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" Your humble servant awakes in the Love of the
Lord's Name.
" ! " ! " All laziness
has departed from the body, and the mind is attached to myBeloved Lord.
H= Ie= H3 Ie= l3 Ie= HoHl HH
The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and
Master, the Transcendent Lord.
Ie= H olIo H Ie= 8lu HJe
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and
brother.
Ie= e3 Jl H UeH Ie= H3 lu
The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which
never fails.
Ie= Hl3 Hl3 8lu Hl3 Ie= H H
The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone
- touching it, one is transformed.
Ie= 3lu olH3 H= I lIo HH o
The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the
Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.
Ie= =3 Hl J3 Ie= l33 l=3 =
The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of
sinners.
Ie= ole HIle HI HI Ie= H3 Jl Hl Uu
The Divine Guru existed in the very beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine
Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.
Ie= HIl3 Hl =l l= JH HJ l lH3 lI 3
O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but
holding onto Him, I will be carried across.
Ie= Hl3I 8JH HH Ie= = Jl HH= 9
The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in
humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||
8J H= ole ol3 J
Read this Shalok at the beginning, and at the end. ||

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+ Hl3 H =3 lU l= o= Hl3
oHl H I Hle One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth.
Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-
Existent. By Guru's Grace ~
H Chant And Meditate: ole HU HIle HU J l HU
= JHl l HU 9 True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The
Ages. True Here Ad Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||
HU HlU J=8l H HUl = By thinking, He cannot be reduced
to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.
U U J=8l H l8 J l= 3 By remaining silent, inner
silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.
lo U3l H 8 lo The hunger of the hungry
is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
HJH lHo JlJ 3 l8= U l Hundreds of
thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.
l== HlUo J8lo l== =J 3c l So how can you become
truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?
J=lH H8l U = llo l 9 O Nanak, it is
written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will.
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J=Hl J=l o= J=H =lJo H8l By His Command,
bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.
J=Hl J=l Hlo J=lH lH =lo8l By His Command, souls
come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
J=Hl U3H lU J=lH ll e H 8lolJ By His
Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are
obtained.
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l8= J=Hl 8HlH l8l= J=Hl He =8lolJ Some, by
His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.
J=H oel H = 8Jl J=H =l8 Everyone is subject to His
Command; no one is beyond His Command.
= J=H H 8 3 JUH =J =l8 7 O Nanak, one who
understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||
I= = 3 J= l=H 3 Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?
I= = el3 H lH Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and
Insignia.
I= = I =lo8lo U Some sing of His Glorious Virtues,
Greatness and Beauty.
I= = l=leo l=H =lU Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him,
through difficult philosophical studies.
I= = HlH = 3 J Some sing that He fashions the body, and then
again reduces it to dust.
I= = Hlo l=l eJ Some sing that He takes life away, and then again
restores it.
I= = H leH el Some sing that He seems so very far away.
I= = = Je Jel Some sing that He watches over us, face to face,
ever-present.
=u =ul o= 3lc There is no shortage of those who preach and
teach.
=lu =lu =ul =cl =lc =lc Millions upon millions offer millions of
sermons and stories.
ee e e ul= lJ The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who
receive grow weary of receiving.
HI HI3l Jl lJ Throughout the ages, consumers consume.
J=Hl J=H U8 J The Commander, by His Command, leads us to
walk on the Path.
= l=IH ==J = O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and
Untroubled. ||3||

HU HlJ8 HU l8 lo U o True is the Master,
True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.
olJ HIlJ elJ elJ el3 = e3 People beg and pray,
"Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.
=l l= oI lo lH3 leH e8 So what offering can we place
before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court?
HJ l= 8 8lo lH3 Hl u lo What words can we
speak to evoke His Love?
olH3 = HU U =lo8l =lU In the Amrit Vaylaa, the
ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.
=Hl o= =J el H eo By the karma of past actions, the
robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found.
= 8= Hlo H o HlUo u O Nanak, know this well:
the True One Himself is All. ||4||
ulo Hl8 =l3 Jl8 He cannot be established, He cannot be
created.
o ol lH Hl8 He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.
lHl Hl=o l3l l8o H Those who serve Him are honored.
= I=lo Il lu O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of
Excellence.
I=lo Hlo Hl lo U Sing, and listen, and let your mind be
filled with love.
e Jl H =l Hl8 Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace
shall come to your home.
IHl e IHl =e IHl lJo HH8l The Guru's
Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the
Guru's Word is all-pervading.
I 8lH I I 8H I 83l H8l The Guru is
Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.
H JU H o Jl =J =u H8l Even knowing
God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.

I l8= elJ 88l The Guru has given me this one understanding:
H Hlo = l8= e3 H H l=Hl H8l there is
only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||
3llu = H l3H = l= l= l8 =l If I am
pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what
good are ritual cleansings?
H3l lHl U8l = l= =H l= lH 8l I gaze upon
all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are they given to receive?
Hl3 l=lU 3 H=J Hl= H l8= I =l lH Hl
Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.
I l8= elJ 88l The Guru has given me this one understanding:
H Hlo = l8= e3 H H l=Hl H8l there is
only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||6||
H HI U oH J eHl Jl8 Even if you could live throughout
the four ages, or even ten times more,
= l=lU Hlo l U H =l8 and even if you were
known throughout the nine continents and followed by all,
UI U l8 = HH =ll3 HlI l8 with a good name and
reputation, with praise and fame throughout the world-
H l3H el o=8l 3 =3 = still, if the Lord does not
bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What is the use?
=lc oel =lc =l eHl eH u Among worms, you would be
considered a lowly worm, and even contemptible sinners would hold you in contempt.
= lIl I = I=l3o I e O Nanak, God blesses
the unworthy with virtue, and bestows virtue on the virtuous.
3J =l8 H8l lH l3H I =l8 = No one can even
imagine anyone who can bestow virtue upon Him. ||7||
Hlo lHu l Hl u Listening-the Siddhas, the spiritual teachers, the
heroic warriors, the yogic masters.
Hlo ul3 u= o=H Listening-the earth, its support and the
Akaashic ethers.

Hlo el o 3 Listening-the oceans, the lands of the world and the
nether regions of the underworld.
Hlo lJ H= = Listening-Death cannot even touch you.
= I3 He l=IH O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.
Hlo e = H \ Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||8||
Hlo 8lH 8H l8e Listening-Shiva, Brahma and Indra.
Hlo Hl HJ He Listening-even foul-mouthed people praise Him.
Hlo HI HIl3 3l e Listening-the technology of Yoga and the
secrets of the body.
Hlo HH3 lHlHl3 =e Listening-the Shaastras, the Simritees and the
Vedas.
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Hlo e = H \ Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||9||
Hlo H3 H3 lIo Listening-truth, contentment and spiritual wisdom.
Hlo oHl = l8H Listening-take your cleansing bath at the sixty-
eight places of pilgrimage.
Hlo lJ lJ =lJ H Listening-reading and reciting, honor is
obtained.
Hlo I HJlH luo Listening-intuitively grasp the essence of
meditation.
Hlo e = H 9O Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||10||
Hlo H I = IJ Listening-dive deep into the ocean of virtue.
Hlo H l l3HJ Listening-the Shaykhs, religious scholars, spiritual
teachers and emperors.
Hlo ou =lJ J Listening-even the blind find the Path.
Hlo Ju J= oHIJ Listening-the Unreachable comes within your
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Hlo e = H 99 Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||11||
H =l Il3 =Jl Hl8 The state of the faithful cannot be described.
H = =J l 3l8 One who tries to describe this shall regret the
attempt.
=Ile =H lJ No paper, no pen, no scribe
H = 8lJ =l =lU can record the state of the faithful.
oH H lH Jl8 Such is the Name of the Immaculate Lord.
H = Hl H Hl =l8 97 Only one who has faith comes to know
such a state of mind. ||12||
H Hl3 J= Hl 8lu The faithful have intuitive awareness and
intelligence.
H HI = =l Hlu The faithful know about all worlds and realms.
H HlJ Uc l8 The faithful shall never be struck across the face.
H HH = Hlu Hl8 The faithful do not have to go with the Messenger
of Death.
H = Hl H Hl =l8 9= Only one who has faith comes to know
H HlI = l8 The path of the faithful shall never be blocked.
H l3 lHU Ic Hl8 The faithful shall depart with honor and fame.
H HI U u The faithful do not follow empty religious rituals.
H uH H3l H8u The faithful are firmly bound to the Dharma.
H = Hl H Hl =l8 9u Only one who has faith comes to know
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H =lJ H eo The faithful find the Door of Liberation.
H = Hu The faithful uplift and redeem their family and relations.
H 3 3 I lH The faithful are saved, and carried across with the
Sikhs of the Guru.
H = =lJ l The faithful, O Nanak, do not wander around
begging.
H = Hl H Hl =l8 9 Only one who has faith comes to know
U = U u The chosen ones, the self-elect, are accepted and
approved.
U =lJ eIlJ H The chosen ones are honored in the Court of the
Lord.
U HJlJ el H The chosen ones look beautiful in the courts of kings.
U = I 8= luo The chosen ones meditate single-mindedly on the
Guru.
H = =J = =lU No matter how much anyone tries to explain and
describe them,
=3 = = Jl HH the actions of the Creator cannot be counted.
u uH el8o = 3 The mythical bull is Dharma, the son of
compassion;
H3 ul lo lHl Hl3 this is what patiently holds the earth in its
place.
H = 8 J= HlUo One who understands this becomes truthful.
u= Ul =3 What a great load there is on the bull!
u3l J J J So many worlds beyond this world-so very many!
l3H 3 3 == H What power holds them, and supports their
weight?
Hlo Hl3 I = = The names and the colors of the assorted species of
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beings
H llo =Jl =H were all inscribed by the Ever-flowing Pen of
God.
8J ll H =l8 Who knows how to write this account?
llo =3 Jl8 Just imagine what a huge scroll it would take!
=3 3 HolJ What power! What fascinating beauty!
=3l el3 H = =3 And what gifts! Who can know their extent?
=l3 HU 8= ==U You created the vast expanse of the Universe with
One Word!
l3H 3 J8 eloU Hundreds of thousands of rivers began to flow.
=el3 == =J =lU How can Your Creative Potency be described?
=lo H= 8= = I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.
H 3u = H8l l = Whatever pleases You is the only good done,
3 He HHl3 l= 9 You, Eternal and Formless One! ||16||
oH H oH U Countless meditations, countless loves.
oH H oH 3 3U Countless worship services, countless austere
disciplines.
oH Iu Hl =e Countless scriptures, and ritual recitations of the
Vedas.
oH HI Hl JlJ UeH Countless Yogis, whose minds remain
detached from the world.
oH I3 I lIo =lU Countless devotees contemplate the
Wisdom and Virtues of the Lord.
oH H3l oH e3 Countless the holy, countless the givers.
oH H HJ H Countless heroic spiritual warriors, who bear the
brunt of the attack in battle (who with their mouths eat steel).
oH Hl l= l8 3 Countless silent sages, vibrating the String of
His Love.
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=el3 == =J =lU How can Your Creative Potency be described?
3 He HHl3 l= 9 You, Eternal and Formless One. ||17||
oH H ou = Countless fools, blinded by ignorance.
oH U JH Countless thieves and embezzlers.
oH oH =l HlJ H Countless impose their will by force.
oH I=U Jl3o =HlJ Countless cut-throats and ruthless killers.
oH l =l HlJ Countless sinners who keep on sinning.
oH =lJo =J l=lJ Countless liars, wandering lost in their lies.
oH H H l lJ Countless wretches, eating filth as their ration.
oH le= lHl =lJ Countless slanderers, carrying the weight of
their stupid mistakes on their heads.
= lU =J =lU Nanak describes the state of the lowly.
3 He HHl3 l= 9\ You, Eternal and Formless One. ||18||
oH = oH u= Countless names, countless places.
oIH oIH oH o Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial
realms.
oH =JlJ lHl Jl8 Even to call them countless is to carry the
weight on your head.
ol H ol HJ From the Word, comes the Naam; from the
Word, comes Your Praise.
ol lIo Il3 I IJ From the Word, comes spiritual wisdom,
singing the Songs of Your Glory.
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ol l 8 8l From the Word, come the written and spoken
words and hymns.
o lHl HHI =l From the Word, comes destiny, written on one's
forehead.
lHl 8lJ l l3H lHl lJ But the One who wrote these Words of
Destiny-no words are written on His Forehead.
lH= =H8 l3= l3= lJ As He ordains, so do we receive.
H3 =l3 33 U The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name.
l= = Jl = uU Without Your Name, there is no place at all.
=el3 == =J =lU How can I describe Your Creative Power?
3 He HHl3 l= 9\ You, Eternal and Formless One. ||19||
lo Ju 3 eJ When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty,
l u3 U3 H J water can wash away the dirt.
H3 l3l =J Jl8 When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine,
e H8 8lo UJ u l8 soap can wash them clean.
lo Hl3 = HlI But when the intellect is stained and polluted by
sin,
UJ u = = lI it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name.
l l o lJ Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;
=l =l = ll HJ actions repeated, over and over again, are
engraved on the soul.
o 8llH o Jl J You shall harvest what you plant.
= J=Hl o=J HJ 7O O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's
Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20||
3lu 3 el8o e3 e Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and
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H = = l3 = H -these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit.
Hlo Hlo Hl =l3 U Listening and believing with love and
humility in your mind,
o3Il3 3llu Hl U cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred
shrine deep within.
Hl I 3 H Jl =l8 All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all.
l= I =l3 Il3 Jl8 Without virtue, there is no devotional
worship.
HoHl3 olu 8l 8HU I bow to the Lord of the World, to His
Word, to Brahma the Creator.
Hl3 HJ He Hl UU He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful.
== H = =3 == == lul3 == = What was that
time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date?
==l lH 3l HJ == lH3 Jo o= What was that
season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created?
= 8lo 3l lH J= The Pandits, the religious
scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puraanas.
=3 l8U =elo lH ll = That time is not
known to the Qazis, who study the Koran.
lul3 = HIl H l3 HJ =8l The day and the date
are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season.
H =3 lHl =U HH o H H8l The Creator who
created this creation-only He Himself knows.
l== =l o l== HJl l=U =l l== H How can
we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? How can we know
Him?
= ol H = o l8= e l8= lHo O Nanak,
everyone speaks of Him, each one wiser than the rest.
= HlJ8 =l 8l =l3 H = J= Great is the Master, Great is
His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will.
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= H = o H oI Il8o HJ 79 O Nanak, one
who claims to know everything shall not be decorated in the world hereafter. ||21||
3 3 oIH oIH There are nether worlds beneath
nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands of heavenly worlds above.
UJ= UJ= l u= =e =Jl l8= =3 The Vedas say that
you can search and search for them all, until you grow weary.
HJH oJ =Jl =38 oH l8= u3 The scriptures say
that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only One Universe.
Jl8 3 llo Jl8 l=H If you try to write an account of
this, you will surely finish yourself before you finish writing it.
= = olo o H o 77 O Nanak, call Him Great!
He Himself knows Himself. ||22||
HJl HlJ 83l Hl3 8lo The praisers praise the Lord,
but they do not obtain intuitive understanding
elo o3 =J =lJ HHle HlolJ -the streams and rivers
flowing into the ocean do not know its vastness.
HHe HJ H3 lIJ H3l H u Even kings and emperors,
with mountains of property and oceans of wealth
=lJl 3l J=l H l3H HJ =lHlJ 7= -these are
not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God. ||23||
o3 lH=3l =Jl o3 Endless are His Praises, endless are those
who speak them.
o3 = el o3 Endless are His Actions, endless are His Gifts.
o3 =l Hl o3 Endless is His Vision, endless is His Hearing.
o3 H l=o Hl H3 His limits cannot be perceived. What is the
Mystery of His Mind?
o3 H =l3 o= The limits of the created universe cannot be
perceived.
o3 H = Its limits here and beyond cannot be perceived.
o3 =l =3 l8lJ Many struggle to know His limits,
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3 = o3 8 HlJ but His limits cannot be found.
8J o3 H =l8 No one can know these limits.
8J3 =Jlo 8J3 Jl8 The more you say about them, the more there still
remains to be said.
= HlJ8 UU uU Great is the Master, High is His Heavenly Home.
UU Ul UU U Highest of the High, above all is His Name.
8= UU J= =l8 Only one as Great and as High as God
l3H UU =U H Hl8 can know His Lofty and Exalted State.
H= ol H ol ol Only He Himself is that Great. He Himself
knows Himself.
= el =Hl el3 7u O Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, He
bestows His Blessings. ||24||
8J3 =H llo Hl8 His Blessings are so abundant that there
can be no written account of them.
= e3 l3 3Hl8 The Great Giver does not hold back anything.
=3 HIlJ Hu o There are so many great, heroic warriors begging at the
Door of the Infinite Lord.
=l3o I3 Jl =lU So many contemplate and dwell upon Him, that
they cannot be counted.
=3 l 3clJ == So many waste away to death engaged in corruption.
=3 H= lJ So many take and take again, and then deny receiving.
=3 H Jl lJ So many foolish consumers keep on consuming.
=l3o e He H So many endure distress, deprivation and constant
abuse.
8lJ l el3 3l e3 Even these are Your Gifts, O Great Giver!
8le Hl Jl8 Liberation from bondage comes only by Your Will.
J ol H= =l8 No one else has any say in this.
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H = l8= ol l8 If some fool should presume to say that he does,
UJ H H3lo HlJ l8 he shall learn, and feel the effects of his folly.
o H o el8 He Himself knows, He Himself gives.
olJ lH l =8l =l8 Few, very few are those who acknowledge this.
lHH 8H lH=l3 HJ One who is blessed to sing the Praises of the
Lord,
= l3HJl l3HJ 7 O Nanak, is the king of kings. ||25||
oH I oH = Priceless are His Virtues, Priceless are His Dealings.
oH =l8 oH Priceless are His Dealers, Priceless are His
Treasures.
oH o=lJ oH HlJ Priceless are those who come to Him,
Priceless are those who buy from Him.
oH l8 oH HHlJ Priceless is Love for Him, Priceless is absorption
into Him.
oH uH oH el8 Priceless is the Divine Law of Dharma, Priceless
is the Divine Court of Justice.
oH 3 oH = Priceless are the scales, priceless are the weights.
oH 8HlH oH lH Priceless are His Blessings, Priceless is His
Banner and Insignia.
oH =H oH =H Priceless is His Mercy, Priceless is His Royal
Command.
oH oH olo Hl8 Priceless, O Priceless beyond expression!
ol ol J l= l8 Speak of Him continually, and remain absorbed
in His Love.
olJ =e The Vedas and the Puraanas speak.
olJ J =lJ =lo The scholars speak and lecture.
olJ 8H olJ l8e Brahma speaks, Indra speaks.
olJ Il 3 Il=e The Gopis and Krishna speak.
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olJ 8lH olJ lHu Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak.
olJ =3 =l3 8u The many created Buddhas speak.
olJ e= olJ e= The demons speak, the demi-gods speak.
olJ Hl Hl H H= The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings,
the silent sages, the humble and serviceful speak.
=3 olJ ol lJ Many speak and try to describe Him.
=3 =lJ =lJ Ul U l HlJ Many have spoken of Him over and over
again, and have then arisen and departed.
83 =l3 Jl =lJ If He were to create as many again as there already are,
3 ol H=lJ =8l =l8 even then, they could not describe Him.
H= = 3= Jl8 He is as Great as He wishes to be.
= H HU Hl8 O Nanak, the True Lord knows.
H = o 8l=IJ If anyone presumes to describe God,
3 llo lHl I= I= 7 he shall be known as the
greatest fool of fools! ||26||
H e =J H = =J lH3 8lJ H8 HH Where is that
Gate, and where is that Dwelling, in which You sit and take care of all?
=H e o= oH =3 ==J The Sound-current of the
Naad vibrates there, and countless musicians play on all sorts of instruments there.
=3 I l lHU =Jlol =3 I=J So many Ragas, so
many musicians singing there.
I=lJ 3J U l 8H3 I= H uH eo
The praanic wind, water and fire sing; the Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
I=lJ lU3 I3 ll HlJ ll ll uH =lU
Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who record actions, and the
Righteous Judge of Dharma who judges this record sing.
I=lJ 8lH 8H e=l HJl He H= Shiva, Brahma and the
Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned, sing.
I=lJ l8e l8eHl 8 e=l3o el Indra, seated upon
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His Throne, sings with the deities at Your Door.
I=lJ lHu HHul oel I=l Hu l=U The Siddhas in
Samaadhi sing; the Saadhus sing in contemplation.
I=l H3l H3l H3l I=lJ =l = The celibates, the
fanatics, the peacefully accepting and the fearless warriors sing.
I=l l3 Jl lH HI HI =e The Pandits,
the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing.
I=lJ HJlo H HJl HI H l8o The Mohinis,
the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in this world, in paradise, and in the
underworld of the subconscious sing.
I=l 3 U8 3 oHl 3lu The celestial jewels
created by You, and the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage sing.
I=lJ Hu HJ8 H I=lJ l U The brave and mighty
warriors sing; the spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing.
I=lJ H = =l =l u The planets, solar
systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing.
H8l 3u I=lJ H 3u =l 3 3 I3 H They
alone sing, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with the Nectar of Your
Essence.
Jl =3 I=l H H lUl3 o=l = l=o =lU
So many others sing, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I consider them all?
H8l H8l He HU HlJ8 HU HUl 8l That True Lord is
True, Forever True, and True is His Name.
J l JHl Hl8 HHl U lHl U8l He is, and shall
always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.
Il Il 3l =l =l lHHl Hl8o lHl U 8l He
created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
=l =l = =l3 o lH= l3H el =lo8l Having
created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
H l3H = H8l =Hl J=H = H8l He does whatever
He pleases. No order can be issued to Him.
H l3HJ HJ l3HlJ8 = J H8l 7 He is
the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to
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His Will. ||27||
He H3 HH 3 l luo =l =lJ l8l3 Make
contentment your ear-rings, humility your begging bowl, and meditation the ashes you apply to
your body.
lu = =ol =l8o HIl3 3ll3 Let the
remembrance of death be the patched coat you wear, let the purity of virginity be your way in
the world, and let faith in the Lord be your walking stick.
o8l ul HI HH3l Hl Hl3 HI Hl3 See the brotherhood
of all mankind as the highest order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and conquer the world.
oeH l3H oeH I bow to Him, I humbly bow.
ole ol ole oJl3 HI H I 8= =H 7\ The
Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is
One and the Same. ||28||
Il3 lIo el8o l =lc =lc =HlJ e Let
spiritual wisdom be your food, and compassion your attendant. The Sound-current of the Naad
vibrates in each and every heart.
ol u ul H H =l llu lHlu o= He He
Himself is the Supreme Master of all; wealth and miraculous spiritual powers, and all other
external tastes and pleasures, are all like beads on a string.
HHI l=HI el8 = U=lJ o=lJ I Union with
Him, and separation from Him, come by His Will. We come to receive what is written in our
destiny.
ole ol ole oJl3 HI HI 8= =H 7\ The
8= H8l HIl3 l=o8l l3l U = The One Divine
Mother conceived and gave birth to the three deities.
l8= HHl l8= l l8= 8 el 8 One, the Creator of
the World; One, the Sustainer; and One, the Destroyer.
lH= l3H = l3= U= lH= J= =H He makes things
happen according to the Pleasure of His Will. Such is His Celestial Order.
UJ = U el o= 8J3 8J l= He watches over
all, but none see Him. How wonderful this is!
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ole ol ole oJl3 HI HI 8= =H =O The
oH l8 l8 On world after world are His Seats of Authority and
His Storehouses.
H l= l8o H 8= = Whatever was put into them, was put there
once and for all.
=l =l = lHHJ Having created the creation, the Creator Lord
watches over it.
= HU =l HUl = O Nanak, True is the Creation of the True Lord.
ole ol ole oJl3 HI HI 8= =H =9 The
l8= e Hl JlJ J=lJ =lH If I had 100,000
tongues, and these were then multiplied twenty times more, with each tongue,
IJ ololJ 8= H HIelH I would repeat,
hundreds of thousands of times, the Name of the One, the Lord of the Universe.
83 lJ l3 =Jlo UJlo Jl8 l8=lH Along this path to
our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the ladder, and come to merge with Him.
Hl I o=H =l =lc o8l lH Hearing of the etheric realms,
even worms long to come back home.
= el 8lo =Jl =J lH =7 O Nanak, by His Grace
He is obtained. False are the boastings of the false. ||32||
ol H U J H No power to speak, no power to keep silent.
H HIl el H No power to beg, no power to give.
H Hl=l Hl J H No power to live, no power to die.
H lH Hl Hl H No power to rule, with wealth and occult
mental powers.
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H H3l lIol =lUl No power to gain intuitive understanding,
spiritual wisdom and meditation.
H HI3l c HH No power to find the way to escape from the world.
lHH Jlu H =l = Hl8 He alone has the Power in His Hands. He
watches over all.
= U3H lU =l8 == O Nanak, no one is high or low. ||33||
3l 3l lu3l = Nights, days, weeks and seasons;
= l oIl 3 wind, water, fire and the nether regions
l3H l=lU u3l ul l uH H -in the midst of these, He
established the earth as a home for Dharma.
l3H l=lU Hlo HIl3 = I Upon it, He placed the various species of
beings.
l3 = H o= o3 Their names are uncounted and endless.
=Hl =Hl Jl8 =lU By their deeds and their actions, they shall be
judged.
HU ol HU e8 God Himself is True, and True is His Court.
l3u HJl U = There, in perfect grace and ease, sit the self-elect, the
self-realized Saints.
el =lH = lH They receive the Mark of Grace from the Merciful
Lord.
=U =8l Uu l8 The ripe and the unripe, the good and the bad, shall
there be judged.
= Il8o H Hl8 =u O Nanak, when you go home, you will see
this. ||34||
uH = 8J uH This is righteous living in the realm of Dharma.
lIo = oJ =H And now we speak of the realm of spiritual
wisdom.
=3 = l =H3 =3 = HJH So many winds, waters and
fires; so many Krishnas and Shivas.
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=3 8H =Jl3 =JlolJ I = =H So many Brahmas,
fashioning forms of great beauty, adorned and dressed in many colors.
=3lo =H Hl H =3 =3 u UeH So many worlds and
lands for working out karma. So very many lessons to be learned!
=3 l8e Ue H =3 =3 H eH So many Indras, so many moons
and suns, so many worlds and lands.
=3 lHu 8u u =3 =3 e=l =H So many Siddhas and Buddhas,
so many Yogic masters. So many goddesses of various kinds.
=3 e= e= Hl =3 =3 3 HHe So many demi-gods and
demons, so many silent sages. So many oceans of jewels.
=3lo l =3lo 8l =3 3 le So many ways of life,
so many languages. So many dynasties of rulers.
=3lo H3l H== =3 = o3 o3 = So many
intuitive people, so many selfless servants. O Nanak, His limit has no limit! ||35||
lIo HlJ lIo U In the realm of wisdom, spiritual
wisdom reigns supreme.
l3u e l8e = oe The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there,
amidst the sounds and the sights of bliss.
HH =l 8l In the realm of humility, the Word is Beauty.
l3u =Jl3 =Jlo 8J3 o Forms of incomparable beauty are
fashioned there.
3 =lo I =ulo HlJ These things cannot be described.
H = =J l 3l8 One who tries to speak of these shall regret the
attempt.
l3u =Jlo Hl3 Hl3 Hl 8lu The intuitive consciousness, intellect
and understanding of the mind are shaped there.
l3u =Jlo H lHu =l Hlu = The consciousness of the spiritual
warriors and the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, are shaped there. ||36||
=H =l 8l H In the realm of karma, the Word is Power.
l3u J =8l J No one else dwells there,
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l3u Hu HJ8 H except the warriors of great power, the spiritual heroes.
l3 HlJ H lJo They are totally fulfilled, imbued with the
Lord's Essence.
l3u Hl3 Hl3 HlJH HlJ Myriads of Sitas are there, cool and calm in
their majestic glory.
3 = =u HlJ Their beauty cannot be described.
UlJ HlJ I HlJ Neither death nor deception comes to those,
lH = H =H H HlJ within whose minds the Lord abides.
l3u I3 =HlJ = o The devotees of many worlds dwell there.
=lJ oe HU Hl Hl8 They celebrate; their minds are imbued with
the True Lord.
HU l =H l= In the realm of Truth, the Formless Lord abides.
=l =l = el lJ Having created the creation, He watches over
it. By His Glance of Grace, He bestows happiness.
l3u H = There are planets, solar systems and galaxies.
H = =u 3 o3 o3 If one speaks of them, there is no limit, no end.
l3u o o o= There are worlds upon worlds of His Creation.
lH= lH= J=H l3= l3= = As He commands, so they exist.
= l=IH =l =lU He watches over all, and contemplating the creation,
He rejoices.
= =u =J H = O Nanak, to describe this is as hard as steel!
||37||
H3 J ulH Hlo Let self-control be the furnace, and patience
the goldsmith.
oJl Hl3 =e Julo Let understanding be the anvil, and spiritual
wisdom the tools.
U oIl 3 3U With the Fear of God as the bellows, fan the
flames of tapa, the body's inner heat.
7u
U olH3 l33 Ul In the crucible of love, melt the Nectar of
the Name,
=Jlo H8e HUl c=H and mint the True Coin of the Shabad, the Word
of God.
lH =U el =H l3 = Such is the karma of those upon whom
He has cast His Glance of Grace.
= el el lJ =\ O Nanak, the Merciful Lord, by His
Grace, uplifts and exalts them. ||38||
H= Shalok:
= I l l3 H3 ul3 HJ3 Air is the Guru, Water is the
Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.
le=H l3 el8 e8l el8o HI HI3 Day and night
are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.
UlIo8lo 8lo8lo =U uH Jel Good deeds and bad
deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.
=Hl o ol = J = el According to their own actions,
some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
lHl H luol8o I8 HH=l3 =l Those who have
meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat
of their brows
= 3 H UH =3l cl l 9 -O Nanak, their faces are
radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||

