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1Sorat'h, Third Mehla:

2Dear Beloved Lord, I praise You continually, as long as there is the breath within my body.

3If I were to forget You, for a moment, even for an instant, O Lord Master, it would be like fifty years for me.

4I was always such a fool and an idiot, O Siblings of Destiny, but now, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, my mind is enlightened. ||1||

5Dear Lord, You Yourself bestow understanding.

6Dear Lord, I am forever a sacrifice to You; I am dedicated and devoted to Your Name. ||Pause||

7I have died in the Word of the Shabad, and through the Shabad, I am dead while yet alive, O Siblings of Destiny; through the Shabad, I have been liberated.

8Through the Shabad, my mind and body have been purified, and the Lord has come to dwell within my mind.

9The Guru is the Giver of the Shabad; my mind is imbued with it, and I remain absorbed in the Lord. ||2||

10Those who do not know the Shabad are blind and deaf; why did they even bother to come into the world?

11They do not obtain the subtle essence of the Lord's elixir; they waste away their lives, and are reincarnated over and over again.

12The blind, idiotic, self-willed manmukhs are like maggots in manure, and in manure they rot away. ||3||

13The Lord Himself creates us, watches over us, and places us on the Path, O Siblings of Destiny; there is no one other than Him.

14No one can erase that which is pre-ordained, O Siblings of Destiny; whatever the Creator wills, comes to pass.

15O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the mind; O Siblings of Destiny, there is no other at all. ||4||4||

16Sorat'h, Third Mehla:

17The Gurmukhs practice devotional worship, and become pleasing to God; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

18You Yourself protect and take care of Your devotees, who are pleasing to Your Mind.

19You are the Giver of virtue, realized through the Word of Your Shabad. Uttering Your Glories, we merge with You, O Glorious Lord. ||1||

20O my mind, remember always the Dear Lord.

21At the very last moment, He alone shall be your best friend; He shall always stand by you. ||Pause||

22The gathering of the wicked enemies shall always practice falsehood; they do not contemplate understanding.

23Who can obtain fruit from the slander of evil enemies? Remember that Harnaakhash was torn apart by the Lord's claws.

24Prahlaad, the Lord's humble servant, constantly sang the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and the Dear Lord saved him. ||2||

25The self-willed manmukhs see themselves as being very virtuous; they have absolutely no understanding at all.

26They indulge in slander of the humble spiritual people; they waste their lives away, and then they have to depart.

27They never think of the Lord's Name, and in the end, they depart, regretting and repenting. ||3||

28The Lord makes the lives of His devotees fruitful; He Himself links them to the Guru's service.

29Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and intoxicated with celestial bliss, night and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

30Slave Nanak utters this prayer: O Lord, please, let me fall at their feet. ||4||5||

31Sorat'h, Third Mehla:

32He alone is a Sikh, a friend, a relative and a sibling, who walks in the Way of the Guru's Will.

33One who walks according to his own will, O Siblings of Destiny, suffers separation from the Lord, and shall be punished.

34Without the True Guru, peace is never obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; again and again, he regrets and repents. ||1||

35The Lord's slaves are happy, O Siblings of Destiny.