Name, and realize the Name, and contemplate the Guru's Teachings.

36Through the Guru's Teachings, I have earned the wealth of the Naam; I possess the storehouses, overflowing with devotion to the Lord.

37Believing in the Immaculate Naam, one is hailed as true, in the True Court of the Lord.

38The Divine Light of the Infinite Lord, who owns the soul and the breath of life, is deep within the inner being.

39You alone are the True Banker, O Lord; the rest of the world is just Your petty trader. ||6||

40Shalok, First Mehla:

41Let mercy be your mosque, faith your prayer-mat, and honest living your Koran.

42Make modesty your circumcision, and good conduct your fast. In this way, you shall be a true Muslim.

43Let good conduct be your Kaabaa, Truth your spiritual guide, and the karma of good deeds your prayer and chant.

44Let your rosary be that which is pleasing to His Will. O Nanak, God shall preserve your honor. ||1||