pMnw 1

 <> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ] (1-1, mhlw 1)

One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~

 ] jpu ] (1-3, mhlw 1)

Chant And Meditate:

 Awid scu jugwid scu ] (1-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.

 hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]1] (1-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||

 socY soic n hoveI jy socI lK vwr ] (1-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.

 cupY cup n hoveI jy lwie rhw ilv qwr ] (1-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.

 BuiKAw BuK n auqrI jy bMnw purIAw Bwr ] (1-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.

 shs isAwxpw lK hoih q iek n clY nwil ] (1-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.

 ikv sicAwrw hoeIAY ikv kUVY qutY pwil ] (1-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?

 hukim rjweI clxw nwnk iliKAw nwil ]1] (1-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||

 hukmI hovin Awkwr hukmu n kihAw jweI ] (1-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.

 hukmI hovin jIA hukim imlY vifAweI ] (1-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.

 hukmI auqmu nIcu hukim iliK duK suK pweIAih ] (1-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.

 ieknw hukmI bKsIs ieik hukmI sdw BvweIAih ] (1-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.

 hukmY AMdir sBu ko bwhir hukm n koie ] (1-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.

 nwnk hukmY jy buJY q haumY khY n koie ]2] (1-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||

 gwvY ko qwxu hovY iksY qwxu ] (1-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?

 gwvY ko dwiq jwxY nIswxu ] (1-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.

 gwvY ko gux vifAweIAw cwr ] (1-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.

 gwvY ko ividAw ivKmu vIcwru ] (1-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.

 gwvY ko swij kry qnu Kyh ] (1-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.

 gwvY ko jIA lY iPir dyh ] (1-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.

 gwvY ko jwpY idsY dUir ] (1-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing that He seems so very far away.

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 gwvY ko vyKY hwdrw hdUir ] (2-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present.

 kQnw kQI n AwvY qoit ] (2-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

There is no shortage of those who preach and teach.

 kiQ kiQ kQI kotI koit koit ] (2-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories.

 dydw dy lYdy Qik pwih ] (2-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.

 jugw jugMqir KwhI Kwih ] (2-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Throughout the ages, consumers consume.

 hukmI hukmu clwey rwhu ] (2-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path.

 nwnk ivgsY vyprvwhu ]3] (2-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||

 swcw swihbu swcu nwie BwiKAw Bwau Apwru ] (2-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.

 AwKih mMgih dyih dyih dwiq kry dwqwru ] (2-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.

 Pyir ik AgY rKIAY ijqu idsY drbwru ] (2-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court?

 muhO ik bolxu bolIAY ijqu suix Dry ipAwru ] (2-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

What words can we speak to evoke His Love?

 AMimRq vylw scu nwau vifAweI ivcwru ] (2-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.

 krmI AwvY kpVw ndrI moKu duAwru ] (2-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found.

 nwnk eyvY jwxIAY sBu Awpy sicAwru ]4] (2-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||

 QwipAw n jwie kIqw n hoie ] (2-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

He cannot be established, He cannot be created.

 Awpy Awip inrMjnu soie ] (2-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

 ijin syivAw iqin pwieAw mwnu ] (2-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Those who serve Him are honored.

 nwnk gwvIAY guxI inDwnu ] (2-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.

 gwvIAY suxIAY min rKIAY Bwau ] (2-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.

 duKu prhir suKu Gir lY jwie ] (2-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.

 gurmuiK nwdM gurmuiK vydM gurmuiK rihAw smweI ] (2-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.

 guru eIsru guru gorKu brmw guru pwrbqI mweI ] (2-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.

 jy hau jwxw AwKw nwhI khxw kQnu n jweI ] (2-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.

 gurw iek dyih buJweI ] (2-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Guru has given me this one understanding:

 sBnw jIAw kw ieku dwqw so mY ivsir n jweI ]5] (2-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||

 qIriQ nwvw jy iqsu Bwvw ivxu Bwxy ik nwie krI ] (2-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

If I am pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings?

 jyqI isriT aupweI vyKw ivxu krmw ik imlY leI ] (2-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

I gaze upon all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are they given to receive?

 miq ivic rqn jvwhr mwixk jy iek gur kI isK suxI ] (2-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.

 gurw iek dyih buJweI ] (2-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Guru has given me this one understanding:

 sBnw jIAw kw ieku dwqw so mY ivsir n jweI ]6] (2-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||6||

 jy jug cwry Awrjw hor dsUxI hoie ] (2-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