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To God belongs the Khalsa. To God belongs the Victory.

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+ Hl3I Hle
God who is One, is realized by the blessings of the True Guru.
Hl =lJI Hl =l =3J
Wonderful Preceptor God is always victorious
H
To be recited.
Hl H== l3HJl 9O
Narrarated through the holy mouth of the 10
th
Guru.
e 3 Hle
Name and style of verse. By Gods blessings.

U= lUJ o 8 Hl3 o l3 lJ lHJ
God is without any mark, quoit, colour, caste or creed.
I o =U =lJ H=l3 l=J
No one can give any explanation of His form, dress, outline and complexion.
oU Hl3 oU =H olH3lH =lJH
Gods form is stable, He is self-illuminated, with immeasurable power.
=lc l8e l8el HJ HJl IlH
God is the king of millions of kings, and the King of kings of gods.
l3= HJl H oH 3 3 8 l3 =J3
God is the Lord of three worlds (land, air, water) not only gods, men and demons, but the whole
vegetable world announces that none is equal and alike God.
3= H8 H =u == =H H 83 HHl3 9
None can utter all of Your names. Wise men who realise Your virtues, call You in the same way.

HI U3 e
Bhujang Prayat Chhand.
HH3 o= HH3 l=
Salutation to the Immortal. Salutation to the compassionate.
HH3 o HH3 o 7
Salutation to the Formless. Salutation to the Unrivalled. (2)
HH3 o HH3 o
Salutation to the Unattired. Salutation to God who is beyond portraiture.
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HH3 o=8 HH3 oH8 =
Salutation to the incorporeal. Salutation to the Unborn. (3)
HH3 oIH HH3 oH
Salutation to the Impregnable. Salutation to the Indestructible.
HH3 oH HH3 oH u
Salutation to God who is beyond name. Salutation to God who is beyond place. (4)
HH3 o=H HH3 ouH
Salutation to God who is beyond deeds. Salutation to God who is beyond customary observances.
HH3 oH HH3 ouH
Salutation to God who is beyond name. Salutation to God who is beyond home. (5)
HH3 oHl3 HH3 ol3
Salutation to the Impregnable. Salutation to the Fearless.
HH3 o8J HH3 oUJ
Salutation to the Immutable. Salutation to the Infallible. (6)
HH3 ol HH3 oe
Salutation to God who is beyond colour and form. Salutation to God who is beyond beginning.
HH3 oe HH3 oIu
Salutation to the Impenertrable. Salutation to the Unfathomable. (7)
HH3 oIH HH3 oH
Salutation to the Impenertrable. Salutation to the Indestructible.
HH3 Ue HH3 o \
Salutation to the Liberator. Salutation to the Inestimable. (8)
HH3 H 8= HH3 o=
Salutation to the Unique. Salutation to the Multifarious.
HH3 o3 HH3 oH \
Salutation to God who is beyond element. Salutation to God who does not require any Immolation. (9)
HH3 l=H HH3 lH
Salutation to God who is beyond ritual ceremonies. Salutation to the Indubitable.
HH3 leH HH3 lH 9O
Salutation to God who does not belong to any country. Salutation to the Unattired. (10)
HH3 lH HH3 l=H
Salutation to God who is beyond name. Salutation to God who is beyond sensual desires.
7
HH3 lu3 HH3 l=3 99
Salutation to the Unsubstantial. Salutation to the Unbruised. (11)
HH3 lu3 HH3 o3
Salutation to the Immovable. Salutation to the Unsubstantial.
HH3 o= HH3 oH= 97
Salutation to the Invisible. Salutation to the Impassible. (12)
HH3 l3 HH3 ou
Salutation to the Immunity. Salutation to God who cannot be installed as a statue.
HH3 l3H HH3 lu 9=
Salutation to God who is respected in all the three worlds. Salutation to the Treasurer. (13)
HH3 oIJ HH3 o8J
Salutation to the Unfathomable. Salutation to the Immutable.
HH3 l38I HH3 oHI 9u
Salutation to the Source of all the three Supreme virtues. Salutation to the Uncreatable. (14)
HH3 I HH3 HHI
Salutation to God who enjoys all pleasures. Salutation to the Immanent.
HH3 oI HH3 oI 9
Salutation to God who is beyond colour. Salutation to the Indestructible. (15)
HH3 oIH HH3H3 H
Salutation to the Impassible. Salutation to the Inimitable.
HH3 HH HH3 lH 9
Salutation to the fathomless Ocean. Salutation to God who is beyond support. (16)
HH3 oH3 HH3 o3
Salutation to God who is beyond caste. Salutation to the Lord.
HH3 oHH8 HH3H3 oH8 9
Salutation to God who is beyond religion. Salutation to the Marvellous. (17)
oeH oeH HH3 oH
Salutation to God who does not belong to any country. Salutation to the Unattired.
HH3 luH HH3 l8H 9\
Salutation to God who is beyond any specified home. Salutation to God to whom no woman can give
birth. (18)
H H8 = H H8 leo
Salutation to the Annihilator of all. Salutation to God who is kind to all.
7\
H H8 H H8 9\
Salutation to God who is present in all forms. Salutation to the compassionate of all. (19)
H H8 H H8 u
Salutation to the Killer of all. Salutation to the Creator of all.
H H8 = H H8 7O
Salutation to the Annihilator of all. Salutation to the sustainer of all. (20)
HH3H3 e= HH3 o=
Salutation to the Unique object of worship. Salutation to the Impalpable.
HH3 oHH HH3 H 8H 79
Salutation to the Unborn. Salutation to the Inimitable. (21)
H H8 IU H H8 U
Salutation to the Omnipresent. Salutation to the Immanent.
H H8 I H H8 I 77
Salutation to God who is in all colours. Salutation to the Destroyer of all. (22)
H = = HH3H3 leo
Salutation to the Killer of death. Salutation to the Ocean of kindness.
HH3 o8 HH3 oH 7=
Salutation to the Colourless. Salutation to the Immortal. (23)
HH3 H HH3 l=3
Salutation to the Enemy of old age. Salutation to the Creator of all.
H H8 uu H H3 o8u 7u
Salutation to God, who Himself is running the whole show of the universe. Salutation to God who is
free from all ties. (24)
HH3 lH= HH3 l8=
Salutation to God who is without any kith and kin. Salutation to the Fearless.
HH3 JlH HH3 =lH 7
Salutation to the Compassionate. Salutation to God who gives blessings. (25)
HH3 o3 HH3 HJ3
Salutation to the Illimitable. Salutation to the Transcendental.
HH3H3 I HH3 HJI 7
Salutation to the Love. Salutation to the Highest of all. (26)
H H8 H H H8
Salutation to the Destroyer of all. Salutation to the Sustainer of all.
7\
H H8 =3 H H8 J3 7
Salutation to the Creator of all. Salutation to the Killer of all. (27)
H HI HI H I I
Salutation to the biggest Yogi of yogis. Salutation to the Carnal of pleasures.
H H8 leo H H8 7\
Salutation to God who is kind to all. Salutation to the Sustainer of all. (28)

UUl e 3 Hle
Chachri Chhand. By Gods blessings.
o J o J oH J o J 7\
God is Formless, Unrivalled, Immovable, and Uncreated. (29)
o J o J oH J o=H J =O
God is beyond portraiture, Unattired, beyond name, and carnal desire. (30)
ou J o J oHl3 J ol3 J =9
God is Impenetrable, Impalpable, Impregnable, and Undismayed. (31)
l3H J lu J l38I J oHI J =7
God is respected in all the three worlds, He is all treasures, the source of all the the virtues, and is
Uncreated. (32)
ol J ole J oH J oHle J ==
God is beyond colour, form and beginning, He is invincible and Unborn but the Source of all life. (33)
oHH J o8 J o3 J o J =u
God is Unborn, without caste and creed, He is Unsubstantial and Untended. (34)
oIH J oH J o J o J =
God is Impregnable, Indestructible, Incontestable, and Undisputed. (35)
oHl= J Jl= J ou u J o8u J =
God is Unfathomable, Companion of all and Free from all worldy entanglements and ties. (36)
l8 J oH J o= J oH J =
God is beyond knowledge, Intangible, Immortal and Free from all bondages. (37)
oJ J oHJ J o3 J HJ3 J =\
God is Transcendental, beyond place, Illimitable and Transcendent. (38)
ol= J lHl= J l J oH J =\
God is beyond portraiture, without kith and kin, beyond support, and He is Imperceptible. (39)
=O
oIH J oHH J o3 J o3 J uO
God is Impassable, Unborn, Unsubstantial, and Intangible. (40)
o= J oH= J o=H J oH J u9
God is Invisible and Impassible. He is beyond ritual ceremonies and is Indubitable. (41)
oHl3 J ol3 J o8J J oIJ J u7
God is Impregnable, Undismayed, Unshakable, and Unfathomable. (42)
oH J lu J o= J l= 8= J u=
God is Immeasureable, all Treasures and Multifarious, still God is Unique. (43)

HI U3 e
H H8 H HHH3l lu
Salutation to God who is respected everywhere. Salutation to all the Treasures.
H e= e= ol o= uu
Salutation to the God of gods. God is Unattired and Mysterious. (44)
H = = H H8
Salutation to the Killer of death. Salutation to the sustainer of all.
H H8 IU H H8 U u
Salutation to omnipresent. Salutation to Immanent. (45)
oIl ou lHIl Hu
God is the Incorporeal Master of all. God is unrivalled and Destroyer of all.
H H H H u
Salutation to the Light of all the suns. Salutation to the respected of all the respectable. (46)
H Ue Ue H
Salutation to the Light of all the moons. Salutation to the Light of all the suns.
H Il3 Il3 H 3 3 u
Salutation to the Creator of the songs. Salutation to the Creator of all tunes. (47)
H l3 l3 H e e
Salutation to greates Dancer. Salutation to the sweetest musical sound of all music.
H H 8e 8e u\
Salutation to the greatest Drummer. Salutation to the greatest Dramam player of the universe. (48)
oIl oH HHH3l H
=9
God is Incorporeal and without name. God is within all Corporeal forms.
Il Hu HHH3l l83 u\
God is calamitous. God is spiritual power of all. (49)
== l8 ==l H
God is immaculate. God is Unculpable.
H H H H H O
Salutation to the Transcendent. The King of all kings. (50).
H HI HI H H lHu
Salutation to the Transcendent Sait of all the yogis and sidhas classes of saints.
H H H H H l8u 9
Salutation to the Transcendent King of all kings. (51)
H HH3 H oH3 H
Salutation to the Wielder of the sword and other arms. Salutation to the Wielder of arrows and all
weapons.
H H lIo3 H = H3 7
Salutation to the Omniscient. Salutation to the Mother of the world. (52)
ol oHl oIl oI3
God is Unattired, Undubitable, and Free from all worldly temptations.
H HI HI H H HI3 =
Salutation to the Transcendent Saint of all the yogis and sidhas classes of saints. (53)
H l3 l8 = =H
Salutation to the Protector of all, at all times and Destroyer of all sins.
H 3 o3 e= HuH u
Salutation to Sustainer of all evil spirits and noble people as a family head. (54)
H I J3 H I
Salutation to the Antitoxic and the Real Love.
H HJ HJ H
Salutation to the Emperor of all emperors and King of all kings. (55)
H e e H H H
Salutation to the greatest Donor and Respected among the respectables.
H I I HH3 l8H
Salutation to the Antitoxin that washes all sins. (56)
H H3 H3 H H3 H3
=7
Salutation to the greatest Incantation. Salutation to the greatest Magical formula
H l8Hc l8Hc H 33 33
Salutation to the most Beloved. Salutation to the Mystical formula of super human power. (57)
He HUee H8 Hl
God is the real Truth, Peace and all Pleasure. He is the Destroyer of all.
o o HHH3l l=Hl \
God is Unrivalled, Formless and Immanent. (58)
He lHue 8ue l8u =3
God gives spiritual power, success, and intellectual power to all.
ou Uu ou o= U= J3 \
The Immanent Lord is present under and over the earth, also present in skies, space, and the whole of
the universe. He is the destroyer of all sins. (59)
H H HH
The Transcendent Lord sustains everyone in a transcendental way.
He H8e lHu e3 leo O
The compassionate God gives spiritual power to all. (60)
oel oel oH o=H
God is Impenetrable. Impassable, beyond name, and desire.
HHH3 Hl HHH3H3 uH 9
God is the greatest Victor and He is Immanent and Omnipresent. (61)

3 H UUl e
Tera Jor. Chachri Chhand.
H J u J ol3 J o J 7
God is Transudatory in water and land. He is Unafraid of anybody and is impalpable. (62)
J oH J oeH J oH J =
God is the Transcendent Lord, Immovable, Unattired and He does not belong to any country. (63)

HI U3 e
Bujang Prayat Chhand
oIu o8u oel H
God is Unfathomable and Immutable. God is Incorporeal and Beautiful form.
==
H H8 H HHH3l lu u
Salutation to God who is respected everywhere. God is the Repository of everything. (64)
HH3 lu HH3 Hu
Salutation to God over whom no master exists. Salutation to the Destroyer of all.
HH3 oIH HH3 oH
Salutation to the Impregnable. Salutation to the Indestructible. (65)
HH3 o= HH3 o
Salutation to the Immortal. Salutation to God who does not require any protection.
H H8 eH H H8 H
Salutation to God who belongs to all countries. Salutation to God who is present in all dresses. (66)
H H H H HH HH
Salutation to the King of all kings. Salutation to the Creator of the universe.
H HJ HJ H HJ HJ
Salutation to the Emperor of all emperors. Salutation to God who illuminates all moons. (67)
H Il3 Il3 H l3 l3
Salutation to the sweetest song of all songs. Salutation to the Love of all loves.
H H H H \
Salutation to God under who the whole universe works. Salutation to God who can make everything
to dry. (68)
H H8 I H H8 I
Salutation to the Antitoxic of all diseases. Salutation to the Carnal pleasures of all.
H H8 Hl3 H H8 l3 \
Salutation to the Victorious of all. Salutation to God who causes fear among all. (69)
H H8 lIo H H 3
Salutation to the all Knowledgeable. Salutation to the Creator of the boundless universe.
H H8 H3 H H8 H3 O
Salutation to the Incantation of all. Salutation to the Magic formula of all. (70)
H H8 leH H H8 l=H
Salutation to God who is surveying and superintending everyone. Salutation to God who attracts
everyone.
H H8 I l3Il oI 9
Salutation to the Transudatory of all colours. The Incorporeal God is the Destroyer of the trimorphic
world. (71)
=u
H Hl= Hl= H 8lH 8lH
Salutation to the Fountain of life for all. Salutation to the Fundamental seed of all.
ol H olH HHH3 lHH 7
God remains always Untroubled and Indivisible. God gives blessings to all. (72)
l= H ==H Hl
God is compassionate and the Destroyer of all sings.
He H8e llu lHu l=Hl =
God gives all the magical, spiritual and miraculous powers. (73)

Uc e 3 Hle
Charpat Chhand By Gods Blessings.
olH3 =H ol83 uH
Gods actions are unchecked and imperishable. Gods laws are unchangeable.
o HI oU I u
The entire universe is attached with God. Gods carnal pleasure is forever. (74)
oU H oc HH
Gods empire is permanent. Gods creation is permanent.
o uH o =H
Gods principles are unmitigated. Gods actions are immaculate. (75)
H8 e3 H8 lIo3
God is the universal donor. God is Omniscient.
H8 H8 H
God illuminates all. God is adored by all. (76)
H8 H8 3
God gives animation to all. God provides strength and energy to all.
H8 I3 H8 HI3
God is carnal pleasures of all. God is attached with the entire universe. (77)
H8 e= H8 =
God is adored by all. God is Omniscient.
H8 = H8 \
God is Annihilator of all. God is sustainer of all. (78)

