By the good fortune of good deeds done in the past, you have come, and now you perform actions to determine your future. |
By the Grace of the Holy Saint, the dried-up branches have blossomed forth again in their greenery. |
By the karma of good actions, some come to serve the Perfect Guru. |
By the loving worship of His devotees, the Lord has come under their power. All pleasures have come to dwell in the mind; the Lord of the Universe is pleased and appeased. Birth and death have been totally eliminated. |
By true actions, the True Lord is met, and the Guru's Teachings are found. Then, they are not subject to birth and death; they do not come and go in reincarnation. O Nanak, they are respected at the Lord's Gate; they are robed in honor in the Court of the Lord. |
By various devices, and in so many ways, this world is enticed. They alone are saved, whom the All-powerful, Infinite Lord protects. The servants of the Lord are saved by the Love of the Lord. O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to them. |
By washing, their pollution is not removed, even though they may wash hundreds of times. |
By Your Command, human beings are fashioned. You Yourself embellish them, and then again destroy them. |
By Your Grace, the banner of honor is obtained. It cannot be taken away or lost. You are the True Giver; You give continually. |
By Your Grace, the Divine Light has dawned. The Merciful Lord cherishes everyone. |
Call everyone exalted; no one seems lowly. The One Lord has fashioned the vessels, and His One Light pervades the three worlds. Receiving His Grace, we obtain Truth. No one can erase His Primal Blessing. |
Call permanent only the One, who does not have destiny inscribed upon His Forehead. The sky and the earth shall pass away; He alone is permanent. |
Calling him, Mine, mine , she fondles him lovingly, while the Messenger of Death looks on and laughs. |
Chant that Name of the Lord, O my mind, which will save you at the very last moment. Chant that Name of the Lord, O my mind, which shall drive out all hunger and desire from your mind. |
Chant the Lord's Name and contemplate the Lord of the World, twenty-four hours a day. He preserves our soul, our breath of life, body and wealth. By His Grace, He protects our soul. |