aubrq rwjw rwm kI srxI ]
ubrat raajaa raam kee sarnee.
Those who take to the Sanctuary of the Lord, the King, are saved.

srb lok mwieAw ky mMfl igir igir prqy DrxI ]1] rhwau ]
sarab lok maa-i-aa kay mandal gir gir partay Dharnee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
All other people, in the mansion of Maya, fall flat on their faces on the ground. ||1||Pause||

swsq isMimRiq byd bIcwry mhw purKn ieau kihAw ]
saasat simrit bayd beechaaray mahaa purkhan i-o kahi-aa.
The great men have studied the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas, and they have said this:

ibnu hir Bjn nwhI insqwrw sUKu n iknhUM lihAw ]1]
bin har bhajan naahee nistaaraa sookh na kinhoo^N lahi-aa. ||1||
"Without the Lord's meditation, there is no emancipation, and no one has ever found peace."||1||

qIin Bvn kI lKmI jorI bUJq nwhI lhry ]
teen bhavan kee lakhmee joree boojhat naahee lahray.
People may accumulate the wealth of the three worlds, but the waves of greed are still not subdued.

ibnu hir Bgiq khw iQiq pwvY iPrqo phry phry ]2]
bin har bhagat kahaa thit paavai firto pahray pahray. ||2||
Without devotional worship of the Lord, where can anyone find stability? People wander around endlessly. ||2||

Aink iblws krq mn mohn pUrn hoq n kwmw ]
anik bilaas karat man mohan pooran hot na kaamaa.
People engage in all sorts of mind-enticing pastimes, but their passions are not fulfilled.

jlqo jlqo kbhU n bUJq sgl ibRQy ibnu nwmw ]3]
jalto jalto kabhoo na boojhat sagal barithay bin naamaa. ||3||
They burn and burn, and are never satisfied; without the Lord's Name, it is all useless. ||3||

hir kw nwmu jphu myry mIqw iehY swr suKu pUrw ]
har kaa naam japahu mayray meetaa ihai saar sukh pooraa.
Chant the Name of the Lord, my friend; this is the essence of perfect peace.

swDsMgiq jnm mrxu invwrY nwnk jn kI DUrw ]4]4]162]
saaDhsangat janam maran nivaarai naanak jan kee Dhooraa. ||4||4||162||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, birth and death are ended. Nanak is the dust of the feet of the humble. ||4||4||162||