Day and night, praise the Naam, in the Sanctuary of the True Guru's protection. ||6||

The self-willed manmukh is a rock, a stone. His life is cursed and useless.

No matter now long a stone is kept under water, it still remains dry at its core. ||7||

The Name of the Lord is the treasure; the Perfect Guru has given it to me.

O Nanak, one who does not forget the Naam, churns and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||8||15||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

The travellers travel from one road to another.

The world is engrossed in its entanglements, and does not appreciate the Truth. ||1||

Why wander around, and why go searching, when the Guru's Shabad reveals Him to us?

Leaving behind egotism and attachment, I have arrived at my own home. ||1||Pause||

Through Truth, one meets the True One; He is not obtained through falsehood.

Centering your consciousness on the True Lord, you shall not have to come into the world again. ||2||

Why do you weep for the dead? You do not know how to weep.

Weep by praising the True Lord, and recognize His Command. ||3||

Blessed is the birth of one who is destined to abide by the Lord's Command.

He obtains the true profit, realizing the Lord's Command. ||4||

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If it pleases the Commander, one goes to His Court, robed in honor.

By His Command, God's slaves are hit over the head. ||5||

The profit is earned by enshrining Truth and justice in the mind.

They obtain what is written in their destiny, and overcome pride. ||6||

The self-willed manmukhs are hit over the head, and consumed by conflict.

The cheaters are plundered by falsehood; they are chained and led away. ||7||

Enshrine the Lord Master in your mind, and you shall not have to repent.

He forgives our sins, when we practice the Teachings of the Guru's Word. ||8||

Nanak begs for the True Name, which is obtained by the Gurmukh.

Without You, I have no other at all; please, bless me with Your Glance of Grace. ||9||16||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Why should I go searching in the forests, when the woods of my home are so green?

The True Word of the Shabad has instantaneously come and settled in my heart. ||1||

Wherever I look, there He is; I know no other.

Working for the Guru, one realizes the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||1||Pause||

The True Lord blends us with Himself, when it is pleasing to His Mind.

One who ever walks in accordance with His Will, merges into His Being. ||2||

When the True Lord dwells in the mind, that mind flourishes.

He Himself grants greatness; His Gifts are never exhausted. ||3||

Serving this and that person, how can one obtain the Lord's Court?

If someone embarks on a boat of stone, he shall drown with its cargo. ||4||