Even if you could live throughout the four ages, or even ten times more,

 nvw KMfw ivic jwxIAY nwil clY sBu koie ] (2-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

and even if you were known throughout the nine continents and followed by all,

 cMgw nwau rKwie kY jsu kIriq jig lyie ] (2-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

with a good name and reputation, with praise and fame throughout the world-

 jy iqsu ndir n AwveI q vwq n puCY ky ] (2-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

still, if the Lord does not bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What is the use?

 kItw AMdir kItu kir dosI dosu Dry ] (2-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

Among worms, you would be considered a lowly worm, and even contemptible sinners would hold you in contempt.

 nwnk inrguix guxu kry guxvMiqAw guxu dy ] (2-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, God blesses the unworthy with virtue, and bestows virtue on the virtuous.

 qyhw koie n suJeI ij iqsu guxu koie kry ]7] (2-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

No one can even imagine anyone who can bestow virtue upon Him. ||7||

 suixAY isD pIr suir nwQ ] (2-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the Siddhas, the spiritual teachers, the heroic warriors, the yogic masters.

 suixAY Driq Dvl Awkws ] (2-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the earth, its support and the Akaashic ethers.

 suixAY dIp loA pwqwl ] (2-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the oceans, the lands of the world and the nether regions of the underworld.

 suixAY poih n skY kwlu ] (2-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-Death cannot even touch you.

 nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] (2-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

 suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]8] (2-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||8||

 suixAY eIsru brmw ieMdu ] (2-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-Shiva, Brahma and Indra.

 suixAY muiK swlwhx mMdu ] (2-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-even foul-mouthed people praise Him.

 suixAY jog jugiq qin Byd ] (2-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the technology of Yoga and the secrets of the body.

 suixAY swsq isimRiq vyd ] (2-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas.

 nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] (2-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

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 suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]9] (3-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||9||

 suixAY squ sMqoKu igAwnu ] (3-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-truth, contentment and spiritual wisdom.

 suixAY ATsiT kw iesnwnu ] (3-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-take your cleansing bath at the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage.

 suixAY piV piV pwvih mwnu ] (3-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-reading and reciting, honor is obtained.

 suixAY lwgY shij iDAwnu ] (3-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-intuitively grasp the essence of meditation.

 nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] (3-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

 suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]10] (3-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||10||

 suixAY srw guxw ky gwh ] (3-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-dive deep into the ocean of virtue.

 suixAY syK pIr pwiqswh ] (3-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the Shaykhs, religious scholars, spiritual teachers and emperors.

 suixAY AMDy pwvih rwhu ] (3-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-even the blind find the Path.

 suixAY hwQ hovY Asgwhu ] (3-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-the Unreachable comes within your grasp.

 nwnk Bgqw sdw ivgwsu ] (3-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

 suixAY dUK pwp kw nwsu ]11] (3-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||11||

 mMny kI giq khI n jwie ] (3-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

The state of the faithful cannot be described.

 jy ko khY ipCY pCuqwie ] (3-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

One who tries to describe this shall regret the attempt.

 kwgid klm n ilKxhwru ] (3-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

No paper, no pen, no scribe

 mMny kw bih krin vIcwru ] (3-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

can record the state of the faithful.

 AYsw nwmu inrMjnu hoie ] (3-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Such is the Name of the Immaculate Lord.

 jy ko mMin jwxY min koie ]12] (3-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. ||12||

 mMnY suriq hovY min buiD ] (3-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful have intuitive awareness and intelligence.

 mMnY sgl Bvx kI suiD ] (3-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful know about all worlds and realms.

 mMnY muih cotw nw Kwie ] (3-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful shall never be struck across the face.

 mMnY jm kY swiQ n jwie ] (3-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful do not have to go with the Messenger of Death.

 AYsw nwmu inrMjnu hoie ] (3-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Such is the Name of the Immaculate Lord.

 jy ko mMin jwxY min koie ]13] (3-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. ||13||

 mMnY mwrig Twk n pwie ] (3-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

The path of the faithful shall never be blocked.

 mMnY piq isau prgtu jwie ] (3-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful shall depart with honor and fame.

 mMnY mgu n clY pMQu ] (3-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful do not follow empty religious rituals.

 mMnY Drm syqI snbMDu ] (3-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful are firmly bound to the Dharma.

 AYsw nwmu inrMjnu hoie ] (3-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

Such is the Name of the Immaculate Lord.

 jy ko mMin jwxY min koie ]14] (3-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. ||14||

 mMnY pwvih moKu duAwru ] (3-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful find the Door of Liberation.

 mMnY prvwrY swDwru ] (3-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful uplift and redeem their family and relations.

 mMnY qrY qwry guru isK ] (3-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of the Guru.

 mMnY nwnk Bvih n iBK ] (3-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The faithful, O Nanak, do not wander around begging.

