So speak the Lord's Name, which shall emancipate you.

By Guru's Grace, the jewel of the Lord is found; ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light shines forth. ||1||Pause||

By merely saying it with the tongue, one's bonds are not broken, and egotism and doubt do not depart from within.

But when one meets the True Guru, egotism departs, and then, one realizes his destiny. ||2||

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet and dear to His devotees; it is the ocean of peace - enshrine it within the heart.

The Lover of His devotees, the Life of the World, the Lord bestows the Guru's Teachings upon the intellect, and one is emancipated. ||3||

One who dies fighting against his own stubborn mind finds God, and the desires of the mind are quieted.

O Nanak, if the Life of the World bestows His Mercy, one is intuitively attuned to the Love of the Lord. ||4||16||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Unto whom do they speak? Unto whom do they preach? Who understands? Let them understand themselves.

Who do they teach? Through study, they come to realize the Lord's Glorious Virtues. Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, they come to dwell in contentment. ||1||

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Through the Guru's Teachings, realize that He is pervading in all bodies;

O my soul, vibrate on the Profound, Unfathomable Lord. ||1||Pause||

Loving devotion to the Lord brings endless waves of joy and delight.

One who dwells with the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day, is sanctified.

The birth into the world of the faithless cynic is totally useless.

The humble devotee of the Lord remains unattached. ||2||

The body which sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord is sanctified.

The soul remains conscious of the Lord, absorbed in His Love.

The Lord is the Infinite Primal Being, beyond the beyond, the priceless jewel.

My mind is totally content, imbued with my Beloved. ||3||

Those who speak and babble on and on, are truly dead.

God is not far away - O God, You are right here.

I have seen that the whole world is engrossed in Maya.

O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||17||

Aasaa, First Mehl, Ti-Tukas:

One is a beggar, living on charity;

another is a king, absorbed in himself.

One receives honor, and another dishonor.

The Lord destroys and creates; He is enshrined in His meditation.

There is no other as great as You.

So whom should I present to You? Who is good enough? ||1||

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my only Support.

You are the Great Giver, the Doer, the Creator. ||1||Pause||

I have not walked on Your Path; I have followed the crooked path.

In the Court of the Lord, I find no place to sit.