Do not think that the True Lord is far away; He is deep within.

Wherever I look, there I find Him pervading; how can I estimate His value? ||3||

He Himself does, and He Himself undoes. He Himself beholds His glorious greatness.

Becoming Gurmukh, one beholds Him, and so, His value is appraised. ||4||

So earn your profits while you are alive, by serving the Guru.

If it is so pre-ordained, then one finds the True Guru. ||5||

The self-willed manmukhs continually lose, and wander around, deluded by doubt.

The blind manmukhs do not remember the Lord; how can they obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan? ||6||

One's coming into the world is judged worthwhile only if one lovingly attunes oneself to the True Lord.

Meeting the Guru, one becomes invaluable; his light merges into the Light. ||7||

Day and night, he remains detached, and serves the Primal Lord.

O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Lord's Lotus Feet, are content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||19||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

No matter how much one may describe the Lord, His limits still cannot be known.

I am without any support; You, O Lord, are my only Support; You are my almighty power. ||1||

This is Nanak's prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name.

When self-conceit is eradicated, and understanding is obtained, one meets the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||

Abandoning egotism and pride, one obtains contemplative understanding.

When the mind surrenders to the Lord Master, He bestows the support of the Truth. ||2||

Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is the true service.

No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord's Will. ||3||

One who follows the Command of the Lord's Will is taken into the Lord's Treasury.

The counterfeit find no place there; they are mixed with the false ones. ||4||

Forever and ever, the genuine coins are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased.

The false ones are not seen in the Lord's Treasury; they are seized and cast into the fire again. ||5||

Those who understand their own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul.

The One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit. ||6||

Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain satisfied with Truth.

They have no doubt or sense of separation - their tongues taste the divine taste. ||7||

By His Command, and through your past actions, you came into the world; walk forever according to His Will.

Please, grant virtue to Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth. ||8||20||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

One whose mind is attuned to the Lord's Name speaks the truth.