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1Without the Shabad, the essence does not come, O hermit, and the thirst of egotism does not depart.

2Imbued with the Shabad, one finds the ambrosial essence, and remains fulfilled with the True Name.

3"What is that wisdom, by which one remains steady and stable? What food brings satisfaction?"

4O Nanak, when one looks upon pain and pleasure alike, through the True Guru, then he is not consumed by Death. ||61||

5If one is not imbued with the Lord's Love, nor intoxicated with His subtle essence,

6without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is frustrated, and consumed by his own inner fire.

7He does not preserve his semen and seed, and does not chant the Shabad.

8He does not control his breath; he does not worship and adore the True Lord.

9But one who speaks the Unspoken Speech, and remains balanced,

10O Nanak, attains the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||62||

11By Guru's Grace, one is attuned to the Lord's Love.

12Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he is intoxicated with the Truth.

13Contemplating the Guru, the fire within is put out.

14Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, the soul settles in peace.

15Worshipping the True Lord in adoration, the Gurmukh crosses over the river of life.

16O Nanak, after deep contemplation, this is understood. ||63||

17"Where does this mind-elephant live? Where does the breath reside?

18Where should the Shabad reside, so that the wanderings of the mind may cease?""

19When the Lord blesses one with His Glance of Grace, he leads him to the True Guru. Then, this mind dwells in its own home within.

20When the individual consumes his egotism, he becomes immaculate, and his wandering mind is restrained.

21"How can the root, the source of all be realized? How can the soul know itself? How can the sun enter into the house of the moon?"

22The Gurmukh eliminates egotism from within; then, O Nanak, the sun naturally enters into the home of the moon. ||64||

23When the mind becomes steady and stable, it abides in the heart, and then the Gurmukh realizes the root, the source of all.

24The breath is seated in the home of the navel; the Gurmukh searches, and finds the essence of reality.

25This Shabad permeates the nucleus of the self, deep within, in its own home; the Light of this Shabad pervades the three worlds.

26Hunger for the True Lord shall consume your pain, and through the True Lord, you shall be satisfied.

27The Gurmukh knows the unstruck sound current of the Bani; how rare are those who understand.

28Says Nanak, one who speaks the Truth is dyed in the color of Truth, which will never fade away. ||65||

29"When this heart and body did not exist, where did the mind reside?

30When there was no support of the navel lotus, then in which home did the breath reside?

31When there was no form or shape, then how could anyone lovingly focus on the Shabad?

32When there was no dungeon formed from egg and sperm, who could measure the Lord's value and extent?

33When color, dress and form could not be seen, how could the True Lord be known?""

34O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are detached. Then and now, they see the Truest of the True. ||66||

35When the heart and the body did not exist, O hermit, then the mind resided in the absolute, detached Lord.

36When there was no support of the lotus of the navel, the breath remained in its own home, attuned to the Lord's Love.

37When there was no form or shape or social class, then the Shabad, in its essence, resided in the unmanifest Lord.

38When the world and the sky did not even exist, the Light of the Formless Lord filled the three worlds.