 AYsw nwmu inrMjnu hoie ] (3-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

Such is the Name of the Immaculate Lord.

 jy ko mMin jwxY min koie ]15] (3-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. ||15||

 pMc prvwx pMc prDwnu ] (3-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

The chosen ones, the self-elect, are accepted and approved.

 pMcy pwvih drgih mwnu ] (3-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

The chosen ones are honored in the Court of the Lord.

 pMcy sohih dir rwjwnu ] (3-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

The chosen ones look beautiful in the courts of kings.

 pMcw kw guru eyku iDAwnu ] (3-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

The chosen ones meditate single-mindedly on the Guru.

 jy ko khY krY ivcwru ] (3-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

No matter how much anyone tries to explain and describe them,

 krqy kY krxY nwhI sumwru ] (3-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

the actions of the Creator cannot be counted.

 DOlu Drmu dieAw kw pUqu ] (3-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

The mythical bull is Dharma, the son of compassion;

 sMqoKu Qwip riKAw ijin sUiq ] (3-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

this is what patiently holds the earth in its place.

 jy ko bUJY hovY sicAwru ] (3-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

One who understands this becomes truthful.

 DvlY aupir kyqw Bwru ] (3-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

What a great load there is on the bull!

 DrqI horu prY horu horu ] (3-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many worlds beyond this world-so very many!

 iqs qy Bwru qlY kvxu joru ] (3-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

What power holds them, and supports their weight?

 jIA jwiq rMgw ky nwv ] (3-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

The names and the colors of the assorted species of beings

 sBnw iliKAw vuVI klwm ] (3-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

were all inscribed by the Ever-flowing Pen of God.

 eyhu lyKw iliK jwxY koie ] (3-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

Who knows how to write this account?

 lyKw iliKAw kyqw hoie ] (3-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

Just imagine what a huge scroll it would take!

 kyqw qwxu suAwilhu rUpu ] (3-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

What power! What fascinating beauty!

 kyqI dwiq jwxY kOxu kUqu ] (3-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

And what gifts! Who can know their extent?

 kIqw pswau eyko kvwau ] (3-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

You created the vast expanse of the Universe with One Word!

 iqs qy hoey lK drIAwau ] (3-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Hundreds of thousands of rivers began to flow.

 kudriq kvx khw vIcwru ] (3-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

How can Your Creative Potency be described?

 vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (3-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

 jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (3-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

 qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]16] (3-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

You, Eternal and Formless One! ||16||

 AsMK jp AsMK Bwau ] (3-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless meditations, countless loves.

 AsMK pUjw AsMK qp qwau ] (3-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless worship services, countless austere disciplines.

 AsMK grMQ muiK vyd pwT ] (3-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless scriptures, and ritual recitations of the Vedas.

 AsMK jog min rhih audws ] (3-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless Yogis, whose minds remain detached from the world.

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 AsMK Bgq gux igAwn vIcwr ] (4-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless devotees contemplate the Wisdom and Virtues of the Lord.

 AsMK sqI AsMK dwqwr ] (4-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless the holy, countless the givers.

 AsMK sUr muh BK swr ] (4-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless heroic spiritual warriors, who bear the brunt of the attack in battle (who with their mouths eat steel).

 AsMK moin ilv lwie qwr ] (4-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless silent sages, vibrating the String of His Love.

 kudriq kvx khw ivcwru ] (4-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

How can Your Creative Potency be described?

 vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (4-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

 jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (4-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

 qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]17] (4-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

You, Eternal and Formless One. ||17||

 AsMK mUrK AMD Gor ] (4-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless fools, blinded by ignorance.

 AsMK cor hrwmKor ] (4-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless thieves and embezzlers.

 AsMK Amr kir jwih jor ] (4-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless impose their will by force.

 AsMK glvF hiqAw kmwih ] (4-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless cut-throats and ruthless killers.

 AsMK pwpI pwpu kir jwih ] (4-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless sinners who keep on sinning.

 AsMK kUiVAwr kUVy iPrwih ] (4-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless liars, wandering lost in their lies.

 AsMK mlyC mlu BiK Kwih ] (4-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless wretches, eating filth as their ration.

 AsMK inMdk isir krih Bwru ] (4-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless slanderers, carrying the weight of their stupid mistakes on their heads.

 nwnku nIcu khY ivcwru ] (4-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

Nanak describes the state of the lowly.

 vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (4-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

 jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (4-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

 qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]18] (4-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

You, Eternal and Formless One. ||18||

 AsMK nwv AsMK Qwv ] (4-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Countless names, countless places.

