Reading and studying are just worldly pursuits, if there is thirst and corruption within.

Reading in egotism, all have grown weary; through the love of duality, they are ruined.

He alone is educated, and he alone is a wise Pandit, who contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

He searches within himself, and finds the true essence; he finds the Door of Salvation.

He finds the Lord, the treasure of excellence, and peacefully contemplates Him.

Blessed is the trader, O Nanak, who, as Gurmukh, takes the Name as his only Support. ||1||

Third Mehl:

Without conquering his mind, no one can be successful. See this, and concentrate on it.

The wandering holy men are tired of of making pilgrimages to sacred shrines; they have not been able to conquer their minds.

The Gurmukh has conquered his mind, and he remains lovingly absorbed in the True Lord.

O Nanak, this is how the filth of the mind is removed; the Word of the Shabad burns away the ego. ||2||

Pauree:

O Saints of the Lord, O my Siblings of Destiny, please meet with me, and implant the Name of the One Lord within me.

O humble servants of the Lord, adorn me with the decorations of the Lord, Har, Har; let me wear the robes of the Lord's forgiveness.

Such decorations are pleasing to my God; such love is dear to the Lord.

I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, day and night; in an instant, all sins are eradicated.

That Gurmukh, unto whom the Lord becomes merciful, chants the Lord's Name, and wins the game of life. ||21||

Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 057

Shalok, Third Mehl:

The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.

The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times.

By Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is transformed, and he becomes detached from the world.

O Nanak, no filth sticks to him, and he does not fall into the womb again. ||1||

Third Mehl:

Kali Yuga is called the Dark Age, but the most sublime state is attained in this age.

The Gurmukh obtains the fruit, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises; this is his destiny, ordained by the Lord.

O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, he worships the Lord night and day; he chants the Lord's Name, and remains absorbed in the Lord's devotional worship. ||2||

Pauree:

O Lord, unite me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, so that with my mouth, I may speak the sublime Word of the Guru's Bani.

I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and constantly chant the Lord's Name; through the Guru's Teachings, I enjoy the Lord's Love constantly.

I take the medicine of meditation on the Lord's Name, which has cured all diseases and multitudes of sufferings.