=
o e 3 Hle
Rual Chhand By Gods Blessings.
ole ole Hl3 oHl o
The Infinite God existed before the Era. His origin is unknown. He is unborn, Omnipresent, and
Unlimited.
H8 H l3H e= o= ole Ue
God is adored in the trimorphic worlds by everyone. He is all Light. His mysteries are unknown. All
are originating from Him. He is very broadminded.
H8 = H8 == H8 = l =
God is Sustainer, Destroyer, and Annihilator of all.
H3 33 l8HJl o=u3 lH \
God is Immanent, Fountain of all feelings, but Renouncer of everything. (79)
H H H3 H= I
God is beyond name and place, beyond caste and creed, beyond colour and form. He is immaculate.
ole Ue Hl3 oHl ole oH
God is Fundamental Origin of all. He is Immanent and Broad minded. He is beyond death and birth
and He is Unmitigated.
eH o H H= I
God is beyond any country. He is Unattired, Incorporeal and has no attachment for anyone.
H3 33 leH l=H Jl8 =lU oI \O
God is Transudatory in every pore of the universe. His universal adoration is immanent. (80)
H =H l8Jl 3 uH J lJ HlJ
God is beyond name, place, form, colour and mark.
H8 H H83 H He= H3 3lJ
God is adorned everywhere by everyone all over the universe.
8= Hl3 o= eH =l o=
God is Unique but visible in countless forms, created by Himself.
o o3 = l= 8= \9
God plays the drama of the world by creating His creations and again He becomes the Unique at
doomsday. (81)
e= = HJl lHJ 8e oU =38
The mystery of God is unknown to any god and it is also indescribable by any scripture.
I Hl3 l3 H H8l l=J H8
Indescribable God is beyond caste, colour and creed.
=
33 H3 H3 H=l HH H l8Jl
God is beyond parent, caste, death and birth.
U= 8= l= U3 U= HJl 3l \7
Gods tremendous action for annihilation makes everyone in the trimorphic worlds to bow before His
unlimited powers. (82)
= UUeJ = l8 HI HJl lHJ H
God is adorned and His name is repeatedly recited all over the fourteen worlds by all.
ole e= ole Hl3 ulU H8 lHJ u
God is the First power to be worshipped. His origin is unknown but He is Creator of all.
H l3 Hl3 o
God is Transcendent power, Pious in form; Unmitigated, Immanent and Boundless.
H8 l8H lUU HU= IJ HJ \=
God is the creator of the whole universe; self-illuminated and He is the Maker and Breaker of the
universe. (83)
= Jl = HH Il3 o= oeH
God is Immortal, Omnipotent, Omnipresent and beyond any country.
uH uH H H lJ3 o3 o oH
God is the Treasure of Truth, He is Indubitable and beyond element. He is Invisible and Unattired.
oI I I H=J Hl3 l3 H
God is Incorporeal, He is beyond colour, caste, creed and name.
I8 IH eHc H H=l3 el8= =H \u
God annihilates all egoes, proudness, and all ill doers. He also gives salvation and fulfulls all wishes.
(84)
o oHl= o UH3l3 8= o=u3
God is self created, Indescribable, Indefinable, Absolute and Transcendental.
I8 IH H8 H ole oH3
God annihilates all egoes and proudness and He is Destroyer of all. He is Omnipresent from the pre-
era and is unborn.
oI Jl oI o3H 8= o
God is Incorporeal, Indestructible and Ocean of souls and spirits. He is Unrivalled and Immanent.
H8 l8= H8 =l8= H8 = l3 \
God does everything. He annihilates all. He sustains all. (85)
H8 I3 H8 J3 H8 3 o
God reaches everywhere and He can destroy all. He is distinguished from everyone.
=
H8 HH3 HJl lHJ I o
All the holy scriptures cannot explain the form, colour, and mark of God.
H 8e H=lJ 3 3 l3
The vedas and the puranas accepted that God is Transcendent from all and He is Unparalled.
=lc lHlHl3 HH3 o=8l =J lUl3 \
Innumerable simitries, puranas, and sastras are unable to explain the truth and complete knowledge of
God. (86)
Hu e 3 Hle
Madhu Bhar Chhand By Gods Blessings.
I I Ue HlJH o
God is the Ocean of numerous virtues and He is broadminded. Gods greatness is indefinable.
oH oI UH oI \
Gods existence is permanent. Gods virtues and excellencies are incomparable. (87)
oU =H lHle oH
God is Autoilluminated knowledge. God is Immanent day and night and He is indestructible.
oH 8J HJ HJ \\
Gods control over all the creative forces is autonomous. God is transcendental Emperor of all the
emperors. (88)
H H
God is the transcendent King of all the kings. God is the transcendent Sun of all suns.
e= e= UH HJ \\
God is worshipped by all the gods. Gods appreciations are inestimable. (89)
l8e l8e 8 8
God is King of indra. God is the Greatest of the great.
= = = = \O
God is also existing amond the inconsiderables. God annihilates death. (90)
o3 oI o oI
God is beyond element. Gods illumination is ever lasting.
Il3 lHl3 o I I Ue \9
God is immeasurable. God is the Ocean of numerous virtues and He is broadminded. (91)
Hl I H l l=H
God is saluted by countless saints. God is Intrepid and Undesirous.
ol3 el3 U lHl3 Il3 o \7
=\
The blazing light of God is unbearable. God is Immeasurable. (92)
olH+ =H oleH+ uH
Gods performances are automatical. Gods actions are ideal.
H8 UU o 8UU \=
God is all Beauty. God cannot be punished by anybody. (93)

UUl e 3 Hle
Chachri Chhand By Gods Blessings.
Il8e H=e Ue o \u
God knows everything. He is the Giver of salvation. He is Liberator and Inestimable. (94)
Jlo =lo lH o=H \
God is Killer of all and is Creator of all. He is beyond name and sensual desire. (95)

HI U3 e
Bhujang Prayat Chhand
U3 U= =3 U3 U= J3
God is the Creator of the universe from all sides. God is the Destroyer of the universe from all sides.
U3 U= e U3 U= H \
God is the Donor of the universe from all sides. God knows everything of the universe from all sides.
(96)
U3 U= =3l U3 U= 3l
God is Immanent. God sustains the whole universe from all side.
U3 U= U3 U= = \
God is the Protector of the universe from all sides. God is the annihilator of the universe from all
sides. (97)
U3 U= H U3 U= =H
God is Omnipresent. God is Immanent.
U3 U= HU U3 U= eU \\
God is adored in the universe from all sides. God is the Donor of the universe from all sides. (98)

UUl e
Chachri Chhand.
=\
H3 lH3 H l3 \\
God is without enemy, friend and He is Indubitable and Undismayed. (99)
=H =8 oHH oH8 9OO
God is beyond fortunes. He is Incorporeal, Unborn and He is not fixed on a particular place. (100)
lU3 lH3 J l=3 9O9
God is beyond portraiture, He is friendless and away from all. He is the Holiest one. (101)
lulH oelH oleH ol=H 9O7
God is Transcendent Master of the universe. He has been existing since the beginning of era. He is
invincible and Unfaded. (102)

I=3l e 3 le =u3
Bhagvati Chhand Narrated by Gods Blessings.
l= olH eH l= olH H
Gods existence is Perpetual. Gods formation is undecaying.
l= oIH =H l= oH H 9O=
God cannot be conquered by customary observances. God cannot be shaken by doubts. (103)
l= olH = l= ole3 H=
Gods formation is indivisible. God can extinguish the burning suns.
l= o=u3 8 l= l83 = 9Ou
God cannot be influenced and effected. God is the Fountain of all pleasures, riches and honours. (104)
l= H J l= uH uH J
God gives honours and glories to kings. God protects the truth and truthful living.
l= oH= 8 l= H8 o 9O
God has no anxiety. God beautifies all. (105)
l= HI3 l=3l J l= 3 3l J
God is the Creator of all the worlds. God Is the Bravest among all the braves.
l= 8JH H l= oU o 9O
God is all Beautification in form. God is self attained feelings which are unrivalled. (106)
l= ole oe= J l= ol o= J
God is the God of gods, He has been existing before the era. God is unparalleled as no one is equal to
Him and His mystery is unknown.
l= lU3 l8Jl l= 8= oul 9O
God is beyond portraiture. God is self controlled One. (107)
uO
l= Hl H= JlH lJ=
God provides work for all for their sustaining. God is compassionate to all and He provides liberation
to all.
l= = l8o8 J l= F8 F8 J 9O\
God is Chastity and Unspoted. God is Unsighted and Invisible. (108)
l= o== IJ J l= HJ HJ J
God pardons all sins. God is Transcendent King of all kings.
l= = =le J l= Hl leJe J 9O\
God performs all actions. God provides work for all. (109)
l= H= JlH J l= =H =lH J
God sustains all and shows kindness to all. God is the Fountain of all virtues and blessings.
l= H8 =l J l= H8 el J 99O
God is Transcendent Master of all powers. God annihilates all. (110)
l= H83 HlU l= H83 elU
God is adorned by all. God is Donor of all.
l= H83 IU l= H83 U 999
God is Transudatory to everywhere. God is Immanent. (111)
l= H83 eH l= H83 H
All countries belong to God. God, being, Omnipresent, transudates in every dress.
l= H83 H l= H83 HH 997
God is King of all. God is the Creator of all. (112)
l= H83 el l= H83 l
God is the Donor of everything to all. God is mingled everywhere in all things.
l= H83 HJ l= H83 J 99=
Gods glory illuminates everywhere. Gods illumination appears everywhere. (113)
l= H83 eH l= H83 H
All countries belong to God. God being Omnipresent, transudates in every dress.
l= H83 = l= H83 99u
God is Destroyer of all. God is Sustainer of all. (114)
l= H83 J3 l= H83 I3
God is Destroyer of all. God approaches everywhere to everyone.
l= H83 l l= H83 l 99
God is present everywhere in all dresses. God sustains everyone at all places at all times. (115)
u9
l= H83 =H l= H83 H
God works everywhere at all times. God is the Supreme King of everybody everywhere.
l= H83 H l= H83 99
God is the Destroyer of everything at all places. God sustains everyone at all places at all times. (116)
l= H83 3 l= H83
Gods power prevails everywhere at all the times. God denotes life to everybody over the whole
universe.
l= H83 eH l= H83 H 99
All the countries belong to God. God being Omnipresent, transudes in every dress. (117)
l= H83 HlU He= ulU
God is adorned by all. God is transcendent President of all the universe.
l= H83 HlU l= H83 ulU 99\
God is recited by all at all places. God establishes everyone at all places and He is Omnipresent. (118)
l= H83 l= H83 H
God gives light to all the suns of the universe and He, Himself shines like millions of suns. God is
respected by all the respectables at all places.
l= H83 l8e l= H83 Ue 99\
God is the transcendent Kind of all the kings of gods. God illuminates all the moons of all the solar
systems in the universe. (119)
l= H8 =lH l= H JJlH
God, Himself speals in all at all places. God possesses all knowledge and wisdom.
l= o= oH l= HlJ8 =H 97O
God is the greatest Ocean of all learnings. God is the Creator of all the languages. (120)
l= JH =H J 3HH H J
God embodies all beauties for beautification. God looks after everybody forever.
JHH HH Hl3 HeH 979
God is ever existing. Gods creation is ever lasting and His beauty cannot be perished. (121)
FlH lH=H3 Fl8 H3
God crushes the sinful enemies. God sustains and protects the innocents.
l8e H= HHl HH 977
Gods seat is the Highest and Optimum. God is Omnipresent and Immanent. (122)
3HlH 3HH Ho lu
God identifies every sinner as well as the virtuous. God sustains everyone over the universe
continuously.
u7
Jl= oHlH Hl8= U=l 97=
God is the Greatest enemy of all sins. God ensures sustenance to all. (123)
o= 3I J oe J oI J
God is such a great Ocean in which all the solar systems of the universe move like countless waves.
God is Impalpable and Indestructible.
oHlH l=H J FlH lH J 97u
God gives blessings to all His devotees. God gives punishment to the sinners. (124)
l=3 H J l3H=l3 l83 J
Gods portrait cannot be prepared and He is Indescribable. God is beyond trimorphic form but He is a
Saporific of all kinds.
Il3 J H HIl3 Hu J 97
Gods Light is being enjoyed by all. God is such sweet Nector which is Omnipresent and enjoyed by
all. (125)
He= H J oel o J
Gods existence is perpetual. God is Unrivalled and Unparalleled.
HHH3 H J He H8 HH J 97
God is Conqueror of all. God is the Creator of all forever. (126)
HHH3 HH J He= o=H J
God gives animation to all. God is without any desire.
l8u H J oIlu J o J 97
God cannot be obstructed from His way by anyone. God is Unfathomable and Unrivalled. (127)
Uo ole ole H
God is the Soul of the whole universe and only His form existed before the creation. Gods origin is
not searchable as it is unknown.
oIl oH l3Il l3=H 97\
God is Incorporeal and He is beyond name. God is the Destroyer of the trimorphic world and He
sustains everyone on the trimorphic world. (128)
l38I l38u oIH oIu
God is the source of the three supreme virtues to whome He controls and He has complete check on
them. God is Impregnable and Unfathomable.
H H8 I H H8 oI 97\
God is all beauty in all forms. God is all Love and He loves everyone. (129)
l3I3 H J olH J o3 J
God gives beautification all over the trimorphic world. God is Perpetual and Intangible.
u=
l= = H J lulU =H J 9=O
God is Destroyer of tartarus (abode of judged). God, Himself is the Traveller on the earth in all forms.
(130)
l=l3 J He= He J
Gods illumination is indefinable. God is Omnipresent forever.
l8Il3 H J HIl3 o J 9=9
God gives beautifcation to all. God is Immanent and Universal. (131)
l=l3 He J l8Il3 J
God is Indefinable forever. Gods illumination gives beautification to all.
o U=l3 H J HIl3 o J 9=7
Gods formation is indescribable. God is mingled with all and He is Universal. (132)

UUl e
Chachri Chhand
oI J oI J o J o J 9==
God is Imperishable, Incorporeal, Unattired, and Indescribable. (133)
oH J o=H J ole J HIle J 9=u
God is Indubitable and beyond customary observances and beginning. Existing even before the era.
(134)
oH J o8 J o3 J ou3 J 9=
God is Impregnable, Indestructible, Unsubstantial, and Unshaken. (135)
oH J UeH J ou u J o8u J 9=
God is Imperishable, He is beyond love and affection, and free from all wordly entanglements and ties.
(136)
oI3 J l8=3 J oH J =H J 9=
God is Impartial to all, free from all attachments. He is Imperishable and He is the light. (137)
llU3 J Hl3 J ol J ole J 9=\
God has no anxiety; His existence is Perpetual; He is beyond portraiture, and He is Invisible. (138)
o J o J oUJ J oIJ J 9=\
God is Indescribable, Unattired, Impregnable, and Unfathomable. (139)
oH J oI J ol J ole J 9uO
God is Imperceptible, He is beyond approach, beyond colour, form and beginning. (140)
ol3 J Hl3 J oH3 J oHe J 9u9
uu
God is Exceptional and Unique, Ever existing, Unborn and Independent. (141)

Uc e 3 Hle
Charpat Chhand By Gods Blessings.
H8 J3 H8 I3 H8 lo3 H8 lIo3 9u7
God is the Destroyer of all. God approaches everywhere to all. God is Immanent among all. God is
Omnipresent. (142)
H8 J3 H8 =3 H8 H8 3 9u=
God is the Destroyer of all. God is the Creator of all. God gives animation to all. God provides
strenght and energy to all. (143)
H8 =H H8 uH H8 HI3 H8 H=3 9uu
God, Himself, acts among all. Gods performances are everywhere. God is attached with the entire
Universe. Despite all this, God is detached from all. (144)

H= e 3 Hle
Rasaval Chhand By Gods Blessings.
H = H He= =H
Salutation to God who gives freedom from tartarus. Gods illumination is everlasting.
oI H oI l83 9u
God is Incorporeal in form. Gods illumination is indestructible. (145)
Hu Hu He H8 Hu
God is calamitous of calamity. God is always with all.
oIu H l8u l83 9u
God is Unlimited. Gods illumination cannot be obstructed. (146)
oIl oH l3Il l3=H
Incorporeal God is beyond name. God is the Destroyer of the trimorphic world but at the same time
He is the Sustainer of all.
lIl H H8 Il o 9u
God is Indestructible in form. God is Unmitigated and Unrivalled. (147)
3 3 H3 lH3
God has neither any son nor grand son. God has neither friend nor for.
33 H3 H3 3 9u\
God has neither father nor mother. God has neither caste, creed or any dynasty. (148)
u
lH= Hl= J olH3 oHl= J
God has neither any relative nor any collateral. God is Immeasurable and Unfathomable.
He= J oH J oH J 9u\
Gods illumination is ever lasting. God is Impregnable and He is beyond birth. (149)

I=3l e 3 Hle
Bhagvati Chhand By Gods Blessings
l= HJ HJ J l= JH HH J
Gods illuminations is unambiguous. God is immanent.
JHH HH J HHH3 =H J 9O
God is Animate forever. Gods virtues and greatness are sung everywhere. (150)
l= HlJ8 leHF J l= JH UF J
God is transcendent Master of all intellectual powers. God is the enlightened Lamp of illuminated
beauty.
l= =H =lH J l= H= JlH J 99
God is the most merciful Power of all. God provides earning to all and He is king to all. (151)
l= Hl lelJe J l= H= lJe J
God provides work to all. God provides earning to all and He makes everybody unfettered.
=lH =H J l= JH HH J 97
God is Optimum bounty. God is Optimum beauty. (152)
IlH lH J Il8 l=H J
God sends the sinners to tartarus. God sustains and protects the innocents.
JlJ lH= J lJH l== J 9=
God annihilates the sinful enemies. God is intrepid. (153)
== H J HHH3 l=H J
God is the Destroyer of all evils and curses. God inhabits everywhere in everybody.
oIH IlH J Hl8= JlH J 9u
God is Impregnable. God is very kind sustainer of the universe. (154)
HHH3 H8 J l= HlJ8 l= J
Gods vibrations are produced through every tongue. God is Tranquil pleasure.
l= = H J 8lJH3 l=H J 9
God is Destroyer of tartarus. God inhabits in the Heavens. (155)
u
l= H8 I= J JHH = J
Gods Stretch is to everywhere. God is everlasting Beautification.
3HH 3HlH J HHH3 oHlH J 9
God identifies every sinner as well as the victorious. God is loved by all. (156)
H 8lH J HHH3 oelH J
God is Transcendent Lord of all from the beginning. God is Transcendent Lord forever.
oeH o J JHH o J 9
God does not belong to any country and He is beyond portraiture. God is Unattired for all of time.
(157)
lHHl HH J oHl= l8H J
God is Immanent and Omnipresent. Gods mystery is prodigous.
=lH =H J l= Hol3 HH J 9\
God is Optimum bounty. Gods boldness is His beauty. (158)
l= oU =H J l= olH3 H8H J
Gods illumination is everlasting. God is most Odoriferous.
l= oH8 H J l= olH3 l83 J 9\
Gods beautiful form is prodigious. Gods greatness is immeasurable. (159)
l= olH3 H J l= o3H J
Gods stretch is unlimited. God is all illuminated Light.
l= oU oI J l= olH3 oI J 9O
God is Unwavering and Incorporeal. God is Immeasurable and Indestructible. (160)

Hu e 3 Hle
Madhubar Chhand By Gods Blessings.
Hl Hl H Il I HeH
God is saluted by the holy saints with all their devotions in their minds. God is Ocean of numerous
virtues and qualities.
ol 8 oIH Jl H 99
God cannot be conquered by the greatese enemies. God is transcendent Lord of all and He can perish
all. (161)
o I H Hl Hl HH
God is saluted by countless living organisms. God is saluted by the holy saints within their minds.
Jl o 8 oH 97
u
God is transcendent King of all the brave kings. God is unmitigates Knowledge which cannot be
destroyed. (162)
o= oH Hl Hl =H
God is self illuminated Knowledge which cannot be destroyed. God illumines the minds of saints.
Il I H H u HeH 9=
Salutation to God whose qualities and virtues are numerous. Salutation to God who inhabits over land
and ocean. (163)
olH oI oH oI
God does not become old. Gods seat is unshaken.
UH o Il3 lHl3 Ue 9u
God is Unrivalled and Unparalleled. Gods greatness and enlargement are indescribable. (164)
H u oH leH l=H o
Gods beauty is present over land and ocean. God is Omnipresent over all sides, and corners of the
unvierse and He is free from ignominy.
H u HJ3 leH l=H l8o3 9
God is transcendent Lord over land and ocean. God inhabits over all sides of the universe in
numerous form. (165)
o= oH lu3 u uH
God is self-illuminated Knowledge which cannot be destroyed. God is transcendent Head all over the
earth.
oH 8J 8= HeJ 9
God is transcendent Controller of the whole creation. God is always Unique. (166)
Uo= ole =ul ole
God is Immanent without any change. Gods origin cannot be searched out by discourses.
lo I8 o= 9
God annihilates all enemies in an instant. God is Omnipresent and Immortal. (167)
= =l H lU3 U H
God is adorned in every house. Gods Name is recited by every mind.
olH I3 olHH 83 9\
God does not grow old. God does not rely on anybody in any form. (168)
o I3 oH 83
God is Indisputable forever. Gods actions are not furious.
occ oc o 9\
Gods ware-houses are inexhaustible and are opened to everyone. God cannot be established; He is
boundless. (169)
u\
ol uH ol3 Ul =H
Gods working is invisible and ideal. Gods actions are performed boldly with courage.
o8 o3 e3 HJ3 9O
God is Unbruised and Unlimited. God is the greatest Sustainer. (170)

Jl8H e 3 Hle
Harbolmana Chhand By Gods Blessings.
=U J ol =U J
God is the Home of kindness. God annihilates all enemies.
J HlJ H J 99
God annihilates all sinners. God beautifies the whole universe. (171)
HI3H J HH J
God is the Master of the whole universe. God is transcendent Master of all.
=l = J H8 U 8 J 97
God creates causes for wars. God sustains all. (172)
lu3 = u J HI = = J
God holds up the earth. God is the Creator of the universe.
H HlU J HI HlU J 9=
God is adored by all minds. God is known to all. (173)
H8 J H8 = J
God sustains all. God is the Creator of all.
H8 lHU J H8 lHU J 9u
God is nearest to all. God annihilates all. (174)
== J l8H J
God is the Fountain of kindness. God sustains the whole world.
H8H J HI3H J 9
God is the Master of all. God is the Master of the whole world. (175)
8JHH J H J
God is the Master of the whole universe. God is the Killer of sinners.
3 J == J 9
God is Transcendental. God is the Fountain of kindness. (176)
oH H J ou u J
u\
God cannot be pleased by reciting incantation. God cannot be established as physical object.
ol=3 l=3 J olH3 lH3 J 9
Gods portraiture cannot be created. God is Immortal forever. (177)
olH3 lH3 J = l=3 J
God is Immortal forever. God is the Fountain of kindness.
ol=3 l=3 J ul lu 3 J 9\
Gods portrait cannot be created. God holds up the earth. (178)
olH3H J HH J
God is immeasurable. God is transcendent Master of all.
ol=3 l=3 J olH3 lH3 J 9\
Gods portrait cannot be created. God is Immortal forever. (179)
oH8 l=3 J olH3 lH3 J
Gods form is prodigious. God is Immortal forever.
l8= J =l8= J 9\O
God is transcendent Master of all the heroes. God is the Killer of sinners. (180)
l8H J =U J
God sustains the whole world. God is the Home of kindness.
l l8= J H8 l8= J 9\9
God is transcendent King of all the heroes. God shields all. (181)
= H J ol IH J
God cuts the hard chains of cycle of transmigration of soul. God wins the enemies.
l 3 J H H J 9\7
God annihilates the enemies. Gods Name is recited by His blessing. (182)
o= l=3 J H8 l=3 J
God is Untainted. God is Unmitigated.
=3 = J J3 Jl J 9\=
God is the Creator of gods of creation. God is the Killer of gods of death. (183)
H3H J H8 o3H J
God is the Fundamental Soul. God, Himself, is the Soul of all creations.
o3H 8H J HH = HH J 9\u
God is Self controller. God is exceptionally Unique. (184)

O
HI U3 e
H HH HH H Ue Ue
Salutation to God who illuminates all the suns. Salutation to God whol illuminates all the moons.
H H H H l8e l8e
Salutation to God whos is transcendent King of kings. Salutation to God who is transcendent King of
all Indras (god of heaven).
H ou= H 3H 3H
Salutation to God who creates prenebula stage in the universe. Salutation to God who creates the
nebula stage in the universe.
H l8e l8e H 8lH 8lH 9\
Salutation to God who is the Highest Cluster of living beings. Salutation to God who is the most
Subtle of the elements. (185)
H HH 3HH H3
Salutation to God who is the Creator of three qualities of mind, producing the ego and pridel darkness
of mind and peace and knowledge.
H H 33 o33 H
Salutation to the Substantial and Un-substantial forms.
H HI HI H lIo lIo
Salutation to the greatest Yogi of all yogies; Salutation to the Knowledge of all the knowledgeables.
H H3 H3 H luo luo 9\
Salutation to God who is Incantation in all magic; Salutation to God whose meditations is the highest.
(186)
H Hu Hu H lIo lIo
Salutation to the victorious of all wars; Salutation to the Knowledge of all the knowledgeables.
H H H H
Salutation to the Store-house of food; Salutation to the Distributor of all diets.
H =J =3 H H3
Salutation to the Producer of wrangles; Salutation to the Peace-maker.
H l8e l8e oe l83 9\
Salutation to the King of all the kings of gods and the origin of His greatness is unknown. (187)
== o= o=
God is Unculpable and He provides beauty to the beauteous.
H oH oH H 8= 8=
9
Salutation to the Hope of the hopeful. Salutation to the Beauty of the beauteous.
oIl H oIl oH
God is Indestructible; Incorporeal and beyond name.
l3Il l3= oIl o=H 9\\
God is the Destroyer of the trimorphic world and trimorphic time. He is Incorporeal and beyond
desire. (188)

8= ol e
Ek Achhari Chhand.
oH o o o8 9\\
God is Impregnable, Indestructible, Intrepid, and Immortal. (189)
o oH oH o=H 9\O
God is Uncreated, Perpetual, Imperishable, and Permeates everywhere. (190)
oIH oH o o 9\9
God is Impregnable, Indestructible, Invisible and beyond wants. (191)
o= leo o o 9\7
God is Immortal, Compassionate, Unattired and beyond portraiture. (192)
oH o=H oIJ oUJ 9\=
God is beyond name and desire. He is Unfathomable. He cannot be demolished. (193)
ou Hu oHl oHl 9\u
God is transcendent Master, He is the Destroyer of all, He is beyond birth and death, He is not
without sensation. (194)
I I 9\
God is beyond attachment, beyond colour, beyond form, He is immaculate. (195)
o=H oH oIH o 9\
God is beyond deeds, He is Indubitable, Impregnable, and He is beyond portraiture. (196)