 AgMm AgMm AsMK loA ] (4-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial realms.

 AsMK khih isir Bwru hoie ] (4-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Even to call them countless is to carry the weight on your head.

 AKrI nwmu AKrI swlwh ] (4-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

From the Word, comes the Naam; from the Word, comes Your Praise.

 AKrI igAwnu gIq gux gwh ] (4-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

From the Word, comes spiritual wisdom, singing the Songs of Your Glory.

 AKrI ilKxu bolxu bwix ] (4-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

From the Word, come the written and spoken words and hymns.

 AKrw isir sMjogu vKwix ] (4-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

From the Word, comes destiny, written on one's forehead.

 ijin eyih ilKy iqsu isir nwih ] (4-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

But the One who wrote these Words of Destiny-no words are written on His Forehead.

 ijv Purmwey iqv iqv pwih ] (4-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

As He ordains, so do we receive.

 jyqw kIqw qyqw nwau ] (4-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name.

 ivxu nwvY nwhI ko Qwau ] (4-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

Without Your Name, there is no place at all.

 kudriq kvx khw vIcwru ] (4-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

How can I describe Your Creative Power?

 vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (4-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

 jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (4-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

 qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]19] (4-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

You, Eternal and Formless One. ||19||

 BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ] (4-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty,

 pwxI DoqY auqrsu Kyh ] (4-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

water can wash away the dirt.

 mUq plIqI kpVu hoie ] (4-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine,

 dy swbUxu leIAY Ehu Doie ] (4-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

soap can wash them clean.

 BrIAY miq pwpw kY sMig ] (4-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin,

 Ehu DopY nwvY kY rMig ] (4-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name.

 puMnI pwpI AwKxu nwih ] (4-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;

 kir kir krxw iliK lY jwhu ] (4-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul.

 Awpy bIij Awpy hI Kwhu ] (4-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

You shall harvest what you plant.

 nwnk hukmI Awvhu jwhu ]20] (4-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20||

 qIrQu qpu dieAw dqu dwnu ] (4-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity

 jy ko pwvY iql kw mwnu ] (4-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

-these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit.

 suixAw mMinAw min kIqw Bwau ] (4-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind,

 AMqrgiq qIriQ mil nwau ] (4-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within.

 siB gux qyry mY nwhI koie ] (4-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all.

 ivxu gux kIqy Bgiq n hoie ] (4-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Without virtue, there is no devotional worship.

 suAsiq AwiQ bwxI brmwau ] (4-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the Creator.

 siq suhwxu sdw min cwau ] (4-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful.

 kvxu su vylw vKqu kvxu kvx iQiq kvxu vwru ] (4-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date?

 kvix is ruqI mwhu kvxu ijqu hoAw Awkwru ] (4-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created?

 vyl n pweIAw pMfqI ij hovY lyKu purwxu ] (4-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puraanas.

 vKqu n pwieE kwdIAw ij ilKin lyKu kurwxu ] (4-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran.

 iQiq vwru nw jogI jwxY ruiq mwhu nw koeI ] (4-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season.

 jw krqw isrTI kau swjy Awpy jwxY soeI ] (4-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows.

 ikv kir AwKw ikv swlwhI ikau vrnI ikv jwxw ] (4-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

How can we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? How can we know Him?

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 nwnk AwKix sBu ko AwKY iek dU ieku isAwxw ] (5-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, everyone speaks of Him, each one wiser than the rest.

 vfw swihbu vfI nweI kIqw jw kw hovY ] (5-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Great is the Master, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will.

 nwnk jy ko AwpO jwxY AgY gieAw n sohY ]21] (5-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, one who claims to know everything shall not be decorated in the world hereafter. ||21||

 pwqwlw pwqwl lK Awgwsw Awgws ] (5-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

There are nether worlds beneath nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands of heavenly worlds above.

 EVk EVk Bwil Qky vyd khin iek vwq ] (5-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Vedas say that you can search and search for them all, until you grow weary.

 shs ATwrh khin kqybw AsulU ieku Dwqu ] (5-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

The scriptures say that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only One Universe.

 lyKw hoie q ilKIAY lyKY hoie ivxwsu ] (5-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

If you try to write an account of this, you will surely finish yourself before you finish writing it.

 nwnk vfw AwKIAY Awpy jwxY Awpu ]22] (5-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, call Him Great! He Himself knows Himself. ||22||

 swlwhI swlwih eyqI suriq n pweIAw ] (5-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

The praisers praise the Lord, but they do not obtain intuitive understanding

 ndIAw AqY vwh pvih smuMid n jwxIAih ] (5-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

-the streams and rivers flowing into the ocean do not know its vastness.

 smuMd swh sulqwn igrhw syqI mwlu Dnu ] (5-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth

 kIVI quil n hovnI jy iqsu mnhu n vIsrih ]23] (5-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

-these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God. ||23||

 AMqu n isPqI khix n AMqu ] (5-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Endless are His Praises, endless are those who speak them.

