I have searched in the four directions, but no one is mine.

If it pleases You, O Lord Master, then You are mine, and I am Yours. ||1||

There is no other door for me; where shall I go to worship?

You are my only Lord; Your True Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause||

Some serve the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, and some serve spiritual teachers; they beg for wealth and miraculous powers.

May I never forget the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. This is the wisdom of the True Guru. ||2||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 073

Why do the Yogis, the revellers, and the beggars wander in foreign lands?

They do not understand the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and the essence of excellence within them. ||3||

The Pandits, the religious scholars, the teachers and astrologers, and those who endlessly read the Puraanas,

do not know what is within; God is hidden deep within them. ||4||

Some penitents perform penance in the forests, and some dwell forever at sacred shrines.

The unenlightened people do not understand themselves - why have they become renunciates? ||5||

Some control their sexual energy, and are known as celibates.

But without the Guru's Word, they are not saved, and they wander in reincarnation. ||6||

Some are householders, servants, and seekers, attached to the Guru's Teachings.

They hold fast to the Naam, to charity, to cleansing and purification; they remain awake in devotion to the Lord. ||7||

Through the Guru, the Gate of the Lord's Home is found, and that place is recognized.

Nanak does not forget the Naam; his mind has surrendered to the True Lord. ||8||14||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Stilling the desires of the mind, the mortal truly crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.

In the very beginning, and throughout the ages, You have been the Merciful Lord and Master; I seek Your Sanctuary. ||1||

You are the Giver, and I am a mere beggar. Lord, please grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

The Gurmukh meditates on the Naam; the temple of his mind resounds with joy. ||1||Pause||

Renouncing false greed, one comes to realize the Truth.

So let yourself be absorbed in the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and know this supreme realization. ||2||

This mind is a greedy king, engrossed in greed.

The Gurmukh eliminates his greed, and comes to an understanding with the Lord. ||3||

Planting the seeds in the rocky soil, how can one reap a profit?

The self-willed manmukh is not pleased with Truth; the false are buried in falsehood. ||4||

So renounce greed - you are blind! Greed only brings pain.

When the True Lord dwells within the mind, the poisonous ego is conquered. ||5||

Renounce the evil way of duality, or you shall be plundered, O Siblings of Destiny.