HI U3 e
HH3 H HHH3 H
Salutation to God who is greeted by all. Salutation to the Destroyer of all.
oIH oH HHH3 l=H
God is Impregnable, He is beyond name, He inhabits everywhere.
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l=H l83 HHH3 H
Gods saporific qualities are not effected by anybody, He is immanent.
==H Hl HuH l83 9\
God annihilates all evils and sins, His laws are saporific. (197)
He HlUee H3 Hl
God is awakening Knowledge of all beautifications. He annihilates all enemies.
=lH =le HHH3 l=Hl
God confers blessings to all, He creates everything and inhabits everywhere.
oHl88 l83 IHl88 IlH
Gods saporific qualities are prodigious; He annihilates all enemies.
Jlo =lo =lH JlH 9\\
God is the greatest Killer as well as the greatest Creator; He blesses all and He is Kindful to all. (198)
U3 U= =3l U3 U= I3
God is Immanent; Gods enjoyments and pleasures are on all sides of the universe.
HU= H H8e H8 HI3
God is Self-illuminated by Himself and He is attached with the entire universe forever.
e= Hl leo H
God is Destroyer of both the pains of birth and death, and He is Compassionate.
He oI HI oI l83 9\\
God is always with us and His saporific qualities are never finished. (199)

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+ =lJI Hl =l =3J
l3HJl 9O
H=I Hu HHJ lHu = el l=lU = HI H3l =
Groups of monks, saints, jogis, and jattis of Jain and budhas sects and their schools
have been studied
=
H He Hu Hule= H3 HHJ o= H3l =
Groups of undaunted brave men, gods, demons, and all other sects of saints have been
studied.
H Jl eH = el lJU H3 =U elo3 3l =
All the ideoligies of all the countries have been also studied but the Lord of souls is still
unseen.
Hl I= =l l8 l= J 3 8= 3l l8 8= 3l = 9
All such are of no use if there is no faith in God and the blessing and grace of God is
not achieved. (1)
H3 H3I H H HI o U3I HI H=
If invaluable elephants of very large size, decorated with most costly ornaments of
gold, are being possessed.
=c 3I =I H =e3 U = IU = H3 l=
If the fleet of millions of galloping horses have the speed faster than wind, are being
possessed.
l H = l l8lu lo=3 HlH H3 l8U
If innumerable kings have very strong arms, are loyal and they bow their heads.
83 8 3 =J 8 l3 o3 = I Jl l8 u 7
If such transcendent emperors exist that does not matter as everyone has to depart
nakedly. (2)
Hl3 l= H eH leH = 8H3 U lHeI I
If all the countries are conquered and various kinds of big drums are beaten.
IH3 IJ IH = He lJH3 Jl JUH JH
If herds of millions of decorated elephants trumpet and millions of galloping horses are
neighing.
3 l= = = 3 =U I Jl H3 l8U
Such emperors of the past, present, and future cannot be counted.
Hl l3 Hl I= H l8 o3 =U o3 = uH lHu =
Without adorning God, even such emperors must go to hell in the end. (3)
3lu el8o eH e H HHH H o= l8H
If baths may be taken at places of pilgrimage, all acts of kindness and mercy may be
practiced and may types of performances for self continence with charities are
performed.
8e =38 = HHl HH H8 =
If the vedas, puranas, the quran and all other holy books of the world are studied.
u
U oJ H3l H3 u H8 H l8U JH = e
If subsisting upon air may be practiced and many other such performances be
performed.
Hl I= H l8 l3 8= 3l l8 8= u
Inspite of all this, all such performances are useless without recitation and adoration of
God.
Hu lHJ e3 e8J H HlH HJ eH eI
Sudh sipah durant dubah su saj sanah durjan dalainge.
If the tested indefatiguable and unconquerable soldiers, wearings tabards, have the
power to crush enemies.
l IH H H = 83 J JI
If they are confident that the mountain may move from its position by acquiring wings
but their steps cannot turn back upon the battle field.
3l ol Hl H=H H3 H3Il H HI
If they crush the strong enemies by cutting their necks and demolish the pride of the
frantic elephants.
Hl l3 Hl I= l= l8 l3olI HJ le UI
They will depart from this world empty handed without the blessing of the Lord of the
Universe.
8l o 8 8lo ol8UlJ H =l u U
Numerous indefatiguable and brave soldiers have the courage and strength to face the
attack of swords and other arms.
33 eH Hle H=H H3 IH = H HU
Many countries are conquered and the revolting foes are being crushed along with the
frantic elephants.
IJ IJ = 3JJ H 83 Jl U= U =U
Strong forts may be seized and the whole world may be conquered merely by a single
threat.
HlJ8 Hl H = lHl8= HU= o= H 8= le=U
God is the only donor and supreme. Lord of all who are beggers before Him. (6)
e= e= =le lHU 3 l= = HI
The demons, the gods, king of cobras, ghosts, spirits have been reciting Gods Name
since the past and they will recite in the future.
Hl= lH3 H H u H Jl H H u uI
All the creations of the land and water can be created in a single moment by the creator.
3 8U H3 u = 8J H I

All the fruits of their noble actions which crush their all sins are being attained and they
are appreciated honoured and contented.
Hu HHJ H l= HI H3 H o== UI
Those saints who adore and worship God are leading their lives with all pleasures while
their enemies kneel down. (7)
H= l8e IlHe u H l3= = H =I
The kings who woned the most powerful elephants have been ruling over the
trimorphic world.
=lc l8H IHle= e o= Ho8 HH 8I
They have numerous obligations and they have distributed countless, elephants and
other animals as charity and wedded princess by winnin savambras (marriage
competitions).
8JH HJH l8H HUll3 o3 =H HH =H I
Even the god of creation, god of death, the god of sustenance and king of heaven would
have to die at last.
H Hl l3 = H J I 3 = eJ uI \
Those who have adorned God, would be made free from the cycle of transmigration.
(8)
=J U H eU U He = 8l JU 8= luo Il8U
Those who sit for meditation by closing both their eyes are of no use.
3 l=lU l8 H3 HHel = IU = I=l8U
Those who have ablutions even in all the seven oceans would lose this as well as the
next world.
8H =lU l8lo H 8 = oH Jl oH H 8H l83l8U
Those who have spend their lives in sinful activities have also lost in the same way.
HU =J H J H lH H =lU l3 Jl l8U \
All should listen to this truth that only those who love God can realize Him. (9)
=J J H eU lH =J lI I c=l8U
While worshipping stones some people are bowing before them and some others are
withholding idols of stones in their necks.
=J lU Jl o=Ul leH HlJ =J J = HlH l=l8U
Some people have faith that God is in the south while others consider God, is toward
the west and they are bowing their heads in those directions.
=U 83 = H3 J H =U lH3 = H ul8U
Some people are worshiping idols foolishly while others are adoring the dead.

= l=o UlU H Jl HI Hl I= = e l8U
9O
The whole world is busy in such false performances without knowing the secret
mystery of God. (10)

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JHl = Ju e Jl8 lU3 =l l8 Please, be my
support and protect me. This will fulfill my desire,
3= U H J JH o H = l3 9 That
my mind may stay attached to Your feet. Take me as your own and protect me.
JH eHc H 3H ==J o Ju e HlJ 8U=J Finish all of
my enemies. (i.e. lust, anger, greed. attachment and ego). Please be my savior directly (nobody else can
help me, besides you).
Hl 8H H l= H== lHU H =3 7 May my
family forever be in peace; the family of Servants and devotees of the Lord.
H lH = e =lU H 8 = oH H=lU Be my
support, and always protect me, thus vanquishing my enemies immediately. (Our Real enemies are lust,
anger, greed, attachment, and ego).
Jl8 JHl oH 3l H =l J loH = May my
true wish be fulfilled; That my thirst for Your worship is never satiated (Never Quenched).
3HlJ l =8l o= luUU H 8 UJ H 3H 3 U
I may not leave You and worship anyone else, That, I may get from You the boons I seek.

H== lHU JH 3lolJ Ul Ul H3 JH HlolJ
u Ferry the devotees and Sikhs (disciples) over this world-Ocean. Pick my foes one by one and
destroy them. (Lust, anger, greed, attachment, ego are the real enemies).
o Ju e H U8lU H = = 3H l=lU Please,
extend Your hand (help) and save me. Eradicate the fear of death.
JH He JH Hl olHuH H =lUJ May You ever
be on my side my support. My Lord, protect me!
l J HlJ J HlJ8 H3 HJl8 U My Lord-
protector, protect me. Oh master and beloved you are the helper of the Saints.
el 8u eHc = J3 3H J l U3eH =3 Friend of
the humble, destroyer of the wicked, You are the Master of the whole world.
= l8 8JH 8 u = l8 lH=H o=3 By the Will
of God, Brahma (the creator god) came into being. By the Will of God, Shiva (the destroyer god) was
born.
= l8 =l l8H =H H= = = =lo 3HH
By the Will of God, Vishnu (the sustainer god) appeared. This all is the play of the Will of God.
H= = HIl lH= =lU 8e H 8JH H ulU God created
Shiva the great Yogi, and made Brahma the king of the vedas.
H= = H = H= HH= J 3lJ JH \ The Will
of God that created the universe, I bow to that Lord!
H= = H HI3 8U e= e3 H UHU The Lord who
created whole of the world, He Who created gods, demons and demi-gods,
ole ol3 8= o=3 H8l I HHlUJ JH \ One
Who is the Prime-Being, from the beginning to the end, Undestand that He is my Guru.
HH= l3HJl = JHl H= H lH o H=l I bow
to Him; he who provides for all of creation.
lH== = H=I H elU H3 ! = H 8u =lU 9O
He bestows on His devotees the god-like qualities and comforts. And, He destroys the enemies (our
shortcomings) in a moment.
=c =c = o3 =l H3 8 =l l 3 God is in
everyones hearts and knows the innermost thoughts of everyone. He understands the pain of good
and bad people.
\
Ulcl 3 =U oHu H l= leHlc =l = 99
From an ant to a heavy elephant. He shows bounty upon all lives, his glance is enough to blossom
ones life.
H3 e 8 3 el H 8 Hu = Hl If the saints are in
pain, He feels it. When the saints are in comfort (Happy), He is comfortable (Happy).
8= 8= =l l =c =c = c c =l H 97 He
understans the discomfort of everyone. God knows the state of every depth of each heart.
H8 Ue= = =3 H u3 38 eJ o When the
Lord expands His Creation,Then, many types of living beings get created.
H8 o= =3 J =8J 3H H lH3 eJ u HJ 9=
When You dissolve (Destroy) everything, Then, all the living beings get absorbed back into You.
H3 8e lHHlc H u o ol 8l UU All the living
beings that get created, Each one praises You according to its understanding.
3H HJl 3 J3 lH H3 8e e o oH 9u
But, You stay detached from everything. Even the Vedas, do not refute that.
l= ll8= l ole ol ole oH You are
without a form, Pure-Being, and Self-Sufficient (Non-Dependant). You are Primal-Being, free from
color (Unattached, Pure-Being), without a beginning, and without being born (Self-Created).
3 = HJ UU3 e H = = =3 8e 9 The fools
talk of Your mysteries, trying to understand You. (You are so incomprehensible) The Vedas can not
understand a shred of your glory.
3 = =l J oH3 HJ HJ = e H3 They
make a stone idol and believe it to be God. These fools do not realize that an idol isn!t God.
HJe= = =J3 He lH= l= = Ul3 lJ l= 9
They call god Shiva the Immortal: God. He does not know the Truth about the Formless God.
o ol 8lu J H3l 83 l l 3lJ 33l Each
person according to their wisdom, tries to describe You (but to no avail).
3H Hl8 H l=J l8lu HH uH HH 9
It is not possible to know the extent of Your Creation, or even how the universe was created.
8= o H = U = =Jl All creatures are from
you, hence; One form, and all are beautiful. Sometimes You become a pauper, sometimes wealthy,
and sometimes a King.
\
oH HH H3H =ll U 3H l 8Jl lU ell 9\
He set up the methods of birth through eggs, placenta (womb), and sweat (dirt), And from the earth
(way the plants produce), through these four methods the Lord brought about Creation.
=J = H J 8 =J lHHlc + H= l8= At times He
becomes a King sitting on the lotus: Brahma (The god of creation), At times He becomes Shiva (god
of death), collects (destroys) His Creation and gathers it. (Meaning he allows Brahma and Shiva to exist
and perform their duties)
lHIl lHHlc lel8 oU= ole HIle H HU=9\
He shows the whole universe as His wonderful play, He Who has been here since time has elapsed,
and Who is Self-Created.
o8 Hl 3H = lHU U8l olHU H= Please,
protect me now. Save your disciples and vanquish those that oppose your disciples.
eHc lH3 U=3 U33 H= H = =3 7O All
the evil forces that come into existence, Fight against them (take care of them) and destroy them.
H olHuH 3= Hl l3 = eHc el3 J H O God,
those who seek Your refuge, Their enemies die a miserable and painful death.
H= I l3J l3 = 3H H=c H c 79
When people go to the sanctuary of your holy feet, You remove all their afflictions and sufferings.
H =l = l8= 8 luoJ 3 = = l=lc lJ oJ
Those who ponder on God even once, Death does not go near them. (They stop fearing death).
Jl8 3lJ H = eHc olHc c 33= 77
Those that honestly seek your protection always receive it. Their enemies and sufferings go away at
once.
l= leHlc 3 HlJ lJlJ 3 = 3 3= HlJ JlJ
Those to whom You see (consider) with mercy, their suffering is removed in s moment.
llu lHlu = H H J8l eHc J H= =8l 7=
Miracles descend at their homes: in their minds (they get the blessings of God). Evil people cannot
even go near their shadows.
8= 8 lH 3H H = =H 3 3lJ U 8 Whosoever
recites Your Name even once, You save him from the noose of death.
lH H l3J =J ele eHc e 3 J 7u Anyone
who recited Your Name, Oh Lord was saved from poverty, evil ones, and nuisances.
JI=3 H Hl l3Jl o Ju e J U8l Bearer of flag
with the symbol of Sword (Protector: God), I have sought Your Shelter. Please, help and save me.
O
H8 H JJ HJ8l eHc e 3 J 8U8l 7 Kindly help
me everywhere.. Save me from the evil persons, and from those who bother me.
l= =l JH HI H3 Iu = H 3 You (Oh
God); the mother of all creatures have blessed me graciously. I was able to compile this granth with
great speed and fervor.
l=l8 H= e J = J3 eHc elU = =3 7
Reading this Baani eliminates all of body!s sins. Recitation eliminates our demons and evil-wishers.
Hl olHuH H8 8 el8o = Iu 33= Only
because the honourable; All powerful Lord was merciful to me; did I complete this granth with such
speed.
H 83 = = H8l e l3H l8o3 =8l 7
Whoever recites this baani with full intent will attain the fruit of their inner desires. No pain can even
come close to them.
olJ H II H UlJ H H =8l H HJ lU3 l8
U33 o=8l
If a mute (person) listens with the utmost attention and love, they will attain the gift of speech. If
an imbecile; senseless person listens with concentration, and consideration of the meanings then they
will become vastly intelligent.
e ee l=c l3 = J J H U=l 8= 8
U8l = =J 7\ No physical or mental pain can inflect that person; (oh my friends)
the one who recites this Chaupee Sahib baani once.
U8l H83 H3J HJH lH ou HJH =l 3ll
=lJH The year (in Bikrami years) was 1700. Add half of one hundred (50) and then three years.
Meaning 1753 Bikarmi (1696 A.D.)
e= Hel oHcHl l== 3l H3u= Iu Hu 7\ In
the month of Bhaadro (midsummer) on a bright Sunday morning and the eighth day of the month;
This Baani (Chaupee Sahib) was completed on the banks of the Sutlej river.

HU
l8 IJ H8 3 3H ; 38 3 =U o 3 Jl o+ H
JlH = ; o= =J. H3 8= H+
Oh all Powerful Lord; Once grasping your holy immaculate feet, I did not even look at anything or
anyone else. (Guru Sahib means that he worships the One True Lord Exclusively, with no obeisance to
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any deities). Raam Chaandr, Rahim, the Puranas, and the Koran. There are countless like them, but I
do not yield to any of them.

lHlHl3 HH3 8e H ; 8J e =J JH 8= H+ Hl
olH l= 3Hl =l ; H =J+ H 3lJ 8+ 9
All of the Simratis, Shahstr, and Vedas, say many things but I do not adhere to any of them. Oh
supreme-power; you have blessed me. I have said nothing, all was said by you, through me. (Guru
Sahib says that he is simply the vessel for Akaal Purakh. He only says what God allows).

eJ HI eo =U l = ; IlJU 3J eo 8lJ
IJ =l H oH; Il8e eH 3J 7 Forsaking all doors I have come to
your door. (Guru Sahib Says that he has forsaken the worship of all other things, and come to the
sanctuary of the Timeless Being). Preserve the honour of my actions. Oh protector of the world, I am
your humble slave.
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H=l HJ = oe
+ Hl3I Hle
oe l8o Hl H8; Hl3I H l8o
I am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru.
Hl3I 3 l8o. HJH H3l; Hl =Hlo =u8lo
I have found the True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind vibrates with the music
of bliss.
I 3 = lo. H8e I= o8lo
The jewelled melodies and their related celestial harmonies have come to sing the
Word of the Shabad.
H8e 3 I=J Jl =; Hl lHl =Hl8o
The Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad.
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=J =. oe Jo; Hl3I H l8o 9
Says Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my True Guru. ||1||
8 H Hlo! 3 He J Jl
O my mind, remain always with the Lord.
Jl l J 3 H H! e Hl l=H
Remain always with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will be forgotten.
oIl=. UJ = 3; =H Hl H=
He will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be perfectly arranged.
H I HHu HoHl H l=U HJ l=H
Our Lord and Master is all-powerful to do all things, so why forget Him from your
mind?
=J = H H He J Jl 7
Says Nanak, O my mind, remain always with the Lord. ||2||
HU HlJ8 l=o Jl =l 3
O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home?
=l 3 3 H l= J lHH elJ H =8
Everything is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You give.
He lH=l3 HJ 3l H Hl =H=8
Constantly singing Your Praises and Glories, Your Name is enshrined in the mind.
H lH = Hl =lHo =H H8e =
The divine melody of the Shabad vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam
abides.
=J = HU HlJ8 l=o Jl =l 3 =
Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your home?
||3||
HU H H ou
The True Name is my only support.
HU H ou H lHl Hl I=8lo
The True Name is my only support; it satisfies all hunger.
=l Hl3 H Hl ol8 =lHo lHl l8 Hl H8lo
It has brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires.
He =8 =l3 I l=cJ lHH elo 8lJ =lo8lo
I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses such glorious greatness.
=
=J = H J H3J H8le uJ lo
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the Shabad.
HU H H ou u
The True Name is my only support. ||4||
=H U H8e l33 =l HI
The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate in that blessed house.
=l HI H8e =H = lH3 =l ulo
In that blessed house, the Shabad vibrates; He infuses His almighty power into it.
U e3 3u =lH =l3 = =c= Hlo
Through You, we subdue the five demons of desire, and slay Death, the torturer.
ul =lH l8o 3u lH =U lH lH Jl = I
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord's Name.
=J = 3J H Jo l33 =l oJe =H
Says Nanak, they are at peace, and the unstruck sound current vibrates within their
homes. ||5||
HUl l= l8 eJ lHl
Without the true love of devotion, the body is without honor.
eJ lHl l= 8J l=o = =Ulo
The body is dishonored without devotional love; what can the poor wretches do?
3u 8 HHu =l8 Jl l= =l 8=lo
No one except You is all-powerful; please bestow Your Mercy, O Lord of all
nature.
8H U J uU Jl H8le lI H=lo
There is no place of rest, other than the Name; attached to the Shabad, we are
embellished with beauty.
=J = l= 8J l=o = =Ulo
Says Nanak, without devotional love, what can the poor wretches do? ||6||
oe oe H = =J oe I 3 Hlo
Bliss, bliss - everyone talks of bliss; bliss is known only through the Guru.
Hlo oe He I 3 l= = lolo
Eternal bliss in known only through the Guru, when the Beloved Lord grants His
Grace.
=l l= l=l= =c lIo oH Hlo
Granting His Grace, He cuts away our sins; He blesses us with the healing ointment
u
of spiritual wisdom.
oeJ lH = HJ 3c l3 = H8e HU H=lo
Those who eradicate attachment from within themselves, are adorned with the
Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.
=J = 8J oe J oe I 3 Hlo ||7||
Says Nanak, this alone is bliss - bliss which is known through the Guru. ||7||
88 lHH 3 elJ H8l H =
O Baba, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it.
= 3 H H elJ lHH Jl l=o =lJ =Ulo
paavai ta so jan deh jis no hor ki-aa karahi vaychaari-aa.
He alone receives it, unto whom You give it; what can the other poor wretched
beings do?
l8l= lH l=lJ eJ lelH l8l= lH lI H=lo
Some are deluded by doubt, wandering in the ten directions; some are adorned
with attachment to the Naam.
I Hel H l8o lH lH =8
By Guru's Grace, the mind becomes immaculate and pure, for those who follow
God's Will.
=J = lHH elJ lo H8l H =8 \
Says Nanak, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it, O Beloved Lord. ||8||
o=J H3 lolJ o=u =l =J =Jl
Come, Beloved Saints, let us speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.
=J =Jl o=u =l l=3 eo 8lo
How can we speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord? Through which door will we
find Him?
3 H u H HUl I =U J=lH Hlo 8lo
Surrender body, mind, wealth, and everything to the Guru; obey the Order of His
Will, and you will find Him.
J=H HlJ I = I=J HUl 8l
Obey the Hukam of the Guru's Command, and sing the True Word of His Bani.
=J = HJ H3J =luJ o=u =Jl \
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints, and speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||9||
8 H UU U38l l= l8o
O fickle mind, through cleverness, no one has found the Lord.
U38l l8o l= 3 Hl H Hlo

Through cleverness, no one has found Him; listen, O my mind.
8J Hl8o HJl lHl 83 lH l8o
This Maya is so fascinating; because of it, people wander in doubt.
Hl8o 3 HJl l3 =l3l lHl IUl 8lo
maa-i-aa ta mohnee tinai keetee jin thag-ulee paa-ee-aa.
This fascinating Maya was created by the One who has administered this potion.
=8 =l3 l3H l=cJ lHl HJ Hl l8o
I am a sacrifice to the One who has made emotional attachment sweet.
=J = H UU U38l l= l8o 9O
Says Nanak, O fickle mind, no one has found Him through cleverness. ||10||
8 H lolo 3 He HU HH
O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever.
8J =c8 3 lH ee U Jl 3
This family which you see shall not go along with you.
Hlu 3 U Jl l3H l l=U lU3 8lo
They shall not go along with you, so why do you focus your attention on them?
oH =H H =lU lH3 ol3 38lo
Don't do anything that you will regret in the end.
Hl3I = U eH Hl 3 J= 3
satguroo kaa updays sun too hovai tayrai naalay.
Listen to the Teachings of the True Guru - these shall go along with you.
=J = H lo 3 He HU HH 99
Says Nanak, O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever. ||11||
oIH oIU 3 o3 l8o
O inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, Your limits cannot be found.
o3 l8o l= 3 o o 3 HJ
No one has found Your limits; only You Yourself know.
Hlo H3 Hl 3 l=o = ol =8
All living beings and creatures are Your play; how can anyone describe You?
olJ 3 =lJ H 3J lHl HI3 Ul8o
You speak, and You gaze upon all; You created the Universe.
=J = 3 He oIH J 3 o3 l8o 97
Says Nanak, You are forever inaccessible; Your limits cannot be found. ||12||

