With faith in the Name, chant the Glories of God; through the Name, peace is obtained.

With faith in the Name, doubt is eradicated, and the mortal never suffers again.

With faith in the Name, sing His Praises, and your sinful intellect shall be washed clean.

O Nanak, through the Perfect Guru, one comes to have faith in the Name; they alone receive it, unto whom He gives it. ||12||

Shalok, First Mehl:

Some read the Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas.

They recite them, out of ignorance.

If they really understood them, they would realize the Lord.

Nanak says, there is no need to shout so loud. ||1||

First Mehl:

When I am Yours, then everything is mine. When I am not, You are.

You Yourself are All-powerful, and You Yourself are the Intuitive Knower. The whole world is strung on the Power of Your Shakti.

You Yourself send out the mortal beings, and You Yourself call them back home. Having created the creation, You behold it.

O Nanak, True is the Name of the True Lord; through Truth, one is accepted by the Primal Lord God. ||2||

Pauree:

The Name of the Immaculate Lord is unknowable. How can it be known?

The Name of the Immaculate Lord is with the mortal being. How can it be obtained, O Siblings of Destiny?

The Name of the Immaculate Lord is all-pervading and permeating everywhere.

Through the Perfect Guru, it is obtained. It is revealed within the heart.

O Nanak, when the Merciful Lord grants His Grace, the mortal meets with the Guru, O Siblings of Desitny. ||13||

Shalok, First Mehl:

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, people have faces like dogs; they eat rotting carcasses for food.

They bark and speak, telling only lies; all thought of righteousness has left them.

Those who have no honor while alive, will have an evil reputation after they die.

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Whatever is predestined, happens, O Nanak; whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. ||1||

First Mehl:

Women have become advisors, and men have become hunters.

Humility, self-control and purity have run away; people eat the uneatable, forbidden food.

Modesty has left her home, and honor has gone away with her.

O Nanak, there is only One True Lord; do not bother to search for any other as true. ||2||

Pauree:

You smear your outer body with ashes, but within, you are filled with darkness.

You wear the patched coat and all the right clothes and robes, but you are still egotistical and proud.

You do not chant the Shabad, the Word of Your Lord and Master; you are attached to the expanse of Maya.

Within, you are filled with greed and doubt; you wander around like a fool.

Says Nanak, you never even think of the Naam; you have lost the game of life in the gamble. ||14||

Shalok, First Mehl: