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1His comings and goings, doubts and fears come to an end, and he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

2The sins and pains of countless incarnations are washed away, and he merges into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

3Those who are blessed by such pre-ordained destiny, meditate on the Lord, and their lives become fruitful and approved.

4One whose mind loves the Lord, Har, Har, obtains supreme peace. He reaps the profit of the Lord's Name, the state of Nirvaanaa. ||3||

5Celebrated are those people, unto whom the Lord seems sweet; how exalted are those people of the Lord, Har, Har.

6The Lord's Name is their glorious greatness; the Lord's Name is their companion and helper. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord.

7They enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, and remain totally detached. By great good fortune, they obtain the sublime essence of the Lord.

8So very blessed and truly perfect are those, who through Guru's Instruction meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

9Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy; his mind is rid of sorrow and separation.

10Celebrated are those people, unto whom the Lord seems sweet; how exalted are those people of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||3||10||

11Aasaa, Fourth Mehla:

12In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone embodied contentment and meditation; religion stood upon four feet.

13With mind and body, they sang of the Lord, and attained supreme peace. In their hearts was the spiritual wisdom of the Lord's Glorious Virtues.

14Their wealth was the spiritual wisdom of the Lord's Glorious Virtues; the Lord was their success, and to live as Gurmukh was their glory.

15Inwardly and outwardly, they saw only the One Lord God; for them there was no other second.

16They centered their consciousness lovingly on the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord's Name was their companion, and in the Court of the Lord, they obtained honor.

17In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone embodied contentment and meditation; religion stood upon four feet. ||1||

18Then came the Silver Age of Trayta Yuga; men's minds were ruled by power, and they practiced celibacy and self-discipline.

19The fourth foot of religion dropped off, and three remained. Their hearts and minds were inflamed with anger.

20Their hearts and minds were filled with the horribly poisonous essence of anger. The kings fought their wars and obtained only pain.

21Their minds were afflicted with the illness of egotism, and their self-conceit and arrogance increased.

22If my Lord, Har, Har, shows His Mercy, my Lord and Master eradicates the poison by the Guru's Teachings and the Lord's Name.

23Then came the Silver Age of Trayta Yuga; men's minds were ruled by power, and they practiced celibacy and self-discipline. ||2||

24The Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga came, and people wandered in doubt. The Lord created the Gopis and Krishna.

25The penitents practiced penance, they offered sacred feasts and charity, and performed many rituals and religious rites.

26They performed many rituals and religious rites; two legs of religion dropped away, and only two legs remained.

27So many heroes waged great wars; in their egos they were ruined, and they ruined others as well.

28The Lord, Compassionate to the poor, led them to meet the Holy Guru. Meeting the True Guru, their filth is washed away.

29The Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga came, and the people wandered in doubt. The Lord created the Gopis and Krishna. ||3||