 AMqu n krxY dyix n AMqu ] (5-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Endless are His Actions, endless are His Gifts.

 AMqu n vyKix suxix n AMqu ] (5-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Endless is His Vision, endless is His Hearing.

 AMqu n jwpY ikAw min mMqu ] (5-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

His limits cannot be perceived. What is the Mystery of His Mind?

 AMqu n jwpY kIqw Awkwru ] (5-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

The limits of the created universe cannot be perceived.

 AMqu n jwpY pwrwvwru ] (5-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

Its limits here and beyond cannot be perceived.

 AMq kwrix kyqy ibllwih ] (5-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

Many struggle to know His limits,

 qw ky AMq n pwey jwih ] (5-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

but His limits cannot be found.

 eyhu AMqu n jwxY koie ] (5-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

No one can know these limits.

 bhuqw khIAY bhuqw hoie ] (5-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The more you say about them, the more there still remains to be said.

 vfw swihbu aUcw Qwau ] (5-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

Great is the Master, High is His Heavenly Home.

 aUcy aupir aUcw nwau ] (5-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

Highest of the High, above all is His Name.

 eyvfu aUcw hovY koie ] (5-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

Only one as Great and as High as God

 iqsu aUcy kau jwxY soie ] (5-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

can know His Lofty and Exalted State.

 jyvfu Awip jwxY Awip Awip ] (5-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

Only He Himself is that Great. He Himself knows Himself.

 nwnk ndrI krmI dwiq ]24] (5-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, He bestows His Blessings. ||24||

 bhuqw krmu iliKAw nw jwie ] (5-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

His Blessings are so abundant that there can be no written account of them.

 vfw dwqw iqlu n qmwie ] (5-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Great Giver does not hold back anything.

 kyqy mMgih joD Apwr ] (5-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

There are so many great, heroic warriors begging at the Door of the Infinite Lord.

 kyiqAw gxq nhI vIcwru ] (5-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many contemplate and dwell upon Him, that they cannot be counted.

 kyqy Kip qutih vykwr ] (5-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many waste away to death engaged in corruption.

 kyqy lY lY mukru pwih ] (5-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many take and take again, and then deny receiving.

 kyqy mUrK KwhI Kwih ] (5-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many foolish consumers keep on consuming.

 kyiqAw dUK BUK sd mwr ] (5-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many endure distress, deprivation and constant abuse.

 eyih iB dwiq qyrI dwqwr ] (5-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

Even these are Your Gifts, O Great Giver!

 bMid KlwsI BwxY hoie ] (5-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

Liberation from bondage comes only by Your Will.

 horu AwiK n skY koie ] (5-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

No one else has any say in this.

 jy ko Kwieku AwKix pwie ] (5-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

If some fool should presume to say that he does,

 Ehu jwxY jyqIAw muih Kwie ] (5-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

he shall learn, and feel the effects of his folly.

 Awpy jwxY Awpy dyie ] (5-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

He Himself knows, He Himself gives.

 AwKih is iB kyeI kyie ] (5-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

Few, very few are those who acknowledge this.

 ijs no bKsy isPiq swlwh ] (5-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

One who is blessed to sing the Praises of the Lord,

 nwnk pwiqswhI pwiqswhu ]25] (5-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, is the king of kings. ||25||

 Amul gux Amul vwpwr ] (5-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless are His Virtues, Priceless are His Dealings.

 Amul vwpwrIey Amul BMfwr ] (5-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless are His Dealers, Priceless are His Treasures.

 Amul Awvih Amul lY jwih ] (5-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless are those who come to Him, Priceless are those who buy from Him.

 Amul Bwie Amulw smwih ] (5-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless is Love for Him, Priceless is absorption into Him.

 Amulu Drmu Amulu dIbwxu ] (5-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless is the Divine Law of Dharma, Priceless is the Divine Court of Justice.

 Amulu qulu Amulu prvwxu ] (5-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless are the scales, priceless are the weights.

 Amulu bKsIs Amulu nIswxu ] (5-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless are His Blessings, Priceless is His Banner and Insignia.

 Amulu krmu Amulu Purmwxu ] (5-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless is His Mercy, Priceless is His Royal Command.

 Amulo Amulu AwiKAw n jwie ] (5-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Priceless, O Priceless beyond expression!