Hl Hl H olH3 He H olH3 I 3 l8o
The angelic beings and the silent sages search for the Ambrosial Nectar; this Amrit
is obtained from the Guru.
l8o olH3 Il l= =ll HU Hl =Hl8o
This Amrit is obtained, when the Guru grants His Grace; He enshrines the True Lord
within the mind.
Hlo H3 Hl 3u U8 l8l= =l Hl ol8o
All living beings and creatures were created by You; only some come to see the
Guru, and seek His blessing.
8 oJ= U = Hl3I l8o
Their greed, avarice and egotism are dispelled, and the True Guru seems sweet.
=J = lHH ol 3 l3l olH3 I 3 l8o 9=
Says Nanak, those with whom the Lord is pleased, obtain the Amrit, through the
Guru. ||13||
I3 =l U ll
The lifestyle of the devotees is unique and distinct.
U ll I3J =l l8H HlI U
The devotees' lifestyle is unique and distinct; they follow the most difficult path.
8 oJ= 3lH l3H 8J3 Jl 8
They renounce greed, avarice, egotism and desire; they do not talk too much.
loJ l3l =J l=l 83 HlI H
khanni-ahu tikhee vaalahu nikee ayt maarag jaanaa.
The path they take is sharper than a two-edged sword, and finer than a hair.
I Hel lHl o 3lHo Jl =H HHl
By Guru's Grace, they shed their selfishness and conceit; their hopes are merged in
the Lord.
=J = U I3 HIJ HI ll 9u
Says Nanak, the lifestyle of the devotees, in each and every age, is unique and
distinct. ||14||
lHU 3 Ul8lJ l3= UJ HoHl J l=o H I 3
As You make me walk, so do I walk, O my Lord and Master; what else do I know
of Your Glorious Virtues?
lH= 3 Ul8lJ l3= UJ lH HlI =J
As You cause them to walk, they walk - You have placed them on the Path.
=l l= lH lH l8lJ lH Jl Jl He luo=J

In Your Mercy, You attach them to the Naam; they meditate forever on the Lord,
Har, Har.
lHH =u Hl8lJ ol lH Ieo H =J
Those whom You cause to listen to Your sermon, find peace in the Gurdwara, the
Guru's Gate.
=J = HU HlJ8 lHU = l3= U=J 9
Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, you make us walk according to Your Will.
||15||
8J HlJ H8e HJ=
This song of praise is the Shabad, the most beautiful Word of God.
H8e HJ= He HlJ Hl3I Hl8o
This beauteous Shabad is the everlasting song of praise, spoken by the True
Guru.
8J l3 = Hl =lHo lH uJ llo ol8o
This is enshrined in the minds of those who are so pre-destined by the Lord.
l8l= l=lJ = =lJ I Il l= l8o
Some wander around, babbling on and on, but none obtain Him by babbling.
=J = H8e HlJ Hl3I Hl8o 9
Says Nanak, the Shabad, this song of praise, has been spoken by the True Guru.
||16||
l=3 J8 H H lHl Jl luol8o
Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord become pure.
Jl luol8o l=3 J8 IHl lHl luol8o
Meditating on the Lord, they become pure; as Gurmukh, they meditate on Him.
l=3 H3 l3 =c 8 HlJ3 lHU l=3 HIl3 H88lo
They are pure, along with their mothers, fathers, family and friends; all their
companions are pure as well.
=Je l=3 He l=3 H l=3 lHl Hl =Hl8o
Pure are those who speak, and pure are those who listen; those who enshrine it
within their minds are pure.
=J = H l=3 lHl IHl Jl Jl luol8o 9
Says Nanak, pure and holy are those who, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord, Har,
Har. ||17||
=Hl HJH UH l= HJH HJH Hl8
By religious rituals, intuitive poise is not found; without intuitive poise, skepticism
does not depart.
\
J Hl8 HJH l=3 HHlH J =H =H8
Skepticism does not depart by contrived actions; everybody is tired of performing
these rituals.
HJH HlU Hl J l=3 HHlH u3 H8
The soul is polluted by skepticism; how can it be cleansed?
H u=J H8le IJ Jl lHU JJ lU3 l8
Wash your mind by attaching it to the Shabad, and keep your consciousness
focused on the Lord.
=J = I Hel HJH UH l8J HJH l8= Hl8 9\
Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, intuitive poise is produced, and this skepticism is
dispelled. ||18||
HloJ H 8JJ lH
Inwardly polluted, and outwardly pure.
8JJ lH HloJ 3 H l3l HH Ho Jlo
Those who are outwardly pure and yet polluted within, lose their lives in the
gamble.
8J l3H = I I H HJ l=Hlo
They contract this terrible disease of desire, and in their minds, they forget about
dying.
=e HlJ H U3H H HlJ Jl l=lJ lHU 83lo
In the Vedas, the ultimate objective is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; but they do
not hear this, and they wander around like demons.
=J = lH HU 3lHo =J I l3l HH Ho Jlo
9\
Says Nanak, those who forsake Truth and cling to falsehood, lose their lives in the
gamble. ||19||
HloJ lH 8JJ lH
Inwardly pure, and outwardly pure.
8JJ 3 lH HloJ lH Hl3I 3 =l =Hl
Those who are outwardly pure and also pure within, through the Guru, perform
good deeds.
=J =l Hl8 JU Jl HH HlU HHl
Not even an iota of falsehood touches them; their hopes are absorbed in the Truth.
HH 3 lHl lco H =H
Those who earn the jewel of this human life, are the most excellent of merchants.
\
=J = lH H lH He JlJ I 7O
Says Nanak, those whose minds are pure, abide with the Guru forever. ||20||
H = lH I H3l HH J=
If a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh
J= 3 HH lH =8l HloJ J I
- if a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh, his soul abides with the
Guru.
I = U lJe luo8 o3 o3H HH
Within his heart, he meditates on the lotus feet of the Guru; deep within his soul, he
contemplates Him.
o l He J I l8 o= H =8
Renouncing selfishness and conceit, he remains always on the side of the Guru; he
does not know anyone except the Guru.
=J = HJ H3J H lH HH J8 79
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints: such a Sikh turns toward the Guru with sincere faith,
and becomes sunmukh. ||21||
H = I 3 =H J= l8 Hl3I H=l3 =
One who turns away from the Guru, and becomes baymukh - without the True
Guru, he shall not find liberation.
= H=l3 J u =8l J l88=lo H8
He shall not find liberation anywhere else either; go and ask the wise ones about
this.
o= Hl lH o= l= Hl3I H=l3 8
He shall wander through countless incarnations; without the True Guru, he shall not
find liberation.
l=l H=l3 8 lI Ul Hl3I H8e H8
But liberation is attained, when one is attached to the feet of the True Guru, chanting
the Word of the Shabad.
=J = =lUl eJ l= Hl3I H=l3 8 77
Says Nanak, contemplate this and see, that without the True Guru, there is no
liberation. ||22||
o=J lH Hl3I = lolJ I=J HUl 8l
Come, O beloved Sikhs of the True Guru, and sing the True Word of His Bani.
8l 3 I=J I =l 8lo lHl 8l
Sing the Guru's Bani, the supreme Word of Words.
O
lH =U el =H J= lJe l3 HHl
Those who are blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace - their hearts are imbued
with this Bani.
l=J olH3 He JJ Jl lI HlJ HlIl
Drink in this Ambrosial Nectar, and remain in the Lord's Love forever; meditate on
the Lord, the Sustainer of the world.
=J = He I=J 8J HUl 8l 7=
Says Nanak, sing this True Bani forever. ||23||
Hl3I l8 J =Ul J 8l
Without the True Guru, other songs are false.
8l 3 =Ul Hl3I 8J J =Ul 8l
The songs are false without the True Guru; all other songs are false.
=Je =U He =U =Ul ol =l
The speakers are false, and the listeners are false; those who speak and recite are
false.
Jl Jl l3 =lJ H =lJo = Hl
They may continually chant, 'Har, Har' with their tongues, but they do not know what
they are saying.
lU3 lH = lJl l8o Hl8o 8l 8 =l
Their consciousness is lured by Maya; they are just reciting mechanically.
=J = Hl3I 8J J =Ul 8l 7u
Says Nanak, without the True Guru, other songs are false. ||24||
I = H8e 3 J Jl lH3 HJU
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds.
H8e 3 lH3 H I 8J Jo HHU
The mind which is attached to this jewel, merges into the Shabad.
H8e H3l H lHlo HU l8o U
sabad saytee man mili-aa sachai laa-i-aa bhaa-o.
One whose mind is attuned to the Shabad, enshrines love for the True Lord.
o Jl 3 o lHH el8 8l8
He Himself is the diamond, and He Himself is the jewel; one who is blessed,
understands its value.
=J = H8e 3 J Jl lH3 HJU 7
Says Nanak, the Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds. ||25||
9
lH= H=l3 ol Ul8 = =3 o J=H =38
He Himself created Shiva and Shakti, mind and matter; the Creator subjects them
to His Command.
J=H =38 ol = IHl l=H 88
Enforcing His Order, He Himself sees all. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh,
come to know Him.
3J 8u J= H=3 H8e Hl =H8
They break their bonds, and attain liberation; they enshrine the Shabad within their
minds.
IHl lHH ol = H J= 8=H lHU l= 8
Those whom the Lord Himself makes Gurmukh, lovingly focus their consciousness
on the One Lord.
=J = ol =3 o J=H 88 7
Says Nanak, He Himself is the Creator; He Himself reveals the Hukam of His
Command. ||26||
lHlHl3 HH3 8lUe 33 H Hl
The Simritees and the Shaastras discriminate between good and evil, but they do
not know the true essence of reality.
33 H Hl I 8J 33 H Hl
They do not know the true essence of reality without the Guru; they do not know the
true essence of reality.
l3Jl Il HH lH H3 Hl3o l l=Jl
The world is asleep in the three modes and doubt; it passes the night of its life
sleeping.
I l= 3 H H HI lH Jl Hl =lHo 8lJ olH3
8l
Those humble beings remain awake and aware, within whose minds, by Guru's
Grace, the Lord abides; they chant the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani.
=J = H 33 8 lHH ole Jl l= I HI3 l
l=Jl 7
Says Nanak, they alone obtain the essence of reality, who night and day remain
lovingly absorbed in the Lord; they pass the night of their life awake and aware.
||27||
H3 = Ue HlJ l3 = H l=U HJ l=Hlo
He nourished us in the mother's womb; why forget Him from the mind?
7
HJ l=U l=Hlo 8= e3 lH oIl HlJ oJ JU=8

Why forget from the mind such a Great Giver, who gave us sustenance in the fire of
the womb?
UH l=J lJ H=l lHH U ol l= =8
Nothing can harm one, whom the Lord inspires to embrace His Love.
ol l= o 8 IHl He HHlo
He Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh contemplates
Him forever.
=J = 8= e3 H l=U HJ l=Hlo 7\
Says Nanak, why forget such a Great Giver from the mind? ||28||
HHl oIl Ue HlJ 3Hl 8Jl Hl8o
As is the fire within the womb, so is Maya outside.
Hl8o oIl H l8= HJl =3 Ul8o
The fire of Maya is one and the same; the Creator has staged this play.
H l3H 3 HlHo =l l8o
According to His Will, the child is born, and the family is very pleased.
l= J=l Il l3H Hl8o oH =3l8o
Love for the Lord wears off, and the child becomes attached to desires; the script of
Maya runs its course.
8J Hl8o lH3 Jl l=H HJ UH U eH l8o
This is Maya, by which the Lord is forgotten; emotional attachment and love of
duality well up.
=J = I Hel lH l= Il l3l l=U Hl8o
l8o 7\
Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the
midst of Maya. ||29||
Jl ol oH= J Hl l8o Hl8
The Lord Himself is priceless; His worth cannot be estimated.
Hl l8o Hl8 l=H l=cJ J = l=l8
His worth cannot be estimated, even though people have grown weary of trying.
oH Hl3I H lH l3H lH HUlo l=UJ o Hl8
If you meet such a True Guru, offer your head to Him; your selfishness and conceit
will be eradicated from within.
=
lHH e HlU l3H lHl J Jl =H Hl ol8
Your soul belongs to Him; remain united with Him, and the Lord will come to dwell
in your mind.
Jl ol oH= J I l3 = = lH Jl l8
=O
The Lord Himself is priceless; very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who attain to the
Lord. ||30||
Jl lH Hl H =H
The Lord is my capital; my mind is the merchant.
Jl lH Hl H =H Hl3I 3 lH Hl
The Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant; through the True Guru, I know
my capital.
Jl Jl l3 HlJ HloJ J lcJ leJJl
Meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul, and you shall collect your
profits daily.
8J u l3 lHlo lH Jl o
This wealth is obtained by those who are pleasing to the Lord's Will.
=J = Jl lH Hl H Jo =H =9
Says Nanak, the Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant. ||31||
8 H 3 o lH lU Jl 3l loH Hl8
O my tongue, you are engrossed in other tastes, but your thirsty desire is not
quenched.
loH Hl8 J3 l=3 lHU Jl H l8
Your thirst shall not be quenched by any means, until you attain the subtle essence
of the Lord.
Jl H l8 lo Jl H 8JlJ l3H I ol8
If you do obtain the subtle essence of the Lord, and drink in this essence of the
Lord, you shall not be troubled by desire again.
8J Jl H =Hl 8lo Hl3I lH lHH ol8
This subtle essence of the Lord is obtained by good karma, when one comes to
meet with the True Guru.
=J = Jl o H Hl =lH H Jl =H Hl ol8
=7
Says Nanak, all other tastes and essences are forgotten, when the Lord comes to
dwell within the mind. ||32||
u
8 Hl Hlo Jl 3H HlJ Hl3 l 3 3 HI HlJ ol8o

O my body, the Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.
Jl Hl3 l 3u l=lU 3 3 HI HlJ ol8o
The Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.
Jl o H3 o l3 lHl HlU Ul8 HI3 lel8o
The Lord Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your father; He created the
created beings, and revealed the world to them.
I Hel 8lo 3 U3 Jo U3 el ol8o
By Guru's Grace, some understand, and then it's a show; it seems like just a show.
=J = lHHlc = H lUo Hl3 l 3 3 HI HlJ
ol8o ==
Says Nanak, He laid the foundation of the Universe, and infused His Light, and then
you came into the world. ||33||
Hl UU l8o oIH Hlo
My mind has become joyful, hearing of God's coming.
Jl HI IU Hl lIJ He 8lo
Sing the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions; my household has
become the Lord's Mansion.
Jl IU HI l3 Hl8 HI e l=o8
Sing continually the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions, and
sorrow and suffering will not afflict you.
I U I le HI o l H8
Blessed is that day, when I am attached to the Guru's feet and meditate on my
Husband Lord.
oJ3 8l I H8le Hl Jl H Jl H I
I have come to know the unstruck sound current and the Word of the Guru's
Shabad; I enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, the Lord's Name.
=J = ol lHlo = = HI =u
Says Nanak, God Himself has met me; He is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||34||
8 Hl Hlo l8H HI HlJ ol8 = l=o 3u =H
=Hl8o
O my body, why have you come into this world? What actions have you
committed?

l= =H =Hl8o 3u Hl H 3 HI HlJ ol8o
And what actions have you committed, O my body, since you came into this
world?
lHl Jl 3 U lUo H Jl Hl =Hl8o
The Lord who formed your form - you have not enshrined that Lord in your mind.
I Hel Jl Hl =lHo l8 llo l8o
By Guru's Grace, the Lord abides within the mind, and one's pre-ordained destiny
is fulfilled.
=J = 8J Hl = Jo lHl Hl3I lHU lU3
l8o =
Says Nanak, this body is adorned and honored, when one's consciousness is
focused on the True Guru. ||35||
8 3J HlJ Jl 3H HlJ Hl3 ul Jl l8 o= eJ
=8l
O my eyes, the Lord has infused His Light into you; do not look upon any other
than the Lord.
Jl l8 o= eJ =8l el Jl lJlo
Do not look upon any other than the Lord; the Lord alone is worthy of beholding.
8J l=H HH 3H ee 8J Jl = J Jl el
ol8o
This whole world which you see is the image of the Lord; only the image of the
Lord is seen.
I Hel 8lo H = Jl l8= J Jl l8 o= =8l

By Guru's Grace, I understand, and I see only the One Lord; there is no one except
the Lord.
=J = 8lJ 3 ou H Hl3Il lHlo le8 leHlc J8l
=
Says Nanak, these eyes were blind; but meeting the True Guru, they became allseeing.
||36||
8 H=J HlJ HU H 8
O my ears, you were created only to hear the Truth.
HU H 8 Hll 8 HJ Hl3 8l

To hear the Truth, you were created and attached to the body; listen to the True
Bani.
lH3 Hl H 3 Jlo Jo H lH HHl
Hearing it, the mind and body are rejuvenated, and the tongue is absorbed in
Ambrosial Nectar.
HU o l=l 3 =l Il3 =Jl H8
The True Lord is unseen and wondrous; His state cannot be described.
=J = olH3 H HJ l=3 J=J HU H 8
=
Says Nanak, listen to the Ambrosial Naam and become holy; you were created
only to hear the Truth. ||37||
Jl HlU I= oel l = =H = =Hl8o
The Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into
the musical instrument of the body.
=Hl8o =H U U e o Ic =l8 eH= I3
l8o
He blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body, and revealed the
nine doors; but He kept the Tenth Door hidden.
Ieo l8 =l l8= eH= eo lel8o
Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, some are blessed with loving faith, and the
Tenth Door is revealed to them.
3J o= U = llu l3H e o3 H8l l8o
There are many images of the Lord, and the nine treasures of the Naam; His limits
cannot be found.
=J = Jl lo HlU I= oel l = =H =
=Hl8o =\
Says Nanak, the Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath
of life into the musical instrument of the body. ||38||
8J HU HlJ HU =l I=J
Sing this true song of praise in the true home of your soul.
I=J 3 HlJ =l HU lHu He HU luo=J
Sing the song of praise in your true home; meditate there on the True Lord forever.
HU luo=lJ H 3u =lJ IHl lH 8=J
They alone meditate on You, O True Lord, who are pleasing to Your Will; as
Gurmukh, they understand.

l8J HU H = HH J lHH 8H H H =J
This Truth is the Lord and Master of all; whoever is blessed, obtains it.
=J = HU HlJ HU =l I=J =\
Says Nanak, sing the true song of praise in the true home of your soul. ||39||
oe HJ =IlJ HI Hu
Listen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.
8JH l8o U3 HI l=H
I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.
e I H3 U3 Hl HUl 8l
Pain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.
H3 HH 8 HH I 3 Hl
The Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.
H3 l3 =J3 l=3 Hl3I lJo
Pure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and
permeating.
l8=l3 = I U I =H oJe 3 uO9
Prays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial
bugles vibrates and resounds. ||40||1||

! ! !

0
H= =8l II eHH 8lHU lU lH =U The

battle-drum beats in the sky of the mind; aim is taken, and the wound is inflicted.
3 H HlU HH o8 H = eU 9 The spiritual warriors enter the
field of battle; now is the time to fight! ||1||
H H lJUlo H el = J3 He alone is known as a spiritual hero,
who fights in defense of religion.
H H =lc H =8J 3 77 He may be cut apart,
piece by piece, but he never leaves the field of battle. ||2||2||
\

uHl HJ u Jl Jl 8e 8 Jl HoHl JH Ul3=
l8 l83l
The Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it.
Jl Jl l= =J ol Hl e=J Jl lH3l 9
O Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, even if for only
an instant. ||1||
Jl l8 lJ H=U l8= 3l
Without the Lord, I cannot live for even a second.
lHU l8 oH oHl Hl H8l J l3U Jl l8 JH Hl H3l
JU Like the addict who dies without his drug, I die without the Lord. ||Pause||
3H Jl H= ol3 oIJ JH lJ H=lJ o3 H3l
You, Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of Your limits.
3 o HoHl lHl3 HJ o I3l 7
You are the most remote of the remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know
Your state and extent. ||2||
Jl = H3 H Jl HlU I lI U 3l
The Lord's humble Saints meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the
Guru's Love.
Jl Jl Il3 8l ol3 H Jl HlU U3H 3l =
Meditating on the Lord, they attain great glory, and the most sublime honor. ||3||
o = o H== ol 8= 3l
He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself creates His
environments.
= H 3Hl H8l Jl J H I3l u
Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your devotee.
||4||5||

H- 3 lHHl J l= uH l8H lH =8l By
Your meditative remembrance, I have found everything; nothing seems difficult to me.
lHH l3 HU HlJ8 = Hlc H= =8l 7 One whose
honor the True Lord Master has preserved - O Nanak, no one can dishonor him. ||2||
H= H- el 3eJl H H ; Hl HJ8l3 3l
Crossing the stream, my foot does not get stuck - I am filled with love for You.
\
3U HJ Ul, H JloJ Hl3H; Jl = 3J 8Jl 9
O Lord, my heart is attached to Your Feet; the Lord is Nanak's raft and boat. ||1||
H= H- 8l l=J JHH uHH; == 8lo Jl In
this wondrous forest of the world, there is chaos and confusion; shrieks emanate from the highways.
3U HJ H3l IJl l; = oe H3l 8 IJl 9 I am in
love with You, O my Husband Lord; O Nanak, I cross the jungle joyfully. ||1||
H- Hl uH H, lo UHlJ Through the Tracker, I discovered
the tracks of those who ruined my crops.
3 HlJ le3l =lJ, = 3 lH8l 7 You, O Lord, have put up
the fence; O Nanak, my fields shall not be plundered again. ||2||
H- = Hl3Il lco l J= HIl3 O Nanak, meeting the
True Guru, one comes to know the Perfect Way.
JHleo leo leo =leo l=U J= H=l3 7 While
laughing, playing, dressing and eating, he is liberated. ||2||
H= H- =H =u He HJ eHc 8H l=l Take
away my sexual desire, anger, pride, greed, emotional attachment and evil desires.
l J o = He 8lJl 9 Protect me, O my God;
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You. ||1||
H- H lU3 Il8e H lH Hu HI Bless me with
sublime thoughts, O Lord of the Universe, and contemplation in the immaculate Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.
= H l=HU l8= =Jl =l l= I=3 7 O Nanak,
may I never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, for even an instant; be merciful to me, Lord God.
||2||

H- IJ uH ; Hu Jl Ic luo The hidden jewel has
been found; it has appeared on my forehead.
H8l HJ= u; lHu ll8 = Hl! 3 =lo = Beautiful and
exalted is that place, O Nanak, where You dwell, O my Dear Lord. ||3||
UJl H 3 H =l J ; 3 l=o HJe? When You are on my
side, Lord, what do I need to worry about?
3u H l= H HUlo; H 3 8e You entrusted everything to me,
when I became Your slave.
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Hl 3lc o=8l; l8 lU Je My wealth is inexhaustible, no
matter how much I spend and consume.
UUHlJ Hel; H H= =e The 8.4 million species of beings all
work to serve me.
8J =l lH3 Hl =ll3o; J HIlJ He All these enemies have
become my friends, and no one wishes me ill.
=l8 8l; H Jl 8He No one calls me to account, since God is
my forgiver.
oe l8o H l8o; lHl I Il=e I have become blissful, and
I have found peace, meeting with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.
H =H H=lo ; H 3u =e All my affairs have been resolved, since
You are pleased with me. ||7||

H- H uloU 33 ll HlJH I have become the throne
for my Beloved Lord King.
= lH= =l == lH= l8IH=e 9 If You place Your foot on me,
I blossom forth like the lotus flower. ||1||
H- llo HeJl H = ul l=u If my Beloved
becomes hungry, I will become food, and place myself before Him.
H lH8l l8 88l lJ Jc 7 I may be crushed, again and again,
but like sugarcane, I do not stop yielding sweet juice. ||2||
H- H3Jl =U= oJ = u=e l=H I drink in the water which
has washed the feet of those who share the Teachings.
H 3l H ouJ H = HU ul = My body is filled with infinite love
to see my True Master. ||3||

