O Nanak, people do what is pre-ordained; they cannot do anything else. |
O Nanak, serve with this intuitive awareness; only that which is pleasing to the Lord is approved. |
O Nanak, she commits sins for their sake; she shall go, bound and gagged, to the City of Death. |
O Nanak, singing the Praises of the Pure, True Lord, they depart with honor. |
O Nanak, that destiny which is pre-ordained and written on one's forehead - no one can erase it. The Lord infuses strength, and He takes it away again. You alone, O Lord, You alone. |
O Nanak, that human body, in which there is no pain of separation from the Lord - take that body and burn it. |
O Nanak, that one upon whom He bestows His Glance of Grace is united with Him; such a person is the true soul-bride of the Lord. |
O Nanak, that one, within whose mind the Name dwells, is honored in the True Court |
O Nanak, that Primal Color which the Lord has applied, shall never fade away. |
O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru. Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism. |
O Nanak, the Destroyer of pain has given this Gift; I am imbued with the Love of the Delightful Lord. |
O Nanak, the devotees are happy and peaceful forever. They are absorbed in the True Name. |
O Nanak, the filthy ones become clean only when they meet and surrender to the True Guru. |
O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of spiritual wisdom. Watered with the Lord's Love, it remains forever green; through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it ripens. |
O Nanak, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. |