 AwiK AwiK rhy ilv lwie ] (5-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Speak of Him continually, and remain absorbed in His Love.

 AwKih vyd pwT purwx ] (5-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Vedas and the Puraanas speak.

 AwKih pVy krih viKAwx ] (5-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

The scholars speak and lecture.

 AwKih brmy AwKih ieMd ] (5-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Brahma speaks, Indra speaks.

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 AwKih gopI qY goivMd ] (6-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Gopis and Krishna speak.

 AwKih eIsr AwKih isD ] (6-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak.

 AwKih kyqy kIqy buD ] (6-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

The many created Buddhas speak.

 AwKih dwnv AwKih dyv ] (6-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

The demons speak, the demi-gods speak.

 AwKih suir nr muin jn syv ] (6-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings, the silent sages, the humble and serviceful speak.

 kyqy AwKih AwKix pwih ] (6-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Many speak and try to describe Him.

 kyqy kih kih auiT auiT jwih ] (6-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

Many have spoken of Him over and over again, and have then arisen and departed.

 eyqy kIqy hoir kryih ] (6-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

If He were to create as many again as there already are,

 qw AwiK n skih kyeI kyie ] (6-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

even then, they could not describe Him.

 jyvfu BwvY qyvfu hoie ] (6-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

He is as Great as He wishes to be.

 nwnk jwxY swcw soie ] (6-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, the True Lord knows.

 jy ko AwKY boluivgwVu ] (6-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

If anyone presumes to describe God,

 qw ilKIAY isir gwvwrw gwvwru ]26] (6-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

he shall be known as the greatest fool of fools! ||26||

 so dru kyhw so Gru kyhw ijqu bih srb smwly ] (6-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Where is that Gate, and where is that Dwelling, in which You sit and take care of all?

 vwjy nwd Anyk AsMKw kyqy vwvxhwry ] (6-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, and countless musicians play on all sorts of instruments there.

 kyqy rwg prI isau khIAin kyqy gwvxhwry ] (6-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many Ragas, so many musicians singing there.

 gwvih quhno pauxu pwxI bYsMqru gwvY rwjw Drmu duAwry ] (6-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

The praanic wind, water and fire sing; the Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.

 gwvih icqu gupqu iliK jwxih iliK iliK Drmu vIcwry ] (6-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who record actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who judges this record sing.

 gwvih eIsru brmw dyvI sohin sdw svwry ] (6-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned, sing.

 gwvih ieMd iedwsix bYTy dyviqAw dir nwly ] (6-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Indra, seated upon His Throne, sings with the deities at Your Door.

 gwvih isD smwDI AMdir gwvin swD ivcwry ] (6-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing; the Saadhus sing in contemplation.

 gwvin jqI sqI sMqoKI gwvih vIr krwry ] (6-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

The celibates, the fanatics, the peacefully accepting and the fearless warriors sing.

 gwvin pMifq pVin rKIsr jugu jugu vydw nwly ] (6-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing.

 gwvih mohxIAw mnu mohin surgw mC pieAwly ] (6-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in this world, in paradise, and in the underworld of the subconscious sing.

 gwvin rqn aupwey qyry ATsiT qIrQ nwly ] (6-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage sing.

 gwvih joD mhwbl sUrw gwvih KwxI cwry ] (6-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

The brave and mighty warriors sing; the spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing.

 gwvih KMf mMfl vrBMfw kir kir rKy Dwry ] (6-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

The planets, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing.

 syeI quDuno gwvih jo quDu Bwvin rqy qyry Bgq rswly ] (6-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

They alone sing, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with the Nectar of Your Essence.

 hor kyqy gwvin sy mY iciq n Awvin nwnku ikAw vIcwry ] (6-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many others sing, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I consider them all?

 soeI soeI sdw scu swihbu swcw swcI nweI ] (6-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

That True Lord is True, Forever True, and True is His Name.

 hY BI hosI jwie n jwsI rcnw ijin rcweI ] (6-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.

 rMgI rMgI BwqI kir kir ijnsI mwieAw ijin aupweI ] (6-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.

 kir kir vyKY kIqw Awpxw ijv iqs dI vifAweI ] (6-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.

 jo iqsu BwvY soeI krsI hukmu n krxw jweI ] (6-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

He does whatever He pleases. No order can be issued to Him.

 so pwiqswhu swhw pwiqswihbu nwnk rhxu rjweI ]27] (6-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||27||

 muMdw sMqoKu srmu pqu JolI iDAwn kI krih ibBUiq ] (6-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Make contentment your ear-rings, humility your begging bowl, and meditation the ashes you apply to your body.

 iKMQw kwlu kuAwrI kwieAw jugiq fMfw prqIiq ] (6-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

Let the remembrance of death be the patched coat you wear, let the purity of virginity be your way in the world, and let faith in the Lord be your walking stick.