IUJl HJ lu =l 8HJ Jl H lo Remain steady in
the home of your own self, O beloved servant of the Lord.
Hl3Il 3H =H H= 9 JU The True Guru shall resolve all your
affairs. ||1||Pause||
eHc e3 HHl H The Transcendent Lord has struck down the wicked and
the evil.
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H =l H l =3 9 The Creator has preserved the honor of His servant.
||1||
8leHJ HJ H =lH =l el The kings and emperors are all under his
power;
olH3 H HJ H l 7 he drinks deeply of the most sublime essence of the
Ambrosial Naam. ||2||
lU Jl8 HJ I= Meditate fearlessly on the Lord God.
HuHIl3 lHl =l e = Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, this gift is given. ||3||
Hl o3HHl Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God, the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts;
= Uc =l HoHl u9O\ he grasps the Support of God, his
Lord and Master. ||4||108||

uHl HJ oU l =Jl e e8l o l8e HH
He does not let His devotees see the difficult times; this is His innate nature.
Ju el8 o =U HlH HlH l3 9 Giving His hand, He
protects His devotee; with each and every breath, He cherishes him. ||1||
lHU lI lJU H Ul3 My consciousness remains attached to God.
ole ol3 He HJ8l u JH Hl3 JU In the
beginning, and in the end, God is always my helper and companion; blessed is my friend. ||Pause||
Hl l8H 8 HlJ8 = oUH el 88l My mind is delighted,
gazing upon the marvellous, glorious greatness of the Lord and Master.
Jl lHHl lHHl oe =l = l H 8l
79u Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, Nanak is in ecstasy;
God, in His perfection, has protected and preserved his honor. ||2||15||46||

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I H=l HJ = 9 + Hl3I Hle One Universal
Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
l= =J el = e3 H I o=I 8lUJ =8l
Have mercy on me, O Generous Giver, Lord of the meek; please do not consider my merits and
demerits.
Hcl = l=o u HoHl HH =l Il3 8Jl 9 How can dust be
washed? O my Lord and Master, such is the state of mankind. ||1||
H H Hl3I Hl= H J8l O my mind, serve the True Guru, and be at
peace.
H l8J H8l = =J l=l e l=o =8l 9 JU
Whatever you desire, you shall receive that reward, and you shall not be afflicted by pain any longer.
||1||Pause||
=U HlH l=H o3l Hl3 HH8l He creates and adorns the
earthen vessels; He infuses His Light within them.
HH l3 llo u l =3 JH 3Hl l=l3 =H8l 7 As is
the destiny pre-ordained by the Creator, so are the deeds we do. ||2||
H 3 ul =lo H o 8J o= H He believes the
mind and body are all his own; this is the cause of his coming and going.
lHl elo H lUl3 o= HlJ ou c = He does not
think of the One who gave him these; he is blind, entangled in emotional attachment. ||3||
lHl =lo H8l H Jl = HJ o One who knows that
God created him, reaches the Incomparable Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
Il3 =l Jl = I I= = eH 3H u9
Worshipping the Lord, I sing His Glorious Praises. Nanak is Your slave. ||4||1||

U HJ Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
U3 Hlo 83 Hlo Standing up, I am at peace; sitting down, I am at
peace.
U Jl I H oH 8lo 9 I feel no fear, because this is what I
understand. ||1||
8= JH HoHl The One Lord, my Lord and Master, is my Protector.
\=
HI =c = o3HHl 9 JU He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher
of Hearts. ||1||Pause||
Hl8 olU3 HlI olU3 I sleep without worry, and I awake without worry.
HJ =J 3 =33 7 You, O God, are pervading everywhere. ||2||
=l Hl =lHo 8Jl H l8o I dwell in peace in my home, and I
am at peace outside.
=J = Il H3 leJl8o =7 Says Nanak, the Guru has implanted
His Mantra within me. ||3||2||
oH HJ Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
3 l8 o= Jl H eH 3 H H HJl Without You, there is no
other for me; You alone are in my mind.
3 HH HIl H =J Hlo Jl 9 You are my Friend and
Companion, God; why should my soul be afraid? ||1||
3Hl Uc 3Hl oH You are my support, You are my hope.
83 U3 H=3 HI3 l=H Jl 3 HH lIH 9 JU
While sitting down or standing up, while sleeping or waking, with every breath and morsel of
food, I never forget You. ||1||Pause||
Hl ol oIl HI l== Protect me,
please protect me, O God; I have come to Your Sanctuary; the ocean of fire is so horrible.
= = He3 Hl3I JH 3H 8 I 7=O The
True Guru is the Giver of peace to Nanak; I am Your child, O Lord of the World. ||2||30||

H= HJ Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
=8l u3l Hu =l 3H= 8HlJ IlJ Kabeer, the earth belongs to the
Holy, but the thieves have come and now sit among them.
u3l l l8o8l U =U J lJ 9 The earth does not
feel their weight; even they profit. ||1||
Hl HJ =H =u le l8 3 ol =J
Sexual desire, anger, greed, falsehood and slander - please, save me from these, O Lord.
\u
l8J l3 3 l8 =U J o l=lc 8=J 9 Please
eradicate these from within me, and call me to come close to You. ||1||
ol l8lu ol H=J You alone teach me Your Ways.
Jl H HI I=J 9 JU With the Lord's humble servants, I sing His
Praises. ||1||Pause||
l8H Jl =8J Jl8 3 l8J l8lu H HlJ =J May I never
forget the Lord within my heart; please, instill such understanding within my mind.
I lcU =Il H = =3lJ u=J 7==9
By great good fortune, servant Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru, and now, he will not go
anywhere else. ||2||3||31||

HlI I3 =8l HlU = Siree Raag, Devotee Kabeer Jee:
oUH 8= HJ lo o8 l= =J H8l Listen, O
religious scholar: the One Lord alone is Wondrous; no one can describe Him.
Hl I Iu 8 lHl HJ l3= Hl 8l 9 He fascinates
the angels, the celestial singers and the heavenly musicians; he has strung the three worlds upon His
Thread. ||1||
H H oJe l=Il 8H The Unstruck Melody of the Sovereign Lord's
Harp vibrates;
H =l leHlc e l= I 9 JU by His Glance of Grace, we are
lovingly attuned to the Sound-current of the Naad. ||1||Pause||
l II lHlo o Ulo == =H l8= l8o The
Tenth Gate of my crown chakra is the distilling fire, and the channels of the Ida and Pingala are the
funnels, to pour in and empty out the golden vat.
l3H HlJ u U o ol3 lH H HlJ H Uol8o 7
Into that vat, there trickles a gentle stream of the most sublime and pure essence of all distilled
essences. ||2||
8= H 83 o 8l J = lo HlHo Something wonderful
has happened-the breath has become the cup.
3ll = HlJ 8= HIl =JJ == J H = In all the three
worlds, such a Yogi is unique. What king can compare to him? ||3||
oH lIo Ilco 3H =J =8l lI 3 This spiritual
wisdom of God, the Supreme Soul, has illuminated my being. Says Kabeer, I am attuned to His Love.
\
oU el H lH l H H Hl8 H3 u= All
the rest of the world is deluded by doubt, while my mind is intoxicated with the Sublime Essence of
the Lord. ||4||3||

uHl HJ HIU H 3 l8= e I beg for one gift only
from the Lord.
HI Hu J=lJ lHHU 3H H 9 JU May all
my desires be fulfilled, meditating on, and remembering Your Name, O Lord. ||1||Pause||
U 3H lJe =HlJ H3 = HI =U May Your feet abide
within my heart, and may I find the Society of the Saints.
HI oIl HlJ H l=o o J I I=U 9 May my
mind not be afflicted by the fire of sorrow; may I sing Your Glorious Praises, twenty-four hours a day.
||1||
HHl3 l8=Hu Jl =l H= Hu3 H May I serve the Lord in
my childhood and youth, and meditate on God in my middle and old age.
= I I HH 8JlJ HH 79\u\ O
Nanak, one who is imbued with the Love of the Transcendent Lord, is not reincarnated again to die.
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HU 3U H = UU If you desire to play this game of love with Me,c
lH ul 3l Il Hl oU then step onto My Path with your head in hand.
l83 HlI ulH When you place your feet on this Path,
lH elH =l =lH 7O give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to
public opinion. ||20||
H= H- lJ H =8l Hl= =l l oH First,
accept death, and give up any hope of life.
JJ H =l = 3U oU JH lH 9 Become the dust of the
feet of all, and then, you may come to me. ||1|
l8= HJ Hl 3 H ou O Dear God, You are
the Support of my breath of life.
HH= Ul3 8e ol= 8 HU 8 9 JU I
how in humility and reverence to You; so many times, I am a sacrifice. ||1||Pause||
\
U3 83 H=3 HI3 l8J H 3lJ lU3 Sitting down, standing
up, sleeping and waking, this mind thinks of You.
H e l8H H =l l8u 3 Jl oI H 9 I describe to You
my pleasure and pain, and the state of this mind. ||1||
3 Hl Uc 8 8lu u 3H Jl 3HlJ H = You are my
shelter and support, power, intellect and wealth; You are my family.
H 3H =J H8l JH l = H U 77\7
Whatever You do, I know that is good. Gazing upon Your Lotus Feet, Nanak is at peace.
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l8= HJ Hlo3 3U HI Uu I have heard
that God is the Savior of all.
HJ HI l33 HlI l oH HlJ l8H 9 JU
Intoxicated by attachment, in the company of sinners, the mortal has forgotten such a Lord from his
mind. ||1||Pause||
HlU l8lo IJH =ll olH3 H 3 He has collected
poison, and grasped it firmly. But he has cast out the Ambrosial Nectar from his mind.
=H =u 3 le H3 H3 l8e 9 He is imbued with sexual
desire, anger, greed and slander; he has abandoned truth and contentment. ||1||
l8 3 =lU J H HoHl Jl 3H H Lift me up, and
pull me out of these, O my Lord and Master. I have entered Your Sanctuary.
= =l 83l lJ HuHlI = 3 7=\= Nanak
prays to God: I am a poor beggar; carry me across, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
||2||3||83||

H- = =U =l8o lHl H HlU lH HlU Il That
body is golden and immaculate, which is attached to the True Name of the True Lord.
lH Hl3 lH l8o IHl H U Il The Gurmukh
obtains the Pure Light of the Luminous Lord, and his doubts and fears run away.
= IHl He H =lJ ole Jl 8Il 7 O Nanak,
the Gurmukhs find lasting peace; night and day, they remain detached, while in the Love of the Lord.
||2|
\

=JH HJ = H Jl Hle Il HJlH Hl8 My
tongue is intuitively attracted to the taste of the Lord.
H l3l3o Jl H luol8 9 My mind is satisfied, meditating on the
Name of the Lord. ||1||
He H HU H8le =lUl Lasting peace is obtained, contemplating the
Shabad, the True Word of God.
o H3I l=cJ He 8lJl 9 JU I am forever a
sacrifice to my True Guru. ||1||Pause||
ol H3lo 8= l= l8 My eyes are content, lovingly focused on the One
Lord.
H H3lo eH U I=l8 7 My mind is content, having forsaken the
love of duality. ||2||
eJ Hll H J= H8le Jl l8 The frame of my body is at peace,
through the Shabad, and the Name of the Lord.
H H lJe lJo HHl8 = The fragrance of the Naam permeates
my heart. ||3||
= HH3l= lHH =I O Nanak, one who has such great destiny written
upon his forehead,
I =l 8l HJH 8I u through the Bani of the Guru's Word, easily
and intuitively becomes free of desire. ||4||7|
H= eH loHl leH l3 lU3=U ole l3
I am thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, day and night; I yearn for Him constantly,
night and day.
l =c Il Hlo = Jl HlI Hl3 9
Opening the door, O Nanak, the Guru has led me to meet with the Lord, my Friend. ||1||
=8l H H HlJ l= Jl H l= J H 3 Kabeer, nothing is
mine within myself. Whatever there is, is Yours, O Lord.
3 3 =U HU3 l=o I H 7O= If I surrender to You what
is already Yours, what does it cost me? ||203||

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H- 3 lHHl J l= uH l8H lH =8l By
Your meditative remembrance, I have found everything; nothing seems difficult to me.
lHH l3 HU HlJ8 = Hlc H= =8l 7 One whose
honor the True Lord Master has preserved - O Nanak, no one can dishonor him. ||2||

3l HJ 9 o3l el H8le H Hlo o=
IJ Deep within, I see the Shabad, the Word of God; my mind is pleased and
appeased. Nothing else can touch and imbue me.
olJllH Hlo el HH l3H Jl =l H= 9 Day and night,
God watches over and cares for His beings and creatures; He is the Ruler of all. ||1||
H lI = ol3 J My God is dyed in the most beautiful and glorious
color.
el el8o l3H HHJ ol3 H HIJ 9 JU
Merciful to the meek and the poor, my Beloved is the Enticer of the mind; He is so very sweet, imbued
with the deep crimson color of His Love. ||1||Pause||
Ul = II lJl olH3 l=J The Well is high up in the
Tenth Gate; the Ambrosial Nectar flows, and I drink it in.
lHH =l U H l8lu H IHl lIo =lU 7 The
creation is His; He alone knows its ways and means. The Gurmukh contemplates spiritual wisdom.
||2||
Hl l=l lH =H l8IH HlH =l H HHl8o The rays
of light spread out, and the heart-lotus joyfully blossoms forth; the sun enters into the house of the
moon.
= l8ulH HH Hl Hl I Hle l8o = I have
conquered death; the desires of the mind are destroyed. By Guru's Grace, I have found God. ||3||
ol3 lH lI U 3l eH I =8l I am dyed in the deep
crimson color of His Love. I am not colored by any other color.
= Hl H8 3 l= lJo H8l u9 O Nanak,
my tongue is saturated with the taste of God, who is permeating and pervading everywhere.
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=JH =l = HJ u 8JlH =l ul I=l
+ Hl3I Hle One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
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H= H- =
H8le 3 = JH J HU H Ul ul
The great swans are imbued with the Word of the Shabad; they enshrine the True Name within their
hearts.
HU HIJlJ He HlU JlJ HU lH lol
They gather Truth, remain always in Truth, and love the True Name.
He lH H I8l el =l3l =3l
They are always pure and immaculate - filth does not touch them; they are blessed with the Grace of
the Creator Lord.
= JU l3 = 8lJ H ole HlJ Hl 9
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who, night and day, meditate on the Lord. ||1||

U HJ
I3 Hl oe Il8e
The minds of the Lord's devotee are filled with bliss.
oHlul3 8 l8Hl H lUe
They become stable and permanent, and all their anxiety is gone.
H l8lH I8 l HlJ
Their fears and doubts are dispelled in an instant.
8JH =lHo Hl ol8 9
The Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in their minds. ||1||
H H H3 He HJl8
The Lord is forever the Help and Support of the Saints.
=l 8Jl HH l= lJo H l8 9 JU
Inside the home of the heart, and outside as well, the Transcendent Lord is always with us,
permeating and pervading all places. ||1||Pause||
u H H8 HIl3 I
The Lord of the World is my wealth, property, youth and ways and means.
Hlo l3 H l3
He continually cherishes and brings peace to my soul and breath of life.
o eH =U e Ju
He reaches out with His Hand and saves His slave.
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lH He Jl Hu 7
He does not abandon us, even for an instant; He is always with us. ||2||
Jl H l3H o= =l8
There is no other Beloved like the Lord.
Hl HH HU Hl8
The True Lord takes care of all.
H3 l3 H3 8u l8
The Lord is our Mother, Father, Son and Relation.
ole HIle I3 I Il8 =
Since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages, His devotees sing His Glorious Praises. ||3||
l3H =l u = Hl H
My mind is filled with the Support and the Power of the Lord.
8= l8 eH Jl J
Without the Lord, there is no other at all.
= = Hl l8J u
Nanak's mind is encouraged by this hope,
JH H Hou u=\9
that God will accomplish my objectives in life. ||4||38||51||

H= Ie= H3 Ie= l3 Ie= HoHl HH
The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and
Master, the Transcendent Lord.
Ie= H olIo H Ie= 8lu HJe
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and
brother.
Ie= e3 Jl H UeH Ie= H3 lu
The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which
never fails.
Ie= Hl3 Hl3 8lu Hl3 Ie= H H
The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone
- touching it, one is transformed.
Ie= 3lu olH3 H= I lIo HH o
The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the
Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.
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Ie= =3 Hl J3 Ie= l33 l=3 =
The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of
sinners.
Ie= ole HIle HI HI Ie= H3 Jl Hl Uu
The Divine Guru existed in the very beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine
Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.
Ie= HIl3 Hl =l l= JH HJ l lH3 lI 3

O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but
holding onto Him, I will be carried across.
Ie= Hl3I 8JH HH Ie= = Jl HH=
9
The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in
humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||
8J H= ole ol3 J
Read this Shalok at the beginning, and at the end. ||
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Jl HI HI I3 Ul8o H e ol8o H H
In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord
King.
JH eHc Jl Hlo Je 3l8o
The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.
oJ=lo le= ll el8 HeU Hl l8o
He turned his back on the egotists and slanderers, and showed His Face to Naam
Dayv.
H = oH Jl Hl=o ol3 8 l8o u9=7O
Servant Nanak has so served the Lord, that He will deliver him in the end.

+ Hl3I Hle
H= H- 9
e e H I l8o H H 3lH J8l
Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease, because where there is pleasure,
there is no desire for God.
3 =3 = H Jl H JU =l J8l 9
You are the Creator Lord; I can do nothing. Even if I try, nothing happens. ||1||
8lJl =el3 =lHo
I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power which is pervading everywhere.
3 o3 H8l lo 9 JU 9
Your limits cannot be known. ||1||Pause||
Hl3 HlJ Hl3 Hl3 HlJ H3 o= = l lJo
Your Light is in Your creatures, and Your creatures are in Your Light; Your almighty
power is pervading everywhere.
3 HU HlJ8 lH=l3 HolU lHl =l3l H l l8o
\=
You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is
carried across.
=J = =3 =lo 83 H l= = H =l lJo 7
Nanak speaks the stories of the Creator Lord; whatever He is to do, He does. ||2||
H e I oH HJ 9
So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
+ Hl3I Hle
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
H e 3 =J H = =J lH3 8lJ H8 HH
Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care
of all?
=H 3 e o= oH =3 3 ==J
The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play
all sorts of instruments there for You.
=3 3 I l lHU =JlolJ =3 3 I=J
There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing
hymns of You.
I=l 3u = l 8H3 I= H uH eo
Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
I=l 3u lU3 I3 ll Hl ll ll uH 8lU
Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who keep the
record of actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of
You.
I=l 3u 8lH 8JH e=l HJl 3 He H=
Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.
I=l 3u l8e l8eHl 8 e=l3o el
Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.
I=l 3u lHu HHul oel I=l 3u Hu 8lU
The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.
I=l 3u H3l H3l H3l I=l 3u =l =
The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless
warriors sing of You.
I=l 3u l3 Jl lH HI HI =e
The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of
all the ages, sing of You.
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I=l 3u HJlo H HJl HI H l8o
The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this
world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.
I=l 3u 3 U8 3 oHl 3lu
The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage,
sing of You.
I=l 3u Hu HJ8 H I=l 3u l U
The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources
of creation sing of You.
I=l 3u H 8JH =l =l 3 u
The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of
You.
H8l 3u I=l H 3u =l 3 3 I3 H
They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued
with Your Sublime Essence.
Jl =3 3 u I=l H H lUl3 o=l = l=o 8lU
So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of
them all?
H8l H8l He HU HlJ8 HU HUl 8l
That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
J l JHl Hl8 HHl U lHl U8l
He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He
has created departs.
Il Il 3l =l =l lHHl Hl8o lHl U 8l
He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of
Maya.
=l =l e =l3 o lHU l3H el =lo8l
Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
H l3H = H8l =Hl l=l J=H = H8l
He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.
H l3HJ HJ l3HlJ8 = J H8l 9
He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak
remains subject to His Will. ||1||
oH HJ 9
Hl = o H =l8
\
Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.
== = l Jl8
But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.
=lHl3 l8 =lJo Hl8
His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.
=J = 3 J HHl8 9
Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||
= H HlJ8 IlJ Il Il IJl
O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of
Excellence.
=l8 H 3 =3 == Ul 9 JU
No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||
Hl H3l lHl Hl3 =H8l
All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.
H =lHl3 lHl =lHl3 8l
All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.
lIol luol I IJ8l
The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers
=J H8l 3l l3 =lo8l 7
-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||
Hl H3 Hl 3 Hl UlIo8lo
All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,
lHu =lo =lo8lo
all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas
3u l= lHul l= 8lo
without You, no one has attained such powers.
=lH lH Jl l= J8lo =
They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow.
||3||
o = l=o =U
What can the poor helpless creatures do?
lH=3l 3
Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.
\
lHH 3 elJ l3H l=o U
Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?
= HU H=J u7
O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||
oH HJ 9
o Hl= l=H Hl HU
Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.
ol oU HU U
It is so difficult to chant the True Name.
HU H =l I
If someone feels hunger for the True Name,
U3 l8 UlolJ e 9
that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||
H l=U l=H Hl Hl8
How can I forget Him, O my mother?
HU HlJ8 HU l8 9 JU
True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||
HU H =l l3 =lo8l
saachae naam kee thil vaddiaaee ||
Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,
ol u= =lHl3 Jl 8l
people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.
H Hl lHl = o lJ
Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,
= J= =lc Hl8 7
He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||
UJ H J= HI
That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.
ee J U= I
He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.
I 8J J Jl =l8
This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.
\
= Jo = Jl8 =
There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||
H= ol 3= 3l el3
As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.
lHl le =l = =l3l l3
The One who created the day also created the night.
HH l=HlJ 3 =HHl3
Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.
= = 8 Hl3 u=
O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts.
I IHl HJ u
Jl = H Hl3I H3 l8U =U I lH
O Servant of the Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being, I offer my prayers to You,
O Guru.
JH =l l=H Hl3I H8l =l el8o H IlH 9
I am an insect and a worm; O True Guru, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, be merciful
and bestow upon me the Light of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
H Hl3 Ie= H =U H H IlH
O my Best Friend, O Divine Guru, please illuminate me with the Light of the Lord.
IHl3 H H H8l Jl =ll3 JHl JlH 9
JU
By Guru's Instructions, the Naam is my breath of life, and the Praise of the Lord is
my occupation. ||1||Pause||
Jl H = =I = lH Jl Jl Hu Jl loH
The Lord's servants have the greatest good fortune; they have faith in the Lord, Har,
Har, and a thirst for the Lord.
Jl Jl H lH l33HlJ lHl HIl3 I IlH 7
Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied; joining the Company of
the Holy, their virtues shine forth. ||2||
lH Jl Jl Jl H H l8o 3 IJl HH lH
Those who have not obtained the essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are
most unfortunate; they are taken away by the Messenger of Death.
H Hl3I Hl HIl3 Jl o8 luI Hl= luI Hl=lH =
Those who have not sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Company of the
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Holy - cursed are their lives, and cursed are their hopes of life. ||3||
lH Jl H Hl3I HIl3 8l l3 u l HH3l= llo
llH
Those humble servants of the Lord, who have obtained the Company of the True
Guru, have such pre-ordained destiny written on their foreheads.
u u H3HIl3 lH3 Jl H l8o lHl H = H
IlH u9
Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the sublime
essence of the Lord is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the
Naam shines forth.||4||1||
I IHl HJ
=J H lU3=lJ UeH H oJl Jl HlU lo
Why, O mind, do you plot and plan, when the Dear Lord Himself provides for your
care?
H u HlJ H3 U8 3 = lH= oI =l ulo 9
From rocks and stones He created living beings; He places their nourishment before
them. ||1||
H HuU Hl H3HIl3 lH H 3lo
O my Dear Lord of souls, one who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is
saved.
I Hle H e l8o H= =Hc Jlo 9 JU
By Guru's Grace, the supreme status is obtained, and the dry wood blossoms forth
again in lush greenery. ||1||Pause||
Hl l3 = H3 8l3 =l8 l=H =l ulo
Mothers, fathers, friends, children and spouses-no one is the support of anyone else.
lHl lHl lH= H8J = =J H U =lo 7
For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you
so afraid, O mind? ||2||
U Ul o= H =H l3H 8U lo
The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind.
l3 == = == UI= H HlJ lHH =lo =
Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought
of this in your mind? ||3||
Hl lu eH oHc lHu = = 3 ulo
All the nine treasures, and the eighteen supernatural powers are held by our Lord
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and Master in the Palm of His Hand.
H = 8l 8l He 8l H8lo 3 o3 =lo
u
Servant Nanak is devoted, dedicated, forever a sacrifice to You, Lord. Your Expanse
has no limit, no boundary. ||4||5||
I oH HJ u H
+ Hl3I Hle One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
H lH Jl lH Jl oIH oIH o
That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculate
and Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivalled.
Hl luo=lJ Hl luo=lJ 3u Hl Jl HU lHHJ
All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.
Hl Hlo 3H Hl 3 Hlo = e3
All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.
Jl luo=J H3J Hl Hl e l=HJ
Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.
Jl o = Jl o H== Hl l=o = H3 l=U
9
The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant. O Nanak, the poor
beings are wretched and miserable! ||1||
3 =c =c o3l H8 l3l Hl Jl 8= HH
You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O Dear Lord, you are the
One.
l8l= e3 l8l= l Hl Hl 3 UH l=
Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all Your Wondrous Play.
3 o e3 o I3 Hl JU 3u l8 o= H
You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other than
You.
3 8JH 8o3 8o3 Hl 3 l=o I ol =
You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite. What Virtues of Yours can I
speak of and describe?
H H=lJ H H=lJ 3u Hl H = l3 =8 7
Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant Nanak is a
sacrifice. ||2||
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Jl luo=lJ Jl luo=lJ 3u Hl H H HI HlJ H=Hl
Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who meditate on You-those humble beings
dwell in peace in this world.
H H=3 H H=3 8 lH Jl luol8o Hl l3 3cl HH =l
=Hl
They are liberated, they are liberated-those who meditate on the Lord. For them, the
noose of death is cut away.
lH lU lH Jl lU luol8o Hl l3 = U H
I=Hl
Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord-all their fears are
dispelled.
lH Hl=o lH Hl=o H Jl Hl 3 Jl Jl l HHHl
Those who serve, those who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of the
Lord, Har, Har.
H u H u lH Jl luol8o Hl H = l3 8l HHl
=
Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate on their Dear Lord. Servant Nanak
is a sacrifice to them. ||3||
3l Il3 3l Il3 Hl l8o3 8o3
Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyond
measure.
3 I3 3 I3 HJl 3u Hl Jl ol= o= o3
Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various and
countless ways.
3l ol= 3l ol= =lJ Jl H Hl 3 3lJ HlJ
8o3
For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services, O Dear Infinite
Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.
3 o= 3 o= JlJ 8J lHlHl3 HH3 Hl =l l=lo
c =H =3
For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras.
They perform rituals and religious rites.
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H I3 H I3 H = Hl H =lJ H Jl I=3
u
Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to
my Dear Lord God. ||4||
3 ole o =3 Hl 3u H= o= =8l
You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great as
You.
3 HI HI 8= He He 3 8= Hl 3 lJU =3 H8l
Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You never
change, O Creator Lord.
3u o = H8l =3 Hl 3 o =lJ H J8l
Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all that occurs.
3u o lHHlc H U8l Hl 3u o lHlH H I8l
You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself shall
destroy it all.
H = I I= =3 = Hl H HH = H8l 9
Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, the Knower of all.
||5||1||
oH HJ u
3 =3 HlUo H H8l
You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master.
H 3U = H8l ulHl H 3 elJ H8l JU 8l 9 JU
Whatever pleases You comes to pass. As You give, so do we receive. ||1||Pause||
H 3l 3 Hl luol8o
All belong to You, all meditate on you.
lHH l= =lJ l3l H 3 l8o
Those who are blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord.
IHl u HHl I=l8o
The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.
3u ol l=lJo ol lHl8o 9
You Yourself separate them from Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again.
||1||
3 eloU H 3 Jl HlJ
9O7
You are the River of Life; all are within You.
3 l8 eH =8l lJ
There is no one except You.
Hlo H3 Hl 3
All living beings are Your playthings.
l=HlI lHl l=lJo HHIl H 7
The separated ones meet, and by great good fortune, those suffering in separation
are reunited once again. ||2||
lHH 3 Hl8lJ H8l H H
They alone understand, whom You inspire to understand;
Jl I He Jl ol =
they continually chant and repeat the Lord's Praises.
lHl Jl Hl=o l3l H l8o
Those who serve You find peace.
HJH Jl Jl lH HHl8o =
They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||3||
3 o =3 3 =lo H Jl8
You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.
3u l8 eH o= =l8
There is no one except You.
3 =l =l =lJ HlJ Hl8
You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.
H = IHl Ic Jl8 u7
O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of
the Guru's Word. ||4||2||
oH HJ 9
l33 H=J 8l l=H l == l3lJ =lo
In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!
=H HJ I Jl U JH e 3J 8lo 9
In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them
drowning there. ||1||
H 8= U3lH HJ H
In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!
9O=
Jl l8H3 3 I Ilo 9 JU
You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||
JU H3l H3l Jl lJo H HIu HH l8o
I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this
world.
=l3 = l3 =l H lH 3 Jl =lHlo 7=
Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord!
||2||3||
oH HJ
8l l3 H eJlo
This human body has been given to you.
Il8e lH =l l8J 3l 8lo
This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.
o=l =H 3 l=3 =H
Nothing else will work.
lH HuHIl3 H == H 9
Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel
of the Naam. ||1||
HHlH I =H 3 =
Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.
HH l8u H3 lI Hl8o = 9 JU
You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||
H 3 HHH uH =Hl8o
I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.
H= Hu Hlo Jl l8o
I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.
=J = JH lU =H
Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!
Hl =l J HH 7u
O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||

