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1Reflecting upon my self, and conquering my mind, I have seen that there is no other friend like You.

2As You keep me, so do I live. You are the Giver of peace and pleasure. Whatever You do, comes to pass. ||3||

3Hope and desire have both been dispelled; I have renounced my longing for the three qualities.

4The Gurmukh obtains the state of ecstasy, taking to the Shelter of the Saints' Congregation. ||4||

5All wisdom and meditation, all chanting and penance, come to one whose heart is filled with the Invisible, Inscrutable Lord.

6O Nanak, one whose mind is imbued with the Lord's Name, finds the Guru's Teachings, and intuitively serves. ||5||22||

7Aasaa, First Mehla, Panch-Padhay:

8Your attachment to your family, your attachment to all your affairs

9- renounce all your attachments, for they are all corrupt. ||1||

10Renounce your attachments and doubts, O brother,

11and dwell upon the True Name within your heart and body. ||1||Pause||

12When one receives the nine treasures of the True Name,

13his children do not weep, and his mother does not grieve. ||2||

14In this attachment, the world is drowning.

15Few are the Gurmukhs who swim across. ||3||

16In this attachment, people are reincarnated over and over again.

17Attached to emotional attachment, they go to the city of Death. ||4||

18You have received the Guru's Teachings - now practice meditation and penance.

19If attachment is not broken, no one is approved. ||5||

20But if He bestows His Glance of Grace, then this attachment departs.

21O Nanak, then one remains merged in the Lord. ||6||23||

22Aasaa, First Mehla:

23He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord.

24I am a sinner, You are the Forgiver. ||1||

25By Your Will, everything comes to pass.

26One who acts in stubborn-mindedness is ruined in the end. ||1||Pause||

27The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood.

28Without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin. ||2||

29Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards.

30Whoever is born, comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious Lord. ||3||

31Such is my Friend and Companion;

32meeting with the Guru, the Lord, devotion was implanted within me. ||4||

33In all other transactions, one suffers loss.

34The Name of the Lord is pleasing to Nanak's mind. ||5||24||

35Aasaa, First Mehla, Chau-Padhay:

36Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others.

37When you conquer the five passions, then you shall come to dwell at the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. ||1||

38You shall hear the vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady.

39So what can the Messenger of Death do to me hereafter? ||1||Pause||

40When you abandon hope and desire, then you become a true Sannyaasi.

41When the Yogi practices abstinence, then he enjoys his body. ||2||

42Through compassion, the naked hermit reflects upon his inner self.

43He slays his own self, instead of slaying others. ||3||

44You, O Lord, are the One, but You have so many Forms.

45Nanak does not know Your wondrous plays. ||4||25||

46Aasaa, First Mehla:

47I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue.

48My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||

49In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord?

50My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||Pause||