rwm nwim mnu byiDAw Avru ik krI vIcwru ]
raam naam man bayDhi-aa avar ke karee veechaar.
My mind is pierced through by the Name of the Lord. What else should I contemplate?

sbd suriq suKu aUpjY pRB rwqau suK swru ]
sabad surat sukh oopjai parabh raata-o sukh saar.
Focusing your awareness on the Shabad, happiness wells up. Attuned to God, the most excellent peace is found.

ijau BwvY iqau rwKu qUM mY hir nwmu ADwru ]1]
ji-o bhaavai ti-o raakh too^N mai har naam aDhaar. ||1||
As it pleases You, please save me, Lord. The Name of the Lord is my Support. ||1||

mn ry swcI Ksm rjwie ]
man ray saachee khasam rajaa-ay.
O mind, the Will of our Lord and Master is true.

ijin qnu mnu swij sIgwirAw iqsu syqI ilv lwie ]1] rhwau ]
jin tan man saaj seegaari-aa tis saytee liv laa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Focus your love upon the One who created and adorned your body and mind. ||1||Pause||

qnu bYsMqir homIAY iek rqI qoil ktwie ]
tan baisantar homee-ai ik ratee tol kataa-ay.
If I cut my body into pieces, and burn them in the fire,

qnu mnu smDw jy krI Anidnu Agin jlwie ]
tan man samDhaa jay karee an-din agan jalaa-ay.
and if I make my body and mind into firewood, and night and day burn them in the fire,

hir nwmY quil n pujeI jy lK kotI krm kmwie ]2]
har naamai tul na puj-ee jay lakh kotee karam kamaa-ay. ||2||
and if I perform hundreds of thousands and millions of religious rituals-still, all these are not equal to the Name of the Lord. ||2||

ArD srIru ktweIAY isir krvqu Drwie ]
araDh sareer kataa-ee-ai sir karvat Dharaa-ay.
If my body were cut in half, if a saw was put to my head,

qnu hYmMcil gwlIAY BI mn qy rogu n jwie ]
tan haimanchal gaalee-ai bhee man tay rog na jaa-ay.
and if my body were frozen in the Himalayas-even then, my mind would not be free of disease.

hir nwmY quil n pujeI sB ifTI Toik vjwie ]3]
har naamai tul na puj-ee sabh dithee thok vajaa-ay. ||3||
None of these are equal to the Name of the Lord. I have seen and tried and tested them all. ||3||

kMcn ky kot dqu krI bhu hYvr gYvr dwnu ]
kanchan kay kot dat karee baho haivar gaivar daan.
If I made a donation of castles of gold, and gave lots of fine horses and wondrous elephants in charity,

BUim dwnu gaUAw GxI BI AMqir grbu gumwnu ]
bhoom daan ga-oo-aa ghanee bhee antar garab gumaan.
and if I made donations of land and cows-even then, pride and ego would still be within me.

rwm nwim mnu byiDAw guir dIAw scu dwnu ]4]
raam naam man bayDhi-aa gur dee-aa sach daan. ||4||
The Name of the Lord has pierced my mind; the Guru has given me this true gift. ||4||

mnhT buDI kyqIAw kyqy byd bIcwr ]
manhath buDhee kaytee-aa kaytay bayd beechaar.
There are so many stubborn-minded intelligent people, and so many who contemplate the Vedas.

kyqy bMDn jIA ky gurmuiK moK duAwr ]
kaytay banDhan jee-a kay gurmukh mokh du-aar.
There are so many entanglements for the soul. Only as Gurmukh do we find the Gate of Liberation.

schu ErY sBu ko aupir scu Awcwru ]5]
sachahu orai sabh ko upar sach aachaar. ||5||
Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living. ||5||

sBu ko aUcw AwKIAY nIcu n dIsY koie ]
sabh ko oochaa aakhee-ai neech na deesai ko-ay.
Call everyone exalted; no one seems lowly.

ieknY BWfy swijAY ieku cwnxu iqhu loie ]
iknai bhaa^Nday saaji-ai ik chaanan tihu lo-ay.
The One Lord has fashioned the vessels, and His One Light pervades the three worlds.

krim imlY scu pweIAY Duir bKs n mytY koie ]6]
karam milai sach paa-ee-ai Dhur bakhas na maytai ko-ay. ||6||
Receiving His Grace, we obtain Truth. No one can erase His Primal Blessing. ||6||

swDu imlY swDU jnY sMqoKu vsY gur Bwie ]
saaDh milai saaDhoo janai santokh vasai gur bhaa-ay.
When one Holy person meets another Holy person, they abide in contentment, through the Love of the Guru.

AkQ kQw vIcwrIAY jy siqgur mwih smwie ]
akath kathaa veechaaree-ai jay satgur maahi samaa-ay.
They contemplate the Unspoken Speech, merging in absorption in the True Guru.

pI AMimRqu sMqoiKAw drgih pYDw jwie ]7]
pee amrit santokhi-aa dargahi paiDhaa jaa-ay. ||7||
Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, they are contented; they go to the Court of the Lord in robes of honor. ||7||

Git Git vwjY ikMgurI Anidnu sbid suBwie ]
ghat ghat vaajai kinguree an-din sabad subhaa-ay.
In each and every heart the Music of the Lord's Flute vibrates, night and day, with sublime love for the Shabad.

ivrly kau soJI peI gurmuiK mnu smJwie ]
virlay ka-o sojhee pa-ee gurmukh man samjhaa-ay.
Only those few who become Gurmukh understand this by instructing their minds.

nwnk nwmu n vIsrY CUtY sbdu kmwie ]8]14]
naanak naam na veesrai chhootai sabad kamaa-ay. ||8||14||
O Nanak, do not forget the Naam. Practicing the Shabad you shall be saved. ||8||14||