+
One Universal Creator God.
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Hl =lJI Hl =l =3J
Victory belongs to God, the Almighyt; Waheguru Jee.
l3HJl 9O U8l
This Baani is by the tenth master. Choapee is the name of the upcoming verse. (4
lines per stanza)
l H = =c HlH Hl olH= 3 HI3 = 8lH
Then he cut the heads of the demons. The ever revered all powerful one. The
master of the world
J l8Hlc II 3 8l HlJ ol 8u8l e8l 9
A shower of flowers appeared from the ski. Everyone came to praise and
congratulate you.
u+ u+ I = H eHc eJ Il8 l=H
You are magnificent; Oh King of the people. You are the destroyer of demons, and
are the one that gives value to this meager existence
o = = lHHJ eH Hl HlJ J U8 7
You know all there is to know. Accept me as your slave and save me from those that
cause harm to me.
=l8+8U 83l U8l
JHl = Ju e Jl8 lU3 =l l8
3= U H J JH o H = l3 9
O Lord, protect me with Your Hand, thus my heart's desire be fulfilled. May my mind
ever seek the refuge of Your Feet, and You sustain me as Your very Own.(1)
JH eHc H 3H ==J o Ju e HlJ 8U=J
Hl 8H H l= H== lH H =3 7
Lord! destroy all my enemies [diseased passions, instincts, impulses, evil thoughts,
etc.]* and protect me with Your Hand. Thus make my house-hold [mind], servants
and followers [intellect and varied other organs]] rest in peace. (2)
H lH = e =lU H 8 = oH H=lU
Jl8 JHl oH 3 H =l J loH =
O Lord, extend Your Personal protection to me and kill all my enemies here and now
[refers to our countless inner enemies, i.e. evil thinking, diseases etc.] May my this
wish be fulfilled and I ever yearn to reflect my mind on You. (3).
* No one has got any external enemy, all our enemies are within us. It is man, who
creates his own enemies. When a man is not at peace with himself, hell is created
within him, which creates havoc all round him. By conquering the self, he conquers
the whole world. God is present every whereand is in all creatures, and it is He Who
9O
motivates persons to act in a particular manner. Only He can lead us to think right
and do right things. Creatures on their own act unethically, invariably against
themselves, in pursuit of their selfish motives unwisely and wildly. Man unknowingly
acts against himself.
3HlJ l =8l o= lu+U H 8 UJ H 3H 3 U
H== lH+ JH 3lolJ Ul Ul H3 JH HlolJ
u
Lord, Bless me that I should never abandon You and think of any one else. Whatever
boons I seek I should obtain from You. Liberate all my servants and followers [way
of thinking], pick each and every one and destroy them, who are obstacles in my
well being. (4)
o Ju e H U8lU H = = 3H l=lU
JH He JH Hl olHuH H =lUJ
Pray, ferry me across, giving me Your Hand, and destroy the fear of death in me.
[This fear is one of the greatest enemy of ours]. O Mighty Lord of the Sword (All
Wisdom), be ever at my back, and protect me. (5)
l J HlJ J HlJ8 H3 HJl8 lU
el 8u eHc = J3 3HJ l U3 eH =3
You are the Protector of the Saints, protect me too, as You are my only Protector.
You are the Savior of the weak and Destroyer of tyrants. O the Lord of fourteen
worlds (according to Puranic conception). (6)
= l8 8JH 8 u = l8 lH=H o=3
= l8 = l8H =H H= = = =lo 3HH
Time came when Brahma appeared in physical form, then Shiva was incarnated and
then Visnu. It is all the Play of the Temporal Lord. (7)
H= = HIl lH= =lU 8eH 8JH H ulU
H= = H = H= HH= J 3lJ JH \
The Temporal Lord created Shiva, the Yogi; Brahma, the Utterer of Vedas. The
Temporal Lord, Who fashioned the entire Universe, I salute to Him alone. (8)
H= = H HI3 8U e= e3 H UHU
ole ol3 8= o=3 H8l I HHlUJ JH \
He, Who is the Creator of Time and the Universe, also created the angels, demons
and yakshas. He alone was in the beginningand will also be at the end of the Time.
He alone is my Guru. (9)
HH= l3H Jl = JHl H= H lH o H=l
9O
lH== = lH=I H elU H3 = H 8u =lU 9O
I make my obeisance to Him alone, Who has created all His subjects and preserves
them. He has blessed His devotees with all merits and happiness and destroys
enemies [inner dis-hormony] instantaneously. (10)
=c =c = o3 =l H3 8 =l l 3
Ulcl 3 =U oHu H l= leHlc = = 99
He, Who is inner Knower of all hearts, knows the sorrows of all creatures, good or
bad. He casts His Graceful Glance on all from the meek ant to huge elephant and feel
pleased. (11)
H3 e 8 3 el H 8 Hu = Hl
8= 8= =l l =c =c = c c =l H 97
He is pained, when His saints are pained; and feels happiness when they are happy.
He understands what pains each of the hearts of the creatures and their innermost
workings. (12)
H8 Ue= = =3 H u3 38 eJ o
H8 o= =3 J =8J 3H H lH3 eJ u HJ 9=
When He, the Creator, evolved Himself, His creation manifested itself in innumerable
forms. When He dissolves the creation, all the physical forms are merged back in
Him. (13)
H3 8e lHHlc H u o ol 8 UU
3H HJl 3 J3 lH H3 8e e o oH 9u
He has created numerous forms and bodies. They utter Him as they can think, what
His. He, however, lives Detached from all. This distinction the wise ones and the
religious books know. (14)
l= ll8= l ole ol ole oH
3 = HJ UU3 e H = = =3 8e 9
He is Formless, Stainless and Self-reliant. He is the Primal Power, Blemishless,
Beginningless and does not take birth. The fools claim boastfully about the
knowledge of His secrets, which even Vedas do not know. (15)
3 = =l J oH3 HJ HJ = e H3
HJe= = =J3 He lH= l= = Ul3 lJ l= 9
The fools consider Him a stone, for He does not know the Profound Mysterym that is
God. He calls Shiva, The Eternal Lord, and does not know the secret of the Formless
Lord. (16)
o ol 8lu J H3l 83 l l 3lJ 33l
9O
3H Hl8 H l=J l8lu HH uH HH 9
Every one according to his understanding, describes You differently. The limits of
Your creation cannot be known, nor how in the beginning You wrought the Universes.
(17)
8= o H = U = =Jl
oH HH H3H =ll U 3H l 8J lU ell 9\
You are One, manifest in varied forms, as a poor man, rich manor a king. You create
the egg born, the sweat born, the earth born and the foetus born. (18)
=J = H J 8 =J lHHlc lU H= l8=
HIl lHHlc lel8 oU= ole HIle H HU=
9\
Sometime You joyfully appear in the form of Brahma expanding the creation, and
some time in the form of contracting and dissolving Shiva. He shows His miraculous
deeds to all His creation of the Universe. He, the Primal Power, born of Himself is
since the beginning of beginning. (19)
o8 Hl 3H = lH+ U8l olH+ H=
eHc lH3 U=3 U33 H= H = =3 7O
O Lord, now keep me under Your protection, encourage my followers to flourish [in
intellect and wisdom] and destroy my enemies (negative thinking). All the evil doers
who arise (in my mind), fight with them and destroy them there and then. (20)
H olHuH 3= Hl l3 = eHc el3 J H
H= I l3J l3 = 3H H=c H c 79
O Mighty Lord of the Sword (Knowledge)+, whosoever seeks Your protection, his
enemies (evil passions) suffer pain and are destroyed. The persons, who fall on Your
Feet, You remove all their afflictions and maladies. (21)
H =l = l8= 8 luo J 3 = = l=lc lJ oJ
Jl8 3lJ H = eHc olHc c 33= 77
Those who meditate even once (with complete devotion) on You, the Supreme
Destroyer, the Death cannot come near them. They remain protected at all times. All
their enemies and sorrows are removed instantaneously. (22)
l= leHlc 3 HlJ lJlJ 3 = 3 3l= H JlJ
llu lHlu = H H J8l eHc J H= =8l 7=
Upon whomsoever dawns Your Grace, their sins and afflictions are instantly
removed. They are blessed with all the earthly and spiritual treasures, and no evil
doer [deadly passions and sickly instinctual drives] can even touch their shadows.
9O\
(23)
8= 8 lH 3H H = =H 3 3lJ U 8
lH H l3J =J ele eHc e 3 J 7u
O God, he who remembered You even once, You saved him from the noose of Death.
Whosoever meditates on Your Name, he overcomes his poverty, suffering and
adversity. (24)
JI =3 H Hl l3Jl o Ju e J U8l
H8 H JJ HJ8l eHc e 3 J 8U8l 7
O The Lord of Sword (Knowledge)*, I seek Your protection. Protect me with Your
Own Hands. Extend Your support to me wherever I be, and save me from the evil
doers [evil thoughts and sins]. (25).
l= =l JH HI H3 Iu = H 3
You (Oh God) the mother of all creatures have blessed me graciously. I was able to
compile this granth with great speed and fervor.
l=l8 H= e J = J3 eHc elU = =3 7
Reading this Baani eliminates all of bodys sins. Recitation eliminates our demons
and evil-wishers.
Hl olHuH H8 8 el8o = Iu 33=
Only because the honourable all powerful Lord was merciful to me; did I complete
this granth with such speed.
H 83 = = H8l e l3H l8o3 =8l 7
Whoever recites this baani with full intent will attain the fruit of their inner desires.
No pain can even come close to them.

olJ
H II H UlJ H H =8l H HJ lU3 l8 U33
o=8l
If a mute (person) listens with the utmost attention and love they will attain the gift
of speech. If an imbecile, senseless person listens with concentration and
consideration of the meanings then they will become incredibly intelligent.
e ee l=c l3 = J J H U=l 8= 8
U8l = =J 7\
No physical or mental pain can inflect that person; (oh my friends) the one who
recites this Chaupee Sahib baani once.
U8l
9O\
H83 H3J HJH lH ou HJH =l 3ll =lJH
The year (in Bikrami years) was 1700. Add half of one hundred (50) and then three
years. Meaning 1753 Bikarmi (1696 A.D.)
e= Hel oHcHl l== 3l H3u= Iu Hu 7\
In the month of Bhaadro (mid-summer) on a bright Sunday morning and the eighth
day of the month; This Baani (Chaupee Sahib) was completed on the banks of the
Sutlej river.
l8l3 Hl Ul3 U l3U Ul3 H3l H8e
These are the holy chapters of Thriyaa Pakhyian (name of the Granth). The Granth
where the fallacies of kings, ministers, and women are described.
U H U Ul3 HH3 HH3 H HH3 9
This is the end of the 405th chapter of the Pakhyian. This highly regarded Granth is
complete.
o=H
Furthermore.
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eH H =l eH l =lH l= o o Ju e HlJ
H =H 8U l8U9
Oh immortal being! Let me be your slave and thus the benefactor of countless
blessings. Let your blessed hand guide me, and instill baani in my mind and body.
U8l
H IHlJ luH HU l=H l8H =8J J luoU
I do not praise or hail Ganesh before I start any task. (In old times, often Ganesh
would be hailed before starting any task). Nor do I let the thought of Vishnu or any
incarnations of Vishnu (i.e. Krishna) enter my mind. (Meaning Guru Gobind Singh Ji
never regarded Vishnu or any avatars as the supreme Lord; Akaal purakh, as he
states next.)
= H lJU l3 H l= Il Hl I l8 H 7
I know of their existence, but I do not ever worship them. May my prayers and
thoughts always be in the immaculate, holy feet of the Lord (the one and only).
HJ = = JH HJ J H l== u
I pray to my protector, the one that brings death to Death (the deity Klal; which
was worshipped in the past). Oh unbreakable one, I am your slave.
o H = = 8lJ IJ =l H l8U =
Make me your slave oh Lord and watch over me. (I have come to your sanctuary) So
preserve my honour.
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o H H l3lo U U H3 JH Hlo
Make me your own, and take care of me (as a mother does to a child). Pick out my
enemies one by one and kill them. (Guru Sahib refers Lust, Anger, Attachment,
Greed, and Arrogance as our enemies. As a true Sikh should not have enmity toward
any living creatures).
eI 3I HI H eU U o HlJ oU e u
Let there be both plentiful food (Degh) and Weapons (Tegh) in this world. (So that
the righteous may restore justice and rule the land). As long as you; Oh Lord are my
protector, no other power can do anything to me.
3H HH =J He l3 3H HlJ8 H eH l3J
I pray that you be my guardian. You are my master and I; your slave
H o H l=H o = JH H =H
Make me yours, thus giving me honour. May you be the force every action that we
do.
3H J H H = H o o Il8 l=H
Oh Almighty One, you are the King of all kings. You and you alone give honour to the
poor.
eH H = l= =J HlJ J H ol eo 3lJ

Recognize me (the poor one) as your slave. I have lost everything, and with my last
ounce of energy I am lying outside your door.
o H = l3 3H HlJ8 H l== u
I plea to you once again. I am yours, watch over me oh Lord. You are the benevolent
master; I am merely your slave.
eH H e Ju U8 JH H 8lo H=
Realizing me as your slave, give me your hand (your support). Destroy all of my
enemies.
luH u I=3 = uU 8J = =l83 l8lu
First off, I worship the timeless One and only God with great concentration. Then I
am capable of writing this poetry.
l=H Hu Hl3 Ul3 UU U= Jl8 =l8 J Hu \
According to my knowledge I will tell you the stories of Krishana. Oh Lord, If I falter
in this prose, may you correct them (as you know all). (Guru Sahib says the above
out of humility. He knows everything and anything there is to know. His knowledge
is limitless).
=l8U 8U eJ
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H lH H H =J H =lJJ HI HlJ H l3J = luol8
J o3 HI = HlJ 9
I will share with the world whatever the Almighty God has commanded me to say.
Whoever meditates on the Supreme Power (God) will in the end reside in Heaven.
eJ
Jl JlH e8l 8= J l88 l8U = lJ H 3 UH
3I lHU H Jl l8 HHlJ 7
God, and Gods lovers (devotees) are both the same, to discuss their differences is
futile. Like waves; which arise from water, but eventually re-immerse in that same
water. (Waves seem different because of their appearance and colour, but they came
from the water around it and when the wave sinks into the ocean again, it is clear
how they are the same).
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H8 ol8H = U HH u HI ol8 o8 H =u H
3 HJ =J3 Hl8 9
When I was commanded by the Lord, only then did I take birth in this world. Now I
will briefly tell everyone my story. (Guru Gobind Singh Ji is speaking about his birth
into Kaljug in Patna Sahib 1666 AD).
=l8 8U eJ
U U H Hl =l 8U =J lH lol8 u U 38
HI3 H H8 3H =J HJl8 9
I then stood up with folded hands and said the following with a bowing head: The
path of Truth can only prosper in this world, If you (Waheguru Ji), are by my side.
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H H 3H luo = l3 U l luoJ H3 o3 JI H=3
= =lJI I=3 9
Oh Lord, those who awake in the ambrosial hours and meditate on you, at their last
moment they will attain the fruit of freedom. (Meaning they will attain you).
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= =l elJ = =lc= l8H HJH =lc l8e 8JH l=3
= HlH = HH 9
In the Timeless Gods formless body, reside hundreds of millions of Vishnus and
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Shivas. There are hundreds of millions of heavens, Brahmas, suns, moons and other
deities.
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H =u HI HI oc H =8l 3 3 HI 8H =8
= HIl l HH3 9
The narrations of God are glorified throughout the ages. Gods devotees are always
is remembrance of them. Listening to the stories one is taken to Heaven, like how
Raaja Raam Chaadr took all of Ayodha to Heaven. (Guru Sahib says that Raam
Chaandr was able to save his whole city with the name of god, because Raaja Raam
Chaadr Ji was not the Almightly Lord himself).
U8l
H l8J =u H o I= e l3J l=c o=
Whoever listens to these stories and sings them in holy worship is safe guarded from
pain and sin.
l8H I3 =l 8 = J8l olu 8+lu H= =8l 9
Worshipping God through meditation brings the following fruit; no mental or physical
illnesses can even touch your shadow.
HH3 H3J HJH U= JJ =el luH H e=
The time (in Bikarmi years) was 1700 year, add 55 (1755 Bikarmi, or 1698 AD). On
a great first day, in the month of Harh. (Mid June to Mid July).
3Hle =l Iu Hu l J J Hu 7
With your benevolence this Granth (book) was completed. Oh Lord if I were to falter,
may you correct me, as only you know all. (Guru Sahib says that in humility, as he
was All-knowing; he is teaching humility to his Sikhs).
eJ
3 3I = U 3 H3e= 3l 3I Hl I=3 =lU
=8 =u HI =
At the holy foot of the blessed Anandpur Sahib mountain, by the Sutlej river where
the came waves appear. Oh Admired Lord, there is the place where I completed the
story of Raguvir Ram
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Hu oHu H Jl 8e H8e l88le Iu H= =lU
I=3 l= Hle u
I dont know who is righteous or evil, I am not trying to win appeal or make
enemies, I simply want to say the facts. The Granth was only completed due to the
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Lords graciousness and benevolence.
HU
l8 IJ H8 3 3H 38 3 =U o 3 Jl o+
H JlH = o= =J H3 8= H+
Oh all Powerful Lord; Once grasping your holy immaculate feet, I did not even look
at anything or anyone else. (Guru Sahib means that he worships the One True Lord
Exclusively, with no obeisance to any deities). Raam Chaandr, Rahim, the Puranas,
and the Koran. There are countless like them, but I do not yield to any of them.
lHlHl3 HH3 8e H 8J e =J JH 8= H+
Hl olH l= 3Hl =l H =J+ H 3lJ 8+ 9
All of the Simratis, Shahstr, and Vedas, say many things but I do not adhere to any
of them. Oh supreme-power yielding Lord you have blessed me. I have said nothing;
all was said by you through me. (Guru Sahib says that he is simply the vessel for
Akaal Purakh. He only says what God allows).
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HI eo =U l = IlJU 3J eo
8lJ IJ =l H oH Il8e eH 3J 7
Forsaking all doors I have come to your door. (Guru Sahib Says that he has forsaken
the worship of all other things, and come to the sanctuary of the Timeless Being).
Preserve the honour of my actions. Oh protector of the world, I am your humble
slave.

