jwil mohu Gis msu kir miq kwgdu kir swru ]
jaal moh ghas mas kar mat kaagad kar saar.
Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper.

Bwau klm kir icqu lyKwrI gur puiC ilKu bIcwru ]
bhaa-o kalam kar chit laykhaaree gur puchh likh beechaar.
Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations.

ilKu nwmu swlwh ilKu ilKu AMqu n pwrwvwru ]1]
likh naam saalaah likh likh ant na paaraavaar. ||1||
Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. ||1||

bwbw eyhu lyKw iliK jwxu ]
baabaa ayhu laykhaa likh jaan.
O Baba, write such an account,

ijQY lyKw mMgIAY iqQY hoie scw nIswxu ]1] rhwau ]
jithai laykhaa mangee-ai tithai ho-ay sachaa neesaan. ||1|| rahaa-o.
that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. ||1||Pause||

ijQY imlih vifAweIAw sd KusIAw sd cwau ]
jithai mileh vadi-aa-ee-aa sad khusee-aa sad chaa-o.
There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed,

iqn muiK itky inklih ijn min scw nwau ]
tin mukh tikay niklahi jin man sachaa naa-o.
the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace.

krim imlY qw pweIAY nwhI glI vwau duAwau ]2]
karam milai taa paa-ee-ai naahee galee vaa-o du-aa-o. ||2||
If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received, and not by mere words. ||2||

ieik Awvih ieik jwih auiT rKIAih nwv slwr ]
ik aavahi ik jaahi uth rakhee-ahi naav salaar.
Some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names.

ieik aupwey mMgqy ieknw vfy drvwr ]
ik upaa-ay mangtay iknaa vaday darvaar.
Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts.

AgY gieAw jwxIAY ivxu nwvY vykwr ]3]
agai ga-i-aa jaanee-ai vin naavai vaykaar. ||3||
Going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. ||3||

BY qyrY fru Aglw Kip Kip iCjY dyh ]
bhai tayrai dar aglaa khap khap chhijai dayh.
I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away.

nwv ijnw sulqwn Kwn hody ifTy Kyh ]
naav jinaa sultaan khaan hoday dithay khayh.
Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end.

nwnk auTI cilAw siB kUVy quty nyh ]4]6]
naanak uthee chali-aa sabh koorhay tutay nayh. ||4||6||
O Nanak, arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away. ||4||6||