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1Many come and go; they die, and die again, and are reincarnated.

2Without understanding, they are totally useless, and they wander in reincarnation. ||5||

3They alone join the Saadh Sangat, unto whom the Lord becomes Merciful.

4They chant and meditate on the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. ||6||

5Uncounted millions, so many they are endless, search for Him.

6But only that one, who understands his own self, sees God near at hand. ||7||

7Never forget me, O Great Giver - please bless me with Your Naam.

8To sing Your Glorious Praises day and night - O Nanak, this is my heart-felt desire. ||8||2||5||16||

9Raag Soohee, First Mehla, Kuchajee ~ The Ungraceful Bride:

10One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

11I am ungraceful and ill-mannered, full of endless faults. How can I go to enjoy my Husband Lord?

12Each of His soul-brides is better than the rest - who even knows my name?

13Those brides who enjoy their Husband Lord are very blessed, resting in the shade of the mango tree.

14I do not have their virtue - who can I blame for this?

15Which of Your Virtues, O Lord, should I speak of? Which of Your Names should I chant?

16I cannot even reach one of Your Virtues. I am forever a sacrifice to You.

17Gold, silver, pearls and rubies are pleasing.

18My Husband Lord has blessed me with these things, and I have focused my thoughts on them.

19Palaces of brick and mud are built and decorated with stones;

20I have been fooled by these decorations, and I do not sit near my Husband Lord.

21The cranes shriek overhead in the sky, and the herons have come to rest.

22The bride has gone to her father-in-law's house; in the world hereafter, what face will she show?

23She kept sleeping as the day dawned; she forgot all about her journey.

24She separated herself from her Husband Lord, and now she suffers in pain.

25Virtue is in You, O Lord; I am totally without virtue. This is Nanak's only prayer:

26You give all Your nights to the virtuous soul-brides. I know I am unworthy, but isn't there a night for me as well? ||1||

27Soohee, First Mehla, Suchajee ~ The Noble And Graceful Bride:

28When I have You, then I have everything. O my Lord and Master, You are my wealth and capital.

29Within You, I abide in peace; within You, I am congratulated.

30By the Pleasure of Your Will, You bestow thrones and greatness. And by the Pleasure of Your Will, You make us beggars and wanderers.

31By the Pleasure of Your Will, the ocean flows in the desert, and the lotus blossoms in the sky.

32By the Pleasure of Your Will, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean; by the Pleasure of Your Will, he sinks down into it.

33By the Pleasure of His Will, that Lord becomes my Husband, and I am imbued with the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.

34By the Pleasure of Your Will, O my Husband Lord, I am afraid of You, and I come and go, and die.

35You, O my Husband Lord, are inaccessible and immeasurable; talking and speaking of You, I have fallen at Your Feet.

36What should I beg for? What should I say and hear? I am hungry and thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

37Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, I have found my Husband Lord. This is Nanak's true prayer. ||2||