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1God the Cosmic Husband dwells within all hearts; without Him, there is no heart at all.

2O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are the happy, virtuous soul-brides; the Lord is revealed to them. ||19||

3If you desire to play this game of love with Me,

4then step onto My Path with your head in hand.

5When you place your feet on this Path,

6give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to public opinion. ||20||

7False is friendship with the false and greedy. False is its foundation.

8O Moollah, no one knows where death shall strike. ||21||

9Without spiritual wisdom, the people worship ignorance.

10They grope in the darkness, in the love of duality. ||22||

11Without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom; without Dharma, there is no meditation.

12Without Truth, there is no credit; without capital, there is no balance. ||23||

13The mortals are sent into the world; then, they arise and depart.

14There is no joy in this. ||24||

15Raam Chand, sad at heart, assembled his army and forces.

16The army of monkeys was at his service; his mind and body became eager for war.

17Raawan captured his wife Sita, and Lachhman was cursed to die.

18O Nanak, the Creator Lord is the Doer of all; He watches over all, and destroys what He has created. ||25||

19In his mind, Raam Chand mourned for Sita and Lachhman.

20Then, he remembered Hanuman the monkey-god, who came to him.

21The misguided demon did not understand that God is the Doer of deeds.

22O Nanak, the actions of the Self-existent Lord cannot be erased. ||26||

23The city of Lahore suffered terrible destruction for four hours. ||27||

24Third Mehla:

25The city of Lahore is a pool of ambrosial nectar, the home of praise. ||28||

26First Mehla:

27What are the signs of a prosperous person? His stores of food never run out.

28Prosperity dwells in his home, with the sounds of girls and women.

29All the women of his home shout and cry over useless things.

30Whatever he takes, he does not give back. Seeking to earn more and more, he is troubled and uneasy. ||29||

31O lotus, your leaves were green, and your blossoms were gold.

32What pain has burnt you, and made your body black? O Nanak, my body is battered.

33I have not received that water which I love.

34Seeing it, my body blossomed forth, and I was blessed with a deep and beautiful color. ||30||

35No one lives long enough to accomplish all his wishes.

36Only the spiritually wise live forever; they are honored for their intuitive awareness.

37Bit by bit, life passes away, even though the mortal tries to hold it back.

38O Nanak, unto whom should we complain? Death takes one's life away without anyone's consent. ||31||

39Do not blame the Sovereign Lord; when someone grows old, his intellect leaves him.

40The blind man talks and babbles, and then falls into the ditch. ||32||

41All that the Perfect Lord does is perfect; there is not too little, or too much.

42O Nanak, knowing this as Gurmukh, the mortal merges into the Perfect Lord God. ||33||