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1If it pleases the Commander, one goes to His Court, robed in honor.

2By His Command, God's slaves are hit over the head. ||5||

3The profit is earned by enshrining Truth and justice in the mind.

4They obtain what is written in their destiny, and overcome pride. ||6||

5The self-willed manmukhs are hit over the head, and consumed by conflict.

6The cheaters are plundered by falsehood; they are chained and led away. ||7||

7Enshrine the Lord Master in your mind, and you shall not have to repent.

8He forgives our sins, when we practice the Teachings of the Guru's Word. ||8||

9Nanak begs for the True Name, which is obtained by the Gurmukh.

10Without You, I have no other at all; please, bless me with Your Glance of Grace. ||9||16||

11Aasaa, First Mehla:

12Why should I go searching in the forests, when the woods of my home are so green?

13The True Word of the Shabad has instantaneously come and settled in my heart. ||1||

14Wherever I look, there He is; I know no other.

15Working for the Guru, one realizes the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||1||Pause||

16The True Lord blends us with Himself, when it is pleasing to His Mind.

17One who ever walks in accordance with His Will, merges into His Being. ||2||

18When the True Lord dwells in the mind, that mind flourishes.

19He Himself grants greatness; His Gifts are never exhausted. ||3||

20Serving this and that person, how can one obtain the Lord's Court?

21If someone embarks on a boat of stone, he shall drown with its cargo. ||4||

22So offer your mind, and surrender your head with it.

23The Gurmukh realizes the true essence, and finds the home of his own self. ||5||

24People discuss birth and death; the Creator created this.

25Those who conquer their selfhood and remain dead, shall never have to die again. ||6||

26Do those deeds which the Primal Lord has ordered for you.

27If one surrenders his mind upon meeting the True Guru, who can estimate its value? ||7||

28That Lord Master is the Assayer of the jewel of the mind; He places the value on it.

29O Nanak, True is the Glory of that one, in whose mind the Lord Master dwells. ||8||17||

30Aasaa, First Mehla:

31Those who have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deluded by doubt and duality.

32Those who abandon the roots and cling to the branches, shall obtain only ashes. ||1||

33Without the Name, how can one be emancipated? Who knows this?

34One who becomes Gurmukh is emancipated; the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. ||1||Pause||

35Those who serve the One Lord become perfect in their understanding, O Siblings of Destiny.

36The Lord's humble servant finds Sanctuary in Him, the Immaculate One, from the very beginning, and throughout the ages. ||2||

37My Lord and Master is the One; there is no other, O Siblings of Destiny.

38By the Grace of the True Lord, celestial peace is obtained. ||3||

39Without the Guru, no one has obtained Him, although many may claim to have done so.

40He Himself reveals the Way, and implants true devotion within. ||4||

41Even if the self-willed manmukh is instructed, he stills goes into the wilderness.

42Without the Lord's Name, he shall not be emancipated; he shall die, and sink into hell. ||5||

43He wanders through birth and death, and never chants the Lord's Name.

44He never realizes his own value, without serving the Guru. ||6||