My body is filled with so many faults; my Lord and Master does not even turn His thoughts to me. ||3||

First Mehl:

I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord with their mouths.

All the nights are for the happy soul-brides; I am a discarded bride - if only I could have even one night with Him! ||4||

Pauree:

I am a beggar at Your Door, begging for charity; O Lord, please grant me Your Mercy, and give to me.

As Gurmukh, unite me, your humble servant, with You, that I may receive Your Name.

Then, the unstruck melody of the Shabad will vibrate and resound, and my light will blend with the Light.

Within my heart, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and celebrate the Word of the Lord's Shabad.

The Lord Himself is pervading and permeating the world; so fall in love with Him! ||15||

Shalok, First Mehl:

Those who do not obtain the sublime essence, the love and delight of their Husband Lord,

are like guests in a deserted house; they leave just as they have come, empty-handed. ||1||

First Mehl:

He receives hundreds and thousands of reprimands, day and night;

the swan-soul has renounced the Lord's Praises, and attached itself to a rotting carcass.

Cursed is that life, in which one only eats to fill his belly.

O Nanak, without the True Name, all one's friends turn to enemies. ||2||

Pauree:

The minstrel continually sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, to embellish his life.

The Gurmukh serves and praises the True Lord, enshrining Him within his heart.

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He obtains his own home and mansion, by loving the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

As Gurmukh, I have obtained the Naam; I am a sacrifice to the Guru.

You Yourself embellish and adorn us, O Creator Lord. ||16||

Shalok, First Mehl:

When the lamp is lit, the darkness is dispelled;

reading the Vedas, sinful intellect is destroyed.

When the sun rises, the moon is not visible.

Wherever spiritual wisdom appears, ignorance is dispelled.

Reading the Vedas is the world's occupation;

the Pandits read them, study them and contemplate them.

Without understanding, all are ruined.

O Nanak, the Gurmukh is carried across. ||1||

First Mehl:

Those who do not savor the Word of the Shabad, do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

They speak insipidly with their tongues, and are continually disgraced.

O Nanak, they act according to the karma of their past actions, which no one can erase. ||2||

Pauree:

One who praises his God, receives honor.

He drives out egotism from within himself, and enshrines the True Name within his mind.

Through the True Word of the Guru's Bani, he chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and finds true peace.