The Unknowable Lord cannot be understood. ||6||

The lotus originates in the water, and yet it remains distinct from the water.

Just so, the Divine Light pervades and permeates the water of the world.

Who is near, and who is far away?

I sing the Glories of the Lord, the treasure of virtue; I behold Him ever-present. ||7||

Inwardly and outwardly, there is none other than Him.

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 066

Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass.

Listen, O Bharthari Yogi - Nanak speaks after deliberation;

the Immaculate Name is my only Support. ||8||1||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

All meditation, all austerities, and all clever tricks,

lead one to wander in the wilderness, but he does not find the Path.

Without understanding, he is not approved;

without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, ashes are thrown upon one's head. ||1||

True is the Master; the world comes and goes.

The mortal is emancipated, as Gurmukh, as the Lord's slave. ||1||Pause||

The world is bound by its attachments to the many desires.

Through the Guru's Teachings, some become free of desire.

Within them is the Naam, and their heart lotus blossoms forth.

They have no fear of death. ||2||

The men of the world are conquered by woman; they love the ladies.

Attached to children and wife, they forget the Naam.

They waste this human life in vain, and lose the game in the gamble.

Serving the True Guru is the best occupation. ||3||

One who speaks egotistically in public,

never attains liberation within.

One who burns away his attachment to Maya, by the Word of the Guru's Shabad,

meditates forever within his heart on the Immaculate Naam. ||4||

He restrains his wandering mind, and keeps it under control.

The company of such a Sikh is obtained only by Grace.

Without the Guru, he goes astray and continues coming and going.

Bestowing His Mercy, the Lord unites him in Union. ||5||

I cannot describe the Beauteous Lord.

I speak the unspoken; I cannot estimate His value.

All pain and pleasure come by Your Will.

All pain is eradicated by the True Name. ||6||

He plays the instrument without hands, and dances without feet.

But if he understands the Word of the Shabad, then he shall behold the True Lord.

With the True Lord within the self, all happiness comes.

Showering His Mercy, the Preserving Lord preserves him. ||7||

He understands the three worlds; he eliminates his self-conceit.

He understands the Bani of the Word, and he is absorbed into the True Lord.

Contemplating the Shabad, he enshrines love for the One Lord.

O Nanak, blessed is the Lord, the Embellisher. ||8||2||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

There are innumerable writings; those who write them take pride in them.