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1Sorat'h, Ninth Mehla:

2O dear friend, know this in your mind.

3The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else. ||1||Pause||

4In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides.

5But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you. ||1||

6Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has remained ever attached to you,

7runs away crying, ""Ghost! Ghost!"", as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body. ||2||

8This is the way they act - those whom we love so much.

9At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the Dear Lord. ||3||12||139||

10Sorat'h, First Mehla, First House, Ashtpadheeyaa, Chau-Thukay:

11One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

12I am not torn by duality, because I do not worship any other than the Lord; I do not visit tombs or crematoriums.

13I do not enter the houses of strangers, engrossed in desire. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, has satisfied my desires.

14Deep within my heart, the Guru has shown me the home of my being, and my mind is imbued with peace and poise, O Siblings of Destiny.

15You Yourself are all-knowing, and You Yourself are all-seeing; You alone bestow intelligence, O Lord. ||1||

16My mind is detached, imbued with detachment; the Word of the Shabad has pierced my mind, O my mother.

17God's Light shines continually within the nucleus of my deepest self; I am lovingly attached to the Bani, the Word of the True Lord Master. ||Pause||

18Countless detached renunciates talk of detachment and renunciation, but he alone is a true renunciate, who is pleasing to the Lord Master.

19The Word of the Shabad is ever in his heart; he is absorbed in the Fear of God, and he works to serve the Guru.

20He remembers the One Lord, his mind does not waver, and he restrains its wanderings.

21He is intoxicated with celestial bliss, and is ever imbued with the Lord's Love; he sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||2||

22The mind is like the wind, but if it comes to rest in peace, even for an instant, then he shall abide in the peace of the Name, O Siblings of Destiny.

23His tongue, eyes and ears are imbued with Truth; O Lord, You quench the fires of desire.

24In hope, the renunciate remains free of hopes; in the home of his own inner self, he is absorbed in the trance of deep meditation.

25He remains content, satisfied with the charity of the Naam; he drinks in the Ambrosial Amrit with ease. ||3||

26There is no renunciation in duality, as long as there is even a particle of duality.

27The whole world is Yours, Lord; You alone are the Giver. There is not any other, O Siblings of Destiny.

28The self-willed manmukh dwells in misery forever, while the Lord bestows greatness upon the Gurmukh.

29God is infinite, endless, inaccessible and unfathomable; His worth cannot be described. ||4||

30The consciousness in deep Samaadhi, the Supreme Being, the Lord of the three worlds - these are Your Names, Lord.

31The creatures born into this world have their destiny inscribed upon their foreheads; they experience according to their destinies.

32The Lord Himself causes them to do good and bad deeds; He Himself makes them steadfast in devotional worship.

33The filth of their mind and mouth is washed off when they live in the Fear of God; the inaccessible Lord Himself blesses them with spiritual wisdom. ||5||