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1Pauree:

2Praise the Lord, forever and ever; dedicate your body and mind to Him.

3Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have found the True, Profound and Unfathomable Lord.

4The Lord, the jewel of jewels, is permeating my mind, body and heart.

5The pains of birth and death are gone, and I shall never again be consigned to the cycle of reincarnation.

6O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the ocean of excellence. ||10||

7Shalok, First Mehla:

8O Nanak, burn this body; this burnt body has forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

9The dirt is piling up, and in the world hereafter, your hand shall not be able to reach down into this stagnant pond to clean it out. ||1||

10First Mehla:

11O Nanak, wicked are the uncountable actions of the mind.

12They bring terrible and painful retributions, but if the Lord forgives me, then I will be spared this punishment. ||2||

13Pauree:

14True is the Command He sends forth, and True are the Orders He issues.

15Forever unmoving and unchanging, permeating and pervading everywhere, He is the All-knowing Primal Lord.

16By Guru's Grace, serve Him, through the True Insignia of the Shabad.

17That which He makes is perfect; through the Guru's Teachings, enjoy His Love.

18He is inaccessible, unfathomable and unseen; as Gurmukh, know the Lord. ||11||

19Shalok, First Mehla:

20O Nanak, the bags of coins are brought in

21and placed in the Court of our Lord and Master, and there, the genuine and the counterfeit are separated. ||1||

22First Mehla:

23They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but their minds are still evil, and their bodies are thieves.

24Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only accumulate twice as much.

25Like a gourd, they may be washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with poison.

26The holy man is blessed, even without such bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes. ||2||

27Pauree:

28He Himself issues His Commands, and links the people of the world to their tasks.

29He Himself joins some to Himself, and through the Guru, they find peace.

30The mind runs around in the ten directions; the Guru holds it still.

31Everyone longs for the Name, but it is only found through the Guru's Teachings.

32Your pre-ordained destiny, written by the Lord in the very beginning, cannot be erased. ||12||

33Shalok, First Mehla:

34The two lamps light the fourteen markets.

35There are just as many traders as there are living beings.

36The shops are open, and trading is going on;

37whoever comes there, is bound to depart.

38The Righteous Judge of Dharma is the broker, who gives his sign of approval.

39O Nanak, those who earn the profit of the Naam are accepted and approved.

40And when they return home, they are greeted with cheers;

41they obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||

42First Mehla:

43Even when the night is dark, whatever is white retains its white color.

44And even when the light of day is dazzlingly bright, whatever is black retains its black color.

45The blind fools have no wisdom at all; their understanding is blind.

46O Nanak, without the Lord's Grace, they will never receive honor. ||2||

47Pauree:

48The True Lord Himself created the body-fortress.

49Some are ruined through the love of duality, engrossed in egotism.

50This human body is so difficult to obtain; the self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain.

51He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to understand; he is blessed by the True Guru.

52He created the entire world for His play; He is pervading amongst all. ||13||