 AweI pMQI sgl jmwqI min jIqY jgu jIqu ] (6-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and conquer the world.

 Awdysu iqsY Awdysu ] (6-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

 Awid AnIlu Anwid Anwhiq jugu jugu eyko vysu ]28] (6-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||28||

 Bugiq igAwnu dieAw BMfwrix Git Git vwjih nwd ] (6-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

Let spiritual wisdom be your food, and compassion your attendant. The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates in each and every heart.

 Awip nwQu nwQI sB jw kI iriD isiD Avrw swd ] (6-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

He Himself is the Supreme Master of all; wealth and miraculous spiritual powers, and all other external tastes and pleasures, are all like beads on a string.

 sMjogu ivjogu duie kwr clwvih lyKy Awvih Bwg ] (6-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

Union with Him, and separation from Him, come by His Will. We come to receive what is written in our destiny.

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 Awdysu iqsY Awdysu ] (7-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

 Awid AnIlu Anwid Anwhiq jugu jugu eyko vysu ]29] (7-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||29||

 eykw mweI jugiq ivAweI iqin cyly prvwxu ] (7-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

The One Divine Mother conceived and gave birth to the three deities.

 ieku sMswrI ieku BMfwrI ieku lwey dIbwxu ] (7-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

One, the Creator of the World; One, the Sustainer; and One, the Destroyer.

 ijv iqsu BwvY iqvY clwvY ijv hovY Purmwxu ] (7-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

He makes things happen according to the Pleasure of His Will. Such is His Celestial Order.

 Ehu vyKY Enw ndir n AwvY bhuqw eyhu ivfwxu ] (7-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

He watches over all, but none see Him. How wonderful this is!

 Awdysu iqsY Awdysu ] (7-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

 Awid AnIlu Anwid Anwhiq jugu jugu eyko vysu ]30] (7-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||30||

 Awsxu loie loie BMfwr ] (7-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

On world after world are His Seats of Authority and His Storehouses.

 jo ikCu pwieAw su eykw vwr ] (7-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

Whatever was put into them, was put there once and for all.

 kir kir vyKY isrjxhwru ] (7-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

Having created the creation, the Creator Lord watches over it.

 nwnk scy kI swcI kwr ] (7-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, True is the Creation of the True Lord.

 Awdysu iqsY Awdysu ] (7-5, jpu, mhlw 1)

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

 Awid AnIlu Anwid Anwhiq jugu jugu eyko vysu ]31] (7-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||31||

 iek dU jIBO lK hoih lK hovih lK vIs ] (7-6, jpu, mhlw 1)

If I had 100,000 tongues, and these were then multiplied twenty times more, with each tongue,

 lKu lKu gyVw AwKIAih eyku nwmu jgdIs ] (7-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

I would repeat, hundreds of thousands of times, the Name of the One, the Lord of the Universe.

 eyqu rwih piq pvVIAw cVIAY hoie iekIs ] (7-7, jpu, mhlw 1)

Along this path to our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the ladder, and come to merge with Him.

 suix glw Awkws kI kItw AweI rIs ] (7-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

Hearing of the etheric realms, even worms long to come back home.

 nwnk ndrI pweIAY kUVI kUVY TIs ]32] (7-8, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, by His Grace He is obtained. False are the boastings of the false. ||32||

 AwKix joru cupY nh joru ] (7-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

No power to speak, no power to keep silent.

 joru n mMgix dyix n joru ] (7-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

No power to beg, no power to give.

 joru n jIvix mrix nh joru ] (7-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

No power to live, no power to die.

 joru n rwij mwil min soru ] (7-9, jpu, mhlw 1)

No power to rule, with wealth and occult mental powers.

 joru n surqI igAwin vIcwir ] (7-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

No power to gain intuitive understanding, spiritual wisdom and meditation.

 joru n jugqI CutY sMswru ] (7-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

No power to find the way to escape from the world.

 ijsu hiQ joru kir vyKY soie ] (7-10, jpu, mhlw 1)

He alone has the Power in His Hands. He watches over all.

 nwnk auqmu nIcu n koie ]33] (7-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, no one is high or low. ||33||

 rwqI ruqI iQqI vwr ] (7-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

Nights, days, weeks and seasons;

 pvx pwxI AgnI pwqwl ] (7-11, jpu, mhlw 1)

wind, water, fire and the nether regions

 iqsu ivic DrqI Qwip rKI Drm swl ] (7-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

