From pleasures, arise diseases and the commission of sins.

From sinful pleasures come sorrow, separation, birth and death.

The fools try to account for their misdeeds, and argue uselessly.

The judgement is in the Hands of the True Guru, who puts an end to the argument.

Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. It cannot be changed by anyone's efforts. ||4||

Shalok, First Mehl:

Telling lies, they eat dead bodies.

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And yet, they go out to teach others.

They are deceived, and they deceive their companions.

O Nanak, such are the leaders of men. ||1||

Fourth Mehl:

Those, within whom the Truth dwells, obtain the True Name; they speak only the Truth.

They walk on the Lord's Path, and inspire others to walk on the Lord's Path as well.

Bathing in a pool of holy water, they are washed clean of filth. But, by bathing in a stagnant pond, they are contaminated with even more filth.

The True Guru is the Perfect Pool of Holy Water. Night and day, He meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

He is saved, along with his family; bestowing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, He saves the whole world.

Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to one who himself chants the Naam, and inspires others to chant it as well. ||2||

Pauree:

Some pick and eat fruits and roots, and live in the wilderness.

Some wander around wearing saffron robes, as Yogis and Sanyaasees.

But there is still so much desire within them-they still yearn for clothes and food.

They waste their lives uselessly; they are neither householders nor renunciates.

The Messenger of Death hangs over their heads, and they cannot escape the three-phased desire.

Death does not even approach those who follow the Guru's Teachings, and become the slaves of the Lord's slaves.

The True Word of the Shabad abides in their true minds; within the home of their own inner beings, they remain detached.

O Nanak, those who serve their True Guru, rise from desire to desirelessness. ||5||

Shalok, First Mehl:

If one's clothes are stained with blood, the garment becomes polluted.

Those who suck the blood of human beings-how can their consciousness be pure?

O Nanak, chant the Name of God, with heart-felt devotion.

Everything else is just a pompous worldly show, and the practice of false deeds. ||1||

First Mehl:

Since I am no one, what can I say? Since I am nothing, what can I be?

As He created me, so I act. As He causes me to speak, so I speak. I am full and overflowing with sins-if only I could wash them away!

I do not understand myself, and yet I try to teach others. Such is the guide I am!

O Nanak, the one who is blind shows others the way, and misleads all his companions.