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1Pauree:

2By His Command, He created the creation, the world with its many species of beings.

3I do not know how great Your Command is, O Unseen and Infinite True Lord.

4You join some with Yourself; they reflect on the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

5Those who are imbued with the True Lord are immaculate and pure; they conquer egotism and corruption.

6He alone is united with You, whom You unite with Yourself; he alone is true. ||2||

7Shalok, Third Mehla:

8O red-robed woman, the whole world is red, engrossed in evil-mindedness and the love of duality.

9In an instant, this falsehood totally vanishes; like the shade of a tree, it is gone.

10The Gurmukh is the deepest crimson of crimson, dyed in the permanent color of the Lord's Love.

11She turns away from Maya, and enters the celestial home of the Lord; the Ambrosial Name of the Lord dwells within her mind.

12O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to my Guru; meeting Him, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

13Third Mehla:

14The red color is vain and useless; it cannot help you obtain your Husband Lord.

15This color does not take long to fade; she who loves duality, ends up a widow.

16She who loves to wear her red dress is foolish and double-minded.

17So make the True Word of the Shabad your red dress, and let the Fear of God, and the Love of God, be your ornaments and decorations.

18O Nanak, she is a happy soul-bride forever, who walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. ||2||

19Pauree:

20He Himself created Himself, and He Himself evaluates Himself.

21His limits cannot be known; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is understood.

22In the darkness of attachment to Maya, the world wanders in duality.

23The self-willed manmukhs find no place of rest; they continue coming and going.

24Whatever pleases Him, that alone happens. All walk according to His Will. ||3||

25Shalok, Third Mehla:

26The red-robed bride is vicious; she forsakes God, and cultivates love for another man.

27She has neither modesty or self-discipline; the self-willed manmukh constantly tells lies, and is ruined by the bad karma of evil deeds.

28She who has such pre-ordained destiny, obtains the True Guru has her Husband.

29She discards all her red dresses, and wears the ornaments of mercy and forgiveness around her neck.

30In this world and the next, she receives great honor, and the whole world worships her.

31She who is enjoyed by her Creator Lord stands out, and does not blend in with the crowd.

32O Nanak, the Gurmukh is the happy soul-bride forever; she has the Imperishable Lord God as her Husband. ||1||

33First Mehla:

34The red color is like a dream in the night; it is like a necklace without a string.

35The Gurmukhs take on the permanent color, contemplating the Lord God.

36O Nanak, with the supreme sublime essence of the Lord's Love, all sins and evil deeds are turned to ashes. ||2||

37Pauree:

38He Himself created this world, and staged this wondrous play.

39Into the body of the five elements, He infused attachment, falsehood and self-conceit.

40The ignorant, self-willed manmukh comes and goes, wandering in reincarnation.

41He Himself teaches some to become Gurmukh, through the spiritual wisdom of the Lord.

42He blesses them with the treasure of devotional worship, and the wealth of the Lord's Name. ||4||

43Shalok, Third Mehla:

44O red-robed woman, discard your red dress, and then, you shall come to love your Husband Lord.