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1Wonderful is the wind, wonderful is the water.

2Wonderful is fire, which works wonders.

3Wonderful is the earth, wonderful the sources of creation.

4Wonderful are the tastes to which mortals are attached.

5Wonderful is union, and wonderful is separation.

6Wonderful is hunger, wonderful is satisfaction.

7Wonderful is His Praise, wonderful is His adoration.

8Wonderful is the wilderness, wonderful is the path.

9Wonderful is closeness, wonderful is distance.

10How wonderful to behold the Lord, ever-present here.

11Beholding His wonders, I am wonder-struck.

12O Nanak, those who understand this are blessed with perfect destiny. ||1||

13First Mehla:

14By His Power we see, by His Power we hear; by His Power we have fear, and the essence of happiness.

15By His Power the nether worlds exist, and the Akaashic ethers; by His Power the entire creation exists.

16By His Power the Vedas and the Puraanas exist, and the Holy Scriptures of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions. By His Power all deliberations exist.

17By His Power we eat, drink and dress; by His Power all love exists.

18- By His Power come the species of all kinds and colors; by His Power the living beings of the world exist.

19By His Power virtues exist, and by His Power vices exist. By His Power come honor and dishonor.

20By His Power wind, water and fire exist; by His Power earth and dust exist.

21Everything is in Your Power, Lord; You are the all-powerful Creator. Your Name is the Holiest of the Holy.

22O Nanak, through the Command of His Will, He beholds and pervades the creation; He is absolutely unrivalled. ||2||

23Pauree:

24Enjoying his pleasures, one is reduced to a pile of ashes, and the soul passes away.

25He may be great, but when he dies, the chain is thrown around his neck, and he is led away.

26There, his good and bad deeds are added up; sitting there, his account is read.

27He is whipped, but finds no place of rest, and no one hears his cries of pain.

28The blind man has wasted his life away. ||3||

29Shalok, First Mehla:

30In the Fear of God, the wind and breezes ever blow.

31In the Fear of God, thousands of rivers flow.

32In the Fear of God, fire is forced to labor.

33In the Fear of God, the earth is crushed under its burden.

34In the Fear of God, the clouds move across the sky.

35In the Fear of God, the Righteous Judge of Dharma stands at His Door.

36In the Fear of God, the sun shines, and in the Fear of God, the moon reflects.

37They travel millions of miles, endlessly.

38In the Fear of God, the Siddhas exist, as do the Buddhas, the demi-gods and Yogis.

39In the Fear of God, the Akaashic ethers are stretched across the sky.

40In the Fear of God, the warriors and the most powerful heroes exist.

41In the Fear of God, multitudes come and go.

42God has inscribed the Inscription of His Fear upon the heads of all.

43O Nanak, the Fearless Lord, the Formless Lord, the True Lord, is One. ||1||

44First Mehla:

45O Nanak, the Lord is fearless and formless; myriads of others, like Rama, are mere dust before Him.

46There are so many stories of Krishna, so many who reflect over the Vedas.

47So many beggars dance, spinning around to the beat.

48The magicians perform their magic in the market place, creating a false illusion.

49They sing as kings and queens, and speak of this and that.

50They wear earrings, and necklaces worth thousands of dollars.

51Those bodies on which they are worn, O Nanak, those bodies turn to ashes.