If He bestows it upon someone, says Nanak, then, in the world hereafter, that person is not called to account. ||4||3||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

The urges of the heart are like cymbals and ankle-bells;

the drum of the world resounds with the beat.

Naarad dances to the tune of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga;

where can the celibates and the men of truth place their feet? ||1||

Nanak is a sacrifice to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

The world is blind; our Lord and Master is All-seeing. ||1||Pause||

The disciple feeds on the Guru;

out of love for bread, he comes to dwell in his home.

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If one were to live and eat for hundreds of years,

that day alone would be auspicious, when he recognizes his Lord and Master. ||2||

Beholding the sight of the petitioner, compassion is not aroused.

No one lives without give and take.

The king administers justice only if his palm is greased.

No one is moved by the Name of God. ||3||

O Nanak, they are human beings in form and name only;

by their deeds they are dogs - this is the Command of the Lord's Court.

By Guru's Grace, if one sees himself as a guest in this world,

then he gains honor in the Court of the Lord. ||4||4||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

As much as the Shabad is in the mind, so much is Your melody; as much as the form of the universe is, so much is Your body, Lord.

You Yourself are the tongue, and You Yourself are the nose. Do not speak of any other, O my mother. ||1||

My Lord and Master is One;

He is the One and Only; O Siblings of Destiny, He is the One alone. ||1||Pause||

He Himself kills, and He Himself emancipates; He Himself gives and takes.

He Himself beholds, and He Himself rejoices; He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. ||2||

Whatever He is to do, that is what He is doing. No one else can do anything.

As He projects Himself, so do we describe Him; this is all Your Glorious Greatness, Lord. ||3||

The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the bottle of wine; Maya is the sweet wine, and the intoxicated mind continues to drink it in.

He Himself assumes all sorts of forms; thus poor Nanak speaks. ||4||5||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Make your intellect your instrument, and love your tambourine;

thus bliss and lasting pleasure shall be produced in your mind.

This is devotional worship, and this is the practice of penance.

So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||1||

Know that the perfect beat is the Praise of the Lord;

other dances produce only temporary pleasure in the mind. ||1||Pause||

Play the two cymbals of truth and contentment.

Let your ankle bells be the lasting Vision of the Lord.

Let your harmony and music be the elimination of duality.