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1Night and day, his doubts never stop; without the Word of the Shabad, he suffers in pain.

2Sexual desire, anger and greed are so powerful within him; he passes his life constantly entangled in worldly affairs.

3His feet, hands, eyes and ears are exhausted; his days are numbered, and his death is immanent.

4The True Name does not seem sweet to him - the Name by which the nine treasures are obtained.

5But if he remains dead while yet alive, then by so dying, he truly lives; thus, he attains liberation.

6But if he is not blessed with such pre-ordained karma, then without this karma, what can he obtain?

7Meditate in remembrance on the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you fool; through the Shabad, you shall obtain salvation and wisdom.

8O Nanak, he alone finds the True Guru, who eliminates self-conceit from within. ||2||

9Pauree:

10One whose consciousness is filled with my Lord Master - why should he feel anxious about anything?

11The Lord is the Giver of Peace, the Lord of all things; why would we turn our faces away from His meditation, even for a moment, or an instant?

12One who meditates on the Lord obtains all pleasures and comforts; let us go each and every day, to sit in the Saints' Society.

13All the pain, hunger, and disease of the Lord's servant are eradicated; the bonds of the humble beings are torn away.

14By the Lord's Grace, one becomes the Lord's devotee; beholding the face of the Lord's humble devotee, the whole world is saved and carried across. ||4||

15Shalok, Third Mehla:

16Let that tongue, which has not tasted the Name of the Lord, be burnt.

17O Nanak, one whose mind is filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har - his tongue savors the Word of the Shabad. ||1||

18Third Mehla:

19Let that tongue, which has forgotten the Name of the Lord, be burnt.

20O Nanak, the tongue of the Gurmukh chants the Lord's Name, and loves the Name of the Lord. ||2||

21Pauree:

22The Lord Himself is the Master, the servant and the devotee; the Lord Himself is the Cause of causes.

23The Lord Himself beholds, and He Himself rejoices. As He wills, so does He enjoin us.

24The Lord places some on the Path, and the Lord leads others into the wilderness.

25The Lord is the True Master; True is His justice. He arranges and beholds all His plays.

26By Guru's Grace, servant Nanak speaks and sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||5||

27Shalok, Third Mehla:

28How rare is the dervish, the Saintly renunciate, who understands renunciation.

29Cursed is the life, and cursed are the clothes, of one who wanders around, begging from door to door.

30But, if he abandons hope and anxiety, and as Gurmukh receives the Name as his charity,

31then Nanak washes his feet, and is a sacrifice to him. ||1||

32Third Mehla:

33O Nanak, the tree has one fruit, but two birds are perched upon it.

34They are not seen coming or going; these birds have no wings.

35One enjoys so many pleasures, while the other, through the Word of the Shabad, remains in Nirvaanaa.

36Imbued with the subtle essence of the fruit of the Lord's Name, O Nanak, the soul bears the True Insignia of God's Grace. ||2||

37Pauree:

38He Himself is the field, and He Himself is the farmer. He Himself grows and grinds the corn.

39He Himself cooks it, He Himself puts the food in the dishes, and He Himself sits down to eat.