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1Servant Nanak is drenched with His Fragrance; blessed, blessed is his entire life. ||1||

2The Bani of the Lord's Love is the pointed arrow, which has pierced my mind, O Lord King.

3Only those who feel the pain of this love, know how to endure it.

4Those who die, and remain dead while yet alive, are said to be Jivan Mukta, liberated while yet alive.

5O Lord, unite servant Nanak with the True Guru, that he may cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

6I am foolish and ignorant, but I have taken to His Sanctuary; may I merge in the Love of the Lord of the Universe, O Lord King.

7Through the Perfect Guru, I have obtained the Lord, and I beg for the one blessing of devotion to the Lord.

8My mind and body blossom forth through the Word of the Shabad; I meditate on the Lord of infinite waves.

9Meeting with the humble Saints, Nanak finds the Lord, in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. ||3||

10O Merciful to the meek, hear my prayer, O Lord God; You are my Master, O Lord King.

11I beg for the Sanctuary of the Lord's Name, Har, Har; please, place it in my mouth.

12It is the Lord's natural way to love His devotees; O Lord, please preserve my honor!

13Servant Nanak has entered His Sanctuary, and has been saved by the Name of the Lord. ||4||8||15||

14Aasaa, Fourth Mehla:

15As Gurmukh, I searched and searched, and found the Lord, my Friend, my Sovereign Lord King.

16Within the walled fortress of my golden body, the Lord, Har, Har, is revealed.

17The Lord, Har, Har, is a jewel, a diamond; my mind and body are pierced through.

18By the great good fortune of pre-ordained destiny, I have found the Lord. Nanak is permeated with His sublime essence. ||1||

19I stand by the roadside, and ask the way; I am just a youthful bride of the Lord King.

20The Guru has caused me to remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; I follow the Path to Him.

21The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Support of my mind and body; I have burnt away the poison of ego.

22O True Guru, unite me with the Lord, unite me with the Lord, adorned with garlands of flowers. ||2||

23O my Love, come and meet me as Gurmukh; I have been separated from You for so long, Lord King.

24My mind and body are sad; my eyes are wet with the Lord's sublime essence.

25Show me my Lord God, my Love, O Guru; meeting the Lord, my mind is pleased.

26I am just a fool, O Nanak, but the Lord has appointed me to perform His service. ||3||

27The Guru's body is drenched with Ambrosial Nectar; He sprinkles it upon me, O Lord King.

28Those whose minds are pleased with the Word of the Guru's Bani, drink in the Ambrosial Nectar again and again.

29As the Guru is pleased, the Lord is obtained, and you shall not be pushed around any more.

30The Lord's humble servant becomes the Lord, Har, Har; O Nanak, the Lord and His servant are one and the same. ||4||9||16||

31Aasaa, Fourth Mehla:

32The treasure of Ambrosial Nectar, the Lord's devotional service, is found through the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord King.

33The Guru, the True Guru, is the True Banker, who gives to His Sikh the capital of the Lord.

34Blessed, blessed is the trader and the trade; how wonderful is the Banker, the Guru!

35O servant Nanak, they alone obtain the Guru, who have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads. ||1||

36You are my True Banker, O Lord; the whole world is Your trader, O Lord King.

37You fashioned all vessels, O Lord, and that which dwells within is also Yours.

38Whatever You place in that vessel, that alone comes out again. What can the poor creatures do?