According to the business in which the Lord has placed them, so are the rewards they obtain. |
According to the Glance of Grace with which the True Lord beholds us, so do we become. |
According to the karma of past actions, one's destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky. |
According to the Lord's Command, people perform their actions; they wander around, driven by the karma of their past actions. By the Lord's Command, they behold the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. |
According to the Word of the Guru's Teachings, what is outside is the same as what is inside the home of the self |
According to their pre-ordained destiny, they act out their karma. Serving the True Guru, a lasting peace is found. |
According to this inscription, gifts, light and glorious greatness are received. Joining with Maya, the spiritual consciousness is lost. |
Across the continents, and throughout the Universe, the Lord's Glory is pervading. |
Acting in egotism, so very many have died. After making mistakes, they later repent and regret. |
Acting in evil and corruption, people are immersed in corruption. Without the Name, they find no place of rest. In the City of Death, they suffer in agony. |
Actions are the paper, and the mind is the ink; good and bad are both recorded upon it. |
Administering the intoxicating drug of love, I have won over the Lord of the Universe; I have fascinated His Mind. |
After bathing, the Muslims recite their prayers, and after bathing, the Hindus perform their worship services. |
After cutting away its branches, its feet are bound together into bundles, and then, it is placed between the wooden rollers and crushed. What punishment is inflicted upon it! Its juice is extracted and placed in the cauldron; as it is heated, it groans and cries out. And then, the crushed cane is collected and burnt in the fire below. Nanak, come, people, and see how the sweet sugar-cane is treated! |
After looking around in the four directions, I looked within my own self. There, I saw the True, Invisible Lord Creator. I was wandering in the wilderness, but now the Guru has shown me the Way. Hail to the True, True Guru, through whom we merge in the Truth. |