Without the True One, the false ones do not attain the Lord's Court.

Attached to false attachments, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.

The whole world is deceived by deception, coming and going in reincarnation.

Within the body is the fire of desire; through the Word of the Shabad, it is quenched. ||19||

Shalok, First Mehl:

O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of spiritual wisdom.

Watered with the Lord's Love, it remains forever green; through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it ripens.

Honor is obtained by eating this tasty dish; of all gifts, this is the greatest gift. ||1||

First Mehl:

The Guru is the tree of gold, with leaves of coral, and blossoms of jewels and rubies.

The Words from His Mouth are fruits of jewels. Within His Heart, He beholds the Lord.

O Nanak, He is obtained by those, upon whose faces and foreheads such pre-recorded destiny is written.

The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage are contained in the constant worship of the feet of the Exalted Guru.

Cruelty, material attachment, greed and anger are the four rivers of fire.

Falling into them, one is burned, O Nanak! One is saved only by holding tight to good deeds. ||2||

Pauree:

While you are alive, conquer death, and you shall have no regrets in the end.

This world is false, but only a few understand this.

People do not enshrine love for the Truth; they chase after worldly affairs instead.

The terrible time of death and annihilation hovers over the heads of the world.

By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the Messenger of Death smashes his club over their heads.

The Lord Himself gives His Love, and enshrines it within their minds.

Not a moment or an instant's delay is permitted, when one's measure of life is full.

By Guru's Grace, one comes to know the True One, and is absorbed into Him. ||20||

Shalok, First Mehl:

Bitter melon, swallow-wort, thorn-apple and nim fruit

-these bitter poisons lodge in the minds and mouths of those who do not remember You.

O Nanak, how shall I tell them this? Without the karma of good deeds, they are only destroying themselves. ||1||

First Mehl:

The intellect is a bird; on account of its actions, it is sometimes high, and sometimes low.

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Sometimes it is perched on the sandalwood tree, and sometimes it is on the branch of the poisonous swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars through the heavens.

O Nanak, our Lord and Master leads us on, according to the Hukam of His Command; such is His Way. ||2||

Pauree:

Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away.

The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits.