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1If one were to live and eat for hundreds of years,

2that day alone would be auspicious, when he recognizes his Lord and Master. ||2||

3Beholding the sight of the petitioner, compassion is not aroused.

4No one lives without give and take.

5The king administers justice only if his palm is greased.

6No one is moved by the Name of God. ||3||

7O Nanak, they are human beings in form and name only;

8by their deeds they are dogs - this is the Command of the Lord's Court.

9By Guru's Grace, if one sees himself as a guest in this world,

10then he gains honor in the Court of the Lord. ||4||4||

11Aasaa, First Mehla:

12As much as the Shabad is in the mind, so much is Your melody; as much as the form of the universe is, so much is Your body, Lord.

13You Yourself are the tongue, and You Yourself are the nose. Do not speak of any other, O my mother. ||1||

14My Lord and Master is One;

15He is the One and Only; O Siblings of Destiny, He is the One alone. ||1||Pause||

16He Himself kills, and He Himself emancipates; He Himself gives and takes.

17He Himself beholds, and He Himself rejoices; He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. ||2||

18Whatever He is to do, that is what He is doing. No one else can do anything.

19As He projects Himself, so do we describe Him; this is all Your Glorious Greatness, Lord. ||3||

20The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the bottle of wine; Maya is the sweet wine, and the intoxicated mind continues to drink it in.

21He Himself assumes all sorts of forms; thus poor Nanak speaks. ||4||5||

22Aasaa, First Mehla:

23Make your intellect your instrument, and love your tambourine;

24thus bliss and lasting pleasure shall be produced in your mind.

25This is devotional worship, and this is the practice of penance.

26So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||1||

27Know that the perfect beat is the Praise of the Lord;

28other dances produce only temporary pleasure in the mind. ||1||Pause||

29Play the two cymbals of truth and contentment.

30Let your ankle bells be the lasting Vision of the Lord.

31Let your harmony and music be the elimination of duality.

32So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||2||

33Let the fear of God within your heart and mind be your spinning dance,

34and keep up, whether sitting or standing.

35To roll around in the dust is to know that the body is only ashes.

36So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||3||

37Keep the company of the disciples, the students who love the teachings.

38As Gurmukh, listen to the True Name.

39O Nanak, chant it, over and over again.

40So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||4||6||

41Aasaa, First Mehla:

42He created the air, and He supports the whole world; he bound water and fire together.

43The blind, ten-headed Raavan had his heads cut off, but what greatness was obtained by killing him? ||1||

44What Glories of Yours can be chanted?

45You are totally pervading everywhere; You love and cherish all. ||1||Pause||

46You created all beings, and You hold the world in Your Hands; what greatness is it to put a ring in the nose of the black cobra, as Krishna did?

47Whose Husband are You? Who is Your wife? You are subtly diffused and pervading in all. ||2||

48Brahma, the bestower of blessings, entered the stem of the lotus, with his relatives, to find the extent of the universe.

49Proceeding on, he could not find its limits; what glory was obtained by killing Kansa, the king? ||3||

50The jewels were produced and brought forth by churning the ocean of milk. The other gods proclaimed ""We are the ones who did this!""