When it pleases Him, He creates the world.

As He pleases, He absorbs it back into Himself.

Without You, nothing can be done.

Upon Your thread, You have strung the whole world.

One whom God Himself inspires to understand

- that person obtains the True Name.

He looks impartially upon all, and he knows the essential reality.

O Nanak, he conquers the whole world. ||1||

All beings and creatures are in His Hands.

He is Merciful to the meek, the Patron of the patronless.

No one can kill those who are protected by Him.

One who is forgotten by God, is already dead.

Leaving Him, where else could anyone go?

Over the heads of all is the One, the Immaculate King.

The ways and means of all beings are in His Hands.

Inwardly and outwardly, know that He is with you.

He is the Ocean of excellence, infinite and endless.

Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||

The Perfect, Merciful Lord is pervading everywhere.

His kindness extends to all.

He Himself knows His own ways.

The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is present everywhere.

He cherishes His living beings in so many ways.

That which He has created meditates on Him.

Whoever pleases Him, He blends into Himself.

They perform His devotional service and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

With heart-felt faith, they believe in Him.

O Nanak, they realize the One, the Creator Lord. ||3||

The Lord's humble servant is committed to His Name.

His hopes do not go in vain.

The servant's purpose is to serve;

obeying the Lord's Command, the supreme status is obtained.

Beyond this, he has no other thought.

Within his mind, the Formless Lord abides.

His bonds are cut away, and he becomes free of hatred.

Night and day, he worships the Feet of the Guru.

He is at peace in this world, and happy in the next.

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O Nanak, the Lord God unites him with Himself. ||4||

Join the Company of the Holy, and be happy.

Sing the Glories of God, the embodiment of supreme bliss.

Contemplate the essence of the Lord's Name.

Redeem this human body, so difficult to obtain.

Sing the Ambrosial Words of the Lord's Glorious Praises;

this is the way to save your mortal soul.

Behold God near at hand, twenty-four hours a day.

Ignorance shall depart, and darkness shall be dispelled.

Listen to the Teachings, and enshrine them in your heart.

O Nanak, you shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires. ||5||

Embellish both this world and the next;

enshrine the Lord's Name deep within your heart.

Perfect are the Teachings of the Perfect Guru.

That person, within whose mind it abides, realizes the Truth.