H=l HJ = oe
Anand ~ The Song Of Bliss:
+ Hl3I Hle
oe l8o Hl H8 Hl3I H l8o
I am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru.
Hl3I 3 l8o HJH H3l Hl =Hlo =u8lo
I have found the True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind vibrates with the music
of bliss.
I 3 = lo H8e I= o8lo
The jewelled melodies and their related celestial harmonies have come to sing the
Word of the Shabad.
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H8e 3 I=J Jl = Hl lHl =Hl8o
The Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad.
=J = oe Jo Hl3I H l8o 9
Says Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my True Guru. ||1||
8 H Hlo 3 He J Jl
O my mind, remain always with the Lord.
Jl l J 3 H H e Hl l=H
Remain always with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will be forgotten.
oIl= UJ = 3 =H Hl H=
He will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be perfectly arranged.
H I HHu HoHl H l=U HJ l=H
Our Lord and Master is all-powerful to do all things, so why forget Him from your
mind?
=J = H H He J Jl 7
Says Nanak, O my mind, remain always with the Lord. ||2||
HU HlJ8 l=o Jl =l 3
O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home?
=l 3 3 H l= J lHH elJ H =8
Everything is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You give.
He lH=l3 HJ 3l H Hl =H=8
Constantly singing Your Praises and Glories, Your Name is enshrined in the mind.
H lH = Hl =lHo =H H8e =
The divine melody of the Shabad vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam
abides.
=J = HU HlJ8 l=o Jl =l 3 =
Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your home?
||3||
HU H H ou
The True Name is my only support.
HU H ou H lHl Hl I=8lo
The True Name is my only support; it satisfies all hunger.
=l Hl3 H Hl ol8 =lHo lHl l8 Hl H8lo
It has brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires.
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He =8 =l3 I l=cJ lHH elo 8lJ =lo8lo
I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses such glorious greatness.
=J = HJ H3J H8le uJ lo
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the Shabad.
HU H H ou u
The True Name is my only support. ||4||
=H U H8e l33 =l HI
The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate in that blessed house.
=l HI H8e =H = lH3 =l ulo
In that blessed house, the Shabad vibrates; He infuses His almighty power into it.
U e3 3u =lH =l3 = =c= Hlo
Through You, we subdue the five demons of desire, and slay Death, the torturer.
ul =lH l8o 3u lH =U lH lH Jl = I
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord's Name.
=J = 3J H Jo l33 =l oJe =H
Says Nanak, they are at peace, and the unstruck sound current vibrates within their
homes. ||5||
oe HJ =IlJ HI Hu
Listen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.
8JH l8o U3 HI l=H
I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.
e I H3 U3 Hl HUl 8l
Pain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.
H3 HH 8 HH I 3 Hl
The Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.
H3 l3 =J3 l=3 Hl3I lJo
Pure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and
permeating.
l8=l3 = I U I =H oJe 3 uO9
Prays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial
bugles vibrates and resounds. ||40||1||

He=l HJ
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u l=lU l3l =H3 8lU H3 H3 =lU
Upon this Plate, three things have been placed: Truth, Contentment and
Contemplation.
olH3 H = = l8U lHH = HH ou
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of our Lord and Master, has been
placed upon it as well; it is the Support of all.
H = = H = U l3H = Jl8 Uu
One who eats it and enjoys it shall be saved.
8J =H3 3Hl J H8l l3 l3 Ul u
This thing can never be forsaken; keep this always and forever in your mind.
3H HH U lI 3lo H = 8JH H 9
The dark world-ocean is crossed over, by grasping the Feet of the Lord; O Nanak, it
is all the extension of God. ||1||
H= HJ
3 =l3 H3 Jl H HI =l38l
I have not appreciated what You have done for me, Lord; only You can make me
worthy.
H lIlo = I Jl o 3H l8U8l
I am unworthy - I have no worth or virtues at all. You have taken pity on me.
3H l8o lHJHl3 J8l Hl3I HH lHlo
You took pity on me, and blessed me with Your Mercy, and I have met the True
Guru, my Friend.
= H lH 3 Hl= 3 H ul= Jlo 9
O Nanak, if I am blessed with the Naam, I live, and my body and mind blossom
forth. ||1||
UJl
l3u 3 HHu lHu =l8 lJ
Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.
Uu 3l oIl Ue HlJ
There, in the fire of the mother's womb, You protected us.
Hl = HH = e3 l8 3 l HlJ
Hearing Your Name, the Messenger of Death runs away.
UH l8H oHIJ I H8el l lJ
The terrifying, treacherous, impassible world-ocean is crossed over, through the
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Word of the Guru's Shabad.
lH =U Il loH olH3 Hl8 lJ
Those who feel thirst for You, take in Your Ambrosial Nectar.
=l HlJ 8J I Il=e IlJ
This is the only act of goodness in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
HH l= HH HlJ HlJ
He is Merciful to all; He sustains us with each and every breath.
l8u =l8 Hl8 lH o= 3u olJ \
Those who come to You with love and faith are never turned away empty-handed.
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H= H-
o3l I ou lHJ= Hl I U
Deep within yourself, worship the Guru in adoration, and with your tongue, chant the
Guru's Name.
3l Hl3I H=l H I U
Let your eyes behold the True Guru, and let your ears hear the Guru's Name.
Hl3I H3l l3o eIJ 8lo U
Attuned to the True Guru, you shall receive a place of honor in the Court of the Lord.
=J = l= = lHH 8J =u el8
Says Nanak, this treasure is bestowed on those who are blessed with His Mercy.
HI HlJ U3H =UlolJ l= =8l =l8 9
In the midst of the world, they are known as the most pious - they are rare indeed.
||1||
H-
Jl ol U8lo
O Savior Lord, save us and take us across.
I =l l l8 =H H=lo
Falling at the feet of the Guru, our works are embellished with perfection.
Jo ol el8o HJ l=Hlo
You have become kind, merciful and compassionate; we do not forget You from our
minds.
Hu H = HlI =H 3lo
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, we are carried across the terrifying
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world-ocean.
H=3 le= eHc l HlJ l8elo
In an instant, You have destroyed the faithless cynics and slanderous enemies.
l3H HlJ8 =l c= = H HlJ
That Lord and Master is my Anchor and Support; O Nanak, hold firm in your mind.
lHH lHH3 H Jl8 HI e HlJ 7
Remembering Him in meditation, happiness comes, and all sorrows and pains simply
vanish. ||2||
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3 = , 3H lJ oelH HlU l , H 3l lH
You are our Lord and Master; to You, I offer this prayer. This body and soul are all Your property.
3H H3 l3 JH 8l= 3 3Hl l= HlJ, H =
You are our mother and father; we are Your children. In Your Grace, there are so many joys!
=l8 H , 3H o3 U U 3 , UU I=3
No one knows Your limits. O Highest of the High, Most Generous God,
HI HHIl, 3H Hl3 ul 3H 3 Jl8, H olIo=l
the whole creation is strung on Your thread. That which has come from You is under Your
Command.
3Hl Il3 lHl3, 3H Jl Hl = eH, He =8l
\u
You alone know Your state and extent. Nanak, Your slave, is forever a sacrifice. ||8||4||

3u oI oelH JHl HlU l H 3
I offer my prayer to You, my body and soul are Yours
J = H 3l =lo8l =8l U H
Hu9Ou\
Nanak says this is Your greatness, none even know my name

+=lJI Hl =l =3lJ|Hl I3l Hl HJl8|
God is One. All victory is of the Wondrous Guru (God). May the respected sword (God in the form
of the Destroyer of evil doers) help us!
= Hl I3l Hl =l 3HJl 9O|
Ode of the respected sword recited by the Tenth Guru.

luH I3l lHH = I = 8l luol8|
First remember the sword (God in the form of Destroyer of evil doers); then remember and meditate
upon Guru Nanak.
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oIe I 3 oHeH HeH J8l HJl8|
Then remember and meditate upon Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das: May they help
us!
oH JIl8e lHH Hl Jll8|
Remember and meditate upon Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind and Respected Guru Har Rai.
Hl Jll=H luo8lo lHH l Hl el Hl8|
Remember and meditate upon respected Guru Har Krishan, by having the sight of whom, all pains
vanish.
3I 8Je lHHlo = U llu o= ul8|
Remember and meditate upon Guru Tegh Bahadur; and then nine sources of wealth will come
hastening to your home.
H u8l Jl8 HJl8|
Oh Respected Gurus! kindly help us everywhere.
(*This is the end of the section written by Guru Gobind Singh ji, the rest was compiled after the
Gurus time.)
eH= l3HJ I Il8e lH= HlJ8 Hl H u8l Jl8
HJl8|
May the kind, the respected Tenth Guru Gobind Singh assist us everywhere.
eH l3HJlo el H3 Hl I Iu HlJ8 Hl. e ele
e luo u = 8 Hl =lJI|
Think and meditate upon the divine light of the Ten Kings contained in the respected Guru Granth
Sahib and turn your thoughts to the divine teachings of and get pleasure by the sight of Guru Granth
Sahib; Utter Wahe Guru (Wondrous God)!

H lolo. UJ HlJ8Hleo. Ulo H=l3o.
Jlo. Hlo. 3lo. lH H Hlo. = l=o. eI
U8l. 3I =Jl. e = ol3 =l3 l3 lolo.
HlUolo el =H8l. e luo u = 8 Hl =lJI |
Think of the deeds of the Five Beloved Ones, of the four sons (of Guru Gobind Singh); of the Forty
Martyrs; of the brave Sikhs of indomitable determination; of the devotees steeped in the colour of the
Name; of those who were absorbed in the Name; of those who remembered the Name and shared
their food in companionship; of those who started free kitchens; of those who wielded their swords
(for preserving truth); of those who overlooked others shortcomings; All the aforesaid were pure and
truly devoted ones; Utter Wahe Guru (Wondrous God)!

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lH lH= lH=lo uH J3 HlH le3. 8e 8e =c8.
lo J8lo. UJlo 3 UJ . olo lU8
I8. Ieolo el H= 8l =8lo =l3lo. uH Jl
Jlo. lHl =H HoH l8Jl. l3 el =H8l e
luo u = 8 Hl =lJI |
Think of and remember the unique service rendered by those brave Sikh men as well as women, who
sacrificed their heads but did not surrender their Sikh Religion; Who got themselves cut to pieces from
each of the joints of the body; Who got their scalps removed; Who were tied and rotated on the wheels
and broken into pieces; Who were cut by saws; Who were flayed alive; Who sacrificed themselves to
upkeep the dignity of the Gurdwaras; Who did not abandon their Sikh faith; Who kept their Sikh
Religion and saved their long hair till their last breath; Utter Wahe Guru (Wondrous God)!

H 33. H83 Ieolo e luo u = 8 Hl
=lJI |
Turn your thoughts to all of the seats of Sikh Religion and all the Gurdwaras; utter Wahe Guru
(Wondrous God)!

luH H83 H Hl =l oeH J Hl. H83 H Hl =.
=lJI =lJI =lJI| lU3 o= = He=. H8 H
J=|
First the entire respected Khalsa make this supplication that may they meditate on Your Name; and
may all pleasures and comforts come through such meditation.

HJ HJ H Hl HlJ8. 3J 3J lo lol83. eI 3I
=3lJ. l8e =l H. u =l Hl3. Hl HlJ8 Hl HJl8 H
Hl = 8 8. 8 Hl =lJI|
Wherever respected Khalsa is present, give Your protection and grace; May the free kitchen and
sword never fail; Maintain the honour of your devotees; Confer victory upon the Sikh people; May the
respected sword always come to our assistance; May the Khalsa always get honours; Utter Wahe Guru
(Wondrous God)!

lH lHl e. =H e. lJ3 e. l88= e. H
e. e lH e H e. U=lo 8I HI HI oc.
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uH = H= 8 Hl =lJI|
Kindly confer upon the Sikhs the gift of Sikhism, the gift of long hair, the gift of observing Sikh laws,
the gift of divine knowledge, the gift of firm faith, the gift of belief and the biggest gift of Name. O
God! May the choirs, the mansion and the banners exist forever; may the truth ever triumph; utter
Wahe Guru (Wondrous God)!

lH e H l=. H3 UUl. H3 3 e ol =lJI|
May the minds of all the Sikhs remain humble and their wisdom exalted; O God! Your are the
protector of wisdom.

J lHolo e H. l3lo e 3. lUlco el Uc.
HU l3 =lJI (o el JHl)
O True Father, Wahe Guru! you are the honour of the meek, the Power of the helpless ones, the
shelter of the shelterless, we humbly make prayer in your presence..(substitute the occasion or prayer
made here).

o =u =c U = H= =l. H83 e =H H
=|
Kindly pardon our errors and shortcomings in reciting the above Prayer. Kindly fulfill the objects of
all.

H8l lo H. lH lHlo 3 H lU3 o=. = H
UJel =. 3 H83 e |
Kindly cause us to meet those true devotees by meeting whom, we may remember and meditate upon
Your Name. May Your Naam, the Religion preached by Nanak, prevail and prosper forever and
forever. May Your Will be done wherein lies the good of all.

=lJI Hl = H =lJI Hl =l =3J!

olIo 8l o= =l 38 UU u |
As was ordained by the Timeless, thus was established the Panth.
H lH = J=H J I HlU Iu |
To all Sikhs, let this be the order, recognize the Granth as your Guru
I Iu Hl HlU Ic I =l eJ |
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The reverend Guru Granth is the visible body of the gurus
H = lH8 UlJJ H H8e HlJ J |
Those that seek to meet with Vaaheguru, delve into the Shabad"
H =I H o=l lJJ =l8 |
The righteous ones shall prevail, none shall challenge them.
Jl8 H lHI 8UlJ H H Jl8 |
For, all shall realize, after their own failed efforts, that there is no redemption except in the way of the
life that the Khalsa upholds!"

Those who say Sat Sri Akal (God is the eternal truth) with love and devotion shall experience spiritual
bliss!

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cl HJ
Jl = U =H Hl luoU Meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord within
your mind.
=lU = l3 83 J3 oUu Jl = U 9 JU
The Name of the Lord is the medicine; it is like an axe, which destroys the diseases caused by anger
and egotism. ||1||Pause||
3l 3 l=J e J3 H lH The Lord is the One who
removes the three fevers; He is the Destroyer of pain, the warehouse of peace.
3 =U l8= =U I H =l oI oelH 9 No
obstacles block the path of one who prays before God. ||1||
H3 Hle 8e l8 = = 8= By the Grace of the
Saints, the Lord has become my physician; God alone is the Doer, the Cause of causes.
8 8lu He3 = Jl Jl c= 7\9= He is the
Giver of perfect peace to the innocent-minded people; O Nanak, the Lord, Har, Har, is my support.
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l8= HJ Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Il Hl l 8l The Perfect Guru has has saved me.
olH3 H le HlJ el HH HH =l H I8l 9 JU
He has enshrined the Ambrosial Name of the Lord within my heart, and the filth of countless
incarnations has been washed away. ||1||Pause||
l= e3 eHc 88l I = Hlo H The demons and
wicked enemies are driven out, by meditating, and chanting the Chant of the Perfect Guru.
=J = =8l 8U H = 8 3 9 What can any
wretched creature do to me? The radiance of my God is gloriously great. ||1||
lHHl lHHl lHHl H l8o U =H H HJl
Meditating, meditating, meditating in remembrance, I have found peace; I have enshrined His Lotus
Feet within my mind.
3 =l Hl lU = eH H 3 Ul = Jl
797\\ Slave Nanak has entered His Sanctuary; there is none above Him.
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H= Shalok:
Ul3 8e ol= 8 H8 = HHu I bow down, and fall to the
ground in humble adoration, countless times, to the All-powerful Lord, who possesses all powers.
3 J = e =l Ju 9 Please protect me, and save me
from wandering, God. Reach out and give Nanak Your Hand. ||1||

H= HJHl=3l HJ
lH HH= 8JH JH =U HHJ The Transcendent
Lord has protected me head to brow and the Supreme Lord has protected my hands and body.
o3H I HoHl u U HIelHJ God, my Lord
and Master, has saved my soul; the Lord of the Universe has saved my wealth and feet.
H8 I eUJ e l8HJ The Merciful Guru has protected
everything, and destroyed my fear and suffering.
Il3 = ou u Hl = oU3J 7 God is
the Lover of His devotees, the Master of the masterless. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the
Imperishable Primal Lord God. ||52||

Hl HJ
I = H8e = UU=l UUlIe JH
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is my Saving Grace. It is a guardian posted on all four sides around
me.
H lH H I HH Hl8 =l I 9
My mind is attached to the Lord's Name. The Messenger of Death has run away in shame.||1||
Hl 3 H He3 8u =lc = H lH
l8u3 JU
O Dear Lord, You are my Giver of peace. The Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny, has shattered
my bonds, and made my mind immaculately pure. ||Pause||
= ol8Hl 3 =l H= l8ul HHl
O Nanak, God is eternal and imperishable. Service to Him shall never go unrewarded.
oe =lJ 3 eH Hl J8l oH 7u\
Your slaves are in bliss; chanting and meditating, their desires are fulfilled. ||2||4||68||

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l8= HJ 33l =U I8l 8JH H8l
UUlIe JH H = e I 8l 9
The hot wind does not even touch one who is under the Protection of the Supreme Lord God. On all
four sides I am surrounded by the Lord's Circle of Protection; pain does not afflict me, O Siblings of
Destiny. ||1||
Hl3I lco lHl 83 88l H H oU u elo
8= l= 8l 9 JU
I have met the Perfect True Guru, who has done this deed. He has given me the medicine of the
Lord's Name, and I enshrine love for the One Lord. ||1||Pause||
l l8 l3l Jl H l8olu lHc8l =J =
l= 8l 8 HJ8l 79\
The Savior Lord has saved me, and eradicated all my sickness. Says Nanak, God has showered me with
His Mercy; He has become my help and support. ||2||15||79||

H= Shalok:
HJ Hu Il8e H =l3 = l3 Where the Holy people
constantly vibrate the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, O Nanak
JU 3 J clJ l=lc H8loJ e3 9 - the Righteous
Judge says, "Do not approach that place, O Messenger of Death, or else neither you nor I shall
escape!"||1||

H= H- Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
H HlJ lU3=U lU3=l U eH =U Ul l3 Within my mind, I
think thoughts of always rising early, and making the effort.
Jl =l3 = oJ Jl eJ = = Hl3 9 O Lord, my Friend,
please bless Nanak with the habit of singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||1|

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H =l =ll3 olo =3 = Jl8 8lU In that house where the
Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated
l33 =l I=J HlJ lH=lJ lHHJ 9 -in that house, sing
Songs of Praise; meditate and remember the Creator Lord. ||1||
3H I=J H lU = HlJ Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless
Lord.
JU =l lH3 HlJ He H Jl8 9 JU I am a sacrifice to that
Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1||Pause||
l3 l3 HloJ HHlol eI e=J Day after day, He cares
for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.
3 e =lHl3 = l3H e3 == HH 7 Your Gifts cannot
be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2||
H8l3 HJ llo lHl =l =J 3 The day of my wedding is pre-
ordained. Come, gather together and pour the oil over the threshold.
eJ HH oHlHJlo lHU J= HlJ8 lHU H = My friends, give
me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and Master. ||3||
=l =l 8J JU HeJ l3 =l Unto each and every home, into
each and every heart, this summons is sent out; the call comes each and every day.
HeJ lHHlo = H leJ o=l u9 Remember in
meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawing near! ||4||1||
I oH HJ 9 Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
lo = lo I lo U eH There are six schools of philosophy, six
teachers, and six sets of teachings.
I I 8= =H o= 9 But the Teacher of teachers is the One, who appears in
so many forms. ||1||
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88 H =l =3 =ll3 Jl8 O Baba: that system in which the Praises of the
Creator are sung
H = =8l 3l8 9 JU -follow that system; in it rests true
greatness. ||1||Pause||
l=H8 UlHo =Jlo J lu3l =l HJ Jo The seconds,
minutes and hours, days, weeks and months,
HH 8= l3 o= and the various seasons originate from the one sun;
= =3 = =3 =H 77 O Nanak, in just the same way, the many forms
originate from the Creator. ||2||2||
I uHl HJ 9 Raag Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
II H u l= Ue el= 8 3l= H H= H3l Upon
that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The stars and their orbs are the
studded pearls.
u Ho = U= = HI 8l8 =3 H3l 9 The
fragrance of sandalwood in the air is the temple incense, and the wind is the fan. All the plants of the
world are the altar flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||
=Hl o3l Jl8 = 3l o3l What a beautiful Aartee,
lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of Fear, this is Your Ceremony of Light.
oJ3 H8e =H3 l 9 JU The Unstruck Sound-current of the
Shabad is the vibration of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||
HJH 3= JlJ 3lJ =U HJH Hl3 8= 3Jl
You have thousands of eyes, and yet You have no eyes. You have thousands of forms, and yet You do
not have even one.
HJH e l8H 8= e Iu l8 HJH 3= Iu l8= U3
HJl 7 You have thousands of Lotus Feet, and yet You do not have even one foot. You
have no nose, but you have thousands of noses. This Play of Yours entrances me. ||2||
H HlJ Hl3 Hl3 J Hl8 Amongst all is the Light-You are that Light.
l3H e Ul H HlJ U Jl8 By this Illumination, that Light is radiant
within all.
I Hl Hl3 Ic Jl8 Through the Guru's Teachings, the Light shines forth.
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H l3H = H o3l Jl8 = That which is pleasing to Him is the lamp-lit
worship service. ||3||
Jl U == H=e l3 H ole HlJ oJl loH
My mind is enticed by the honey-sweet Lotus Feet of the Lord. Day and night, I thirst for them.
l= H elJ = HlI =U Jl8 H 3 3 l8 =H
u= Bestow the Water of Your Mercy upon Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, so that he may
come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||3||
I IUJl 8l HJ u Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehl:
=lH =lu I 8J lo lHl Hu J The body-
village is filled to overflowing with anger and sexual desire; these were broken into bits when I met
with the Holy Saint.
l8 l3 l I l8o Hl Jl l= H H J 9
By pre-ordained destiny, I have met with the Guru. I have entered into the realm of the Lord's Love.
||1||
=l Hu oHl = J Greet the Holy Saint with your palms pressed
together; this is an act of great merit.
=l U3 = J 9 JU Bow down before Him; this is a
virtuous action indeed. ||1||Pause||
H=3 Jl H He Hlo l3 o3l JUH = J The
wicked shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not know the Taste of the Lord's Sublime Essence. The thorn
of egotism is embedded deep within them.
lHU lHU UlJ U e =lJ HH= HJlJ lHl J 7
The more they walk away, the deeper it pierces them, and the more they suffer in pain, until finally, the
Messenger of Death smashes his club against their heads. ||2||
Jl H Jl Jl lH HH e HH H = J The
humble servants of the Lord are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of birth and
the fear of death are eradicated.
ol8Hl l8o HH 8J H 8JH J =
They have found the Imperishable Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, and they receive great
honor throughout all the worlds and realms. ||3||
JH Il8 HH=l 3 Jl = = J I am poor
and meek, God, but I belong to You! Save me-please save me, O Greatest of the Great!
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H = H ou c= J Jl H Jl H H J uu
Servant Nanak takes the Sustenance and Support of the Naam. In the Name of the Lord, he enjoys
celestial peace. ||4||4||
I IUJl 8l HJ Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fifth Mehl:
=U 83l HJ H Hl3 H3 cJ =l 8 Listen, my friends, I beg
of you: now is the time to serve the Saints!
8lJ lc UJ Jl J oI 8H HJ 9 In this world, earn
the profit of the Lord's Name, and hereafter, you shall dwell in peace. ||1||
oUu =c leH H I lHl =H H= 9 JU
This life is diminishing, day and night. Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall be resolved.
||1||Pause||
l8J HH l8= HH HlJ 3lU 8JH lIol This world is
engrossed in corruption and cynicism. Only those who know God are saved.
lHHlJ HIl8 lo= l8J H o=u =u l3l Hl 7 Only
those who are awakened by the Lord to drink in this Sublime Essence, come to know the Unspoken
Speech of the Lord. ||2||
H =U o8 H8l l8JJ Jl I 3 HlJ 8H Purchase only
that for which you have come into the world, and through the Guru, the Lord shall dwell within your
mind.
lH =l HJ =J H HJH 8Jl Jl8I = = Within
the home of your own inner being, you shall obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence with intuitive
ease. You shall not be consigned again to the wheel of reincarnation. ||3||
o3HHl l8u3 Hu H =l O Inner-knower, Searcher of
Hearts, O Primal Being, Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of my mind.
= eH l8J H HI H =U =l H3 =l u u Nanak,
Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||5||

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Resources

http://www.gursevak.com/
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with many other pothian explaining Gurbani, Gurbani grammer, Sikh history and
philosophy.

http://khojee.wordpress.com/
Numerous informative posts on Sikhi, with a focus on the deeper spiritual aspects of the
dharm.

Final Notes

All Banis are in line with the Damdami Taksaals gutka sahib. Almost all translations are
by Sant Singh Khalsa, MD.

Document published May, 2011.

Please forgive this servant for my many mistakes in putting together this document. Please
do ardass to grant this sevadar the right intellect, knowledge, and chardi kala so that I may
create proper translations of kathas and Gurbani pothian in the future. Please also
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