-in the midst of these, He established the earth as a home for Dharma.

 iqsu ivic jIA jugiq ky rMg ] (7-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

Upon it, He placed the various species of beings.

 iqn ky nwm Anyk Anµq ] (7-12, jpu, mhlw 1)

Their names are uncounted and endless.

 krmI krmI hoie vIcwru ] (7-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

By their deeds and their actions, they shall be judged.

 scw Awip scw drbwru ] (7-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

God Himself is True, and True is His Court.

 iqQY sohin pMc prvwxu ] (7-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

There, in perfect grace and ease, sit the self-elect, the self-realized Saints.

 ndrI krim pvY nIswxu ] (7-13, jpu, mhlw 1)

They receive the Mark of Grace from the Merciful Lord.

 kc pkweI EQY pwie ] (7-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

The ripe and the unripe, the good and the bad, shall there be judged.

 nwnk gieAw jwpY jwie ]34] (7-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

O Nanak, when you go home, you will see this. ||34||

 Drm KMf kw eyho Drmu ] (7-14, jpu, mhlw 1)

This is righteous living in the realm of Dharma.

 igAwn KMf kw AwKhu krmu ] (7-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

And now we speak of the realm of spiritual wisdom.

 kyqy pvx pwxI vYsMqr kyqy kwn mhys ] (7-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many winds, waters and fires; so many Krishnas and Shivas.

 kyqy brmy GwViq GVIAih rUp rMg ky vys ] (7-15, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many Brahmas, fashioning forms of great beauty, adorned and dressed in many colors.

 kyqIAw krm BUmI myr kyqy kyqy DU aupdys ] (7-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many worlds and lands for working out karma. So very many lessons to be learned!

 kyqy ieMd cMd sUr kyqy kyqy mMfl dys ] (7-16, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many Indras, so many moons and suns, so many worlds and lands.

 kyqy isD buD nwQ kyqy kyqy dyvI vys ] (7-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many Siddhas and Buddhas, so many Yogic masters. So many goddesses of various kinds.

 kyqy dyv dwnv muin kyqy kyqy rqn smuMd ] (7-17, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many demi-gods and demons, so many silent sages. So many oceans of jewels.

 kyqIAw KwxI kyqIAw bwxI kyqy pwq nirMd ] (7-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many ways of life, so many languages. So many dynasties of rulers.

 kyqIAw surqI syvk kyqy nwnk AMqu n AMqu ]35] (7-18, jpu, mhlw 1)

So many intuitive people, so many selfless servants. O Nanak, His limit has no limit! ||35||

 igAwn KMf mih igAwnu prcMfu ] (7-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

In the realm of wisdom, spiritual wisdom reigns supreme.

 iqQY nwd ibnod kof Anµdu ] (7-19, jpu, mhlw 1)

The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, amidst the sounds and the sights of bliss.

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 srm KMf kI bwxI rUpu ] (8-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

In the realm of humility, the Word is Beauty.

 iqQY GwViq GVIAY bhuqu AnUpu ] (8-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

Forms of incomparable beauty are fashioned there.

 qw kIAw glw kQIAw nw jwih ] (8-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

These things cannot be described.

 jy ko khY ipCY pCuqwie ] (8-1, jpu, mhlw 1)

One who tries to speak of these shall regret the attempt.

 iqQY GVIAY suriq miq min buiD ] (8-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

The intuitive consciousness, intellect and understanding of the mind are shaped there.

 iqQY GVIAY surw isDw kI suiD ]36] (8-2, jpu, mhlw 1)

The consciousness of the spiritual warriors and the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, are shaped there. ||36||

 krm KMf kI bwxI joru ] (8-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

In the realm of karma, the Word is Power.

 iqQY horu n koeI horu ] (8-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

No one else dwells there,

 iqQY joD mhwbl sUr ] (8-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

except the warriors of great power, the spiritual heroes.

 iqn mih rwmu rihAw BrpUr ] (8-3, jpu, mhlw 1)

They are totally fulfilled, imbued with the Lord's Essence.

 iqQY sIqo sIqw mihmw mwih ] (8-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Myriads of Sitas are there, cool and calm in their majestic glory.

 qw ky rUp n kQny jwih ] (8-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Their beauty cannot be described.

 nw Eih mrih n Twgy jwih ] (8-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

Neither death nor deception comes to those,

 ijn kY rwmu vsY mn mwih ] (8-4, jpu, mhlw 1)

within whose minds the Lord abides.

 iqQY Bgq vsih ky loA ] (8-5, jpu, mhlw 1)