swihb BwvY syvku syvw krY ]
saahib bhaavai sayvak sayvaa karai.
When it pleases our Lord and Master, His servant serves Him.

jIvqu mrY siB kul auDrY ]1]
jeevat marai sabh kul uDhrai. ||1||
He remains dead while yet alive, and redeems all his ancestors. ||1||

qyrI Bgiq n Cofau ikAw ko hsY ]
tayree bhagat na chhoda-o ki-aa ko hasai.
I shall not renounce Your devotional worship, O Lord; what does it matter if people laugh at me?

swcu nwmu myrY ihrdY vsY ]1] rhwau ]
saach naam mayrai hirdai vasai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The True Name abides within my heart. ||1||Pause||

jYsy mwieAw moih pRwxI glqu rhY ]
jaisay maa-i-aa mohi paraanee galat rahai.
Just as the mortal remains engrossed in attachment to Maya,

qYsy sMq jn rwm nwm rvq rhY ]2]
taisay sant jan raam naam ravat rahai. ||2||
so does the Lord's humble Saint remain absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||2||

mY mUrK mugD aUpir krhu dieAw ]
mai moorakh mugaDh oopar karahu da-i-aa.
I am foolish and ignorant, O Lord; please be merciful to me.

qau srxwgiq rhau pieAw ]3]
ta-o sarnaagat raha-o pa-i-aa. ||3||
May I remain in Your Sanctuary. ||3||

khqu nwnku sMswr ky inhPl kwmw ]
kahat naanak sansaar kay nihfal kaamaa.
Says Nanak, worldly affairs are fruitless.

gur pRswid ko pwvY AMimRq nwmw ]4]8]
gur parsaad ko paavai amrit naamaa. ||4||8||
Only by Guru's Grace does one receive the Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||8||