The Immaculate Lord is within your heart, and yet you search for Him in the wilderness. ||2||

You have wandered through many many births; you are exhausted but have still not found a way out of this endless cycle.

Now that you have obtained this human body, meditate on the Lord's Feet; Nanak advises with this advice. ||3||3||

Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:

O mind, contemplate the Sanctuary of God.

Meditating on Him in remembrance, Ganika the prostitute was saved; enshrine His Praises within your heart. ||1||Pause||

Meditating on Him in remembrance, Dhroo became immortal, and obtained the state of fearlessness.

The Lord and Master removes suffering in this way - why have you forgotten Him? ||1||

As soon as the elephant took to the protective Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of mercy, he escaped from the crocodile.

How much can I describe the Glorious Praises of the Naam? Whoever chants the Lord's Name, his bonds are broken. ||2||

Ajaamal, known throughout the world as a sinner, was redeemed in an instant.

Says Nanak, remember the Chintaamani, the jewel which fulfills all desires, and you too shall be carried across and saved. ||3||4||

Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:

What efforts should the mortal make,

to attain devotional worship of the Lord, and eradicate the fear of death? ||1||Pause||

Which actions, what sort of knowledge, and what religion - what Dharma should one practice?

What Name of the Guru should one remember in meditation, to cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the One Lord is the treasure of mercy; chanting it, one obtains salvation.

No other religion is comparable to this; so speak the Vedas. ||2||

He is beyond pain and pleasure, forever unattached; He is called the Lord of the world.

He dwells deep within your inner self, O Nanak, like the image in a mirror. ||3||5||

Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:

O mother, how can I see the Lord of the world?

In the utter darkness of emotional attachment and spiritual ignorance, my mind remains entangled. ||1||Pause||

Deluded by doubt, I have wasted my whole life; I have not obtained a stable intellect.

I remain under the influence of corrupting sins, night and day, and I have not renounced wickedness. ||1||

I never joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and I did not sing the Kirtan of God's Praises.

O servant Nanak, I have no virtues at all; keep me in Your Sanctuary, Lord. ||2||6||

Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:

O mother, my mind is out of control.

Night and day, it runs after sin and corruption. How can I restrain it? ||1||Pause||

He listens to the teachings of the Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees, but he does not enshrine them in his heart, even for an instant.