hir kI pUjw dulµB hY sMqhu khxw kCU n jweI ]1]
har kee poojaa dulambh hai santahu kahnaa kachhoo na jaa-ee. ||1||
It is so hard to obtain that devotional worship of the Lord, O Saints. It cannot be described at all. ||1||

sMqhu gurmuiK pUrw pweI ]
santahu gurmukh pooraa paa-ee.
O Saints, as Gurmukh, find the Perfect Lord,

nwmo pUj krweI ]1] rhwau ]
naamo pooj karaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
and worship the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

hir ibnu sBu ikCu mYlw sMqhu ikAw hau pUj cVweI ]2]
har bin sabh kichh mailaa santahu ki-aa ha-o pooj charhaa-ee. ||2||
Without the Lord, everything is filthy, O Saints; what offering should I place before Him? ||2||

hir swcy BwvY sw pUjw hovY Bwxw min vsweI ]3]
har saachay bhaavai saa poojaa hovai bhaanaa man vasaa-ee. ||3||
Whatever pleases the True Lord is devotional worship; His Will abides in the mind. ||3||

pUjw krY sBu loku sMqhu mnmuiK Qwie n pweI ]4]
poojaa karai sabh lok santahu manmukh thaa-ay na paa-ee. ||4||
Everyone worships Him, O Saints, but the self-willed manmukh is not accepted or approved. ||4||

sbid mrY mnu inrmlu sMqhu eyh pUjw Qwie pweI ]5]
sabad marai man nirmal santahu ayh poojaa thaa-ay paa-ee. ||5||
If someone dies in the Word of the Shabad, his mind become immaculate, O Saints; such worship is accepted and approved. ||5||

pivq pwvn sy jn swcy eyk sbid ilv lweI ]6]
pavit paavan say jan saachay ayk sabad liv laa-ee. ||6||
Sanctified and pure are those true beings, who enshrine love for the Shabad. ||6||

ibnu nwvY hor pUj n hovI Brim BulI lokweI ]7]
bin naavai hor pooj na hovee bharam bhulee lokaa-ee. ||7||
There is no worship of the Lord, other than the Name; the world wanders, deluded by doubt. ||7||

gurmuiK Awpu pCwxY sMqhu rwm nwim ilv lweI ]8]
gurmukh aap pachhaanai santahu raam naam liv laa-ee. ||8||
The Gurmukh understands his own self, O Saints; he lolvingly centers his mind on the Lord's Name. ||8||

Awpy inrmlu pUj krwey gur sbdI Qwie pweI ]9]
aapay nirmal pooj karaa-ay gur sabdee thaa-ay paa-ee. ||9||
The Immaculate Lord Himself inspires worship of Him; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is accepted and approved. ||9||

pUjw krih pru ibiD nhI jwxih dUjY Bwie mlu lweI ]10]
poojaa karahi par biDh nahee jaaneh doojai bhaa-ay mal laa-ee. ||10||
Those who worship Him, but do not know the Way, are polluted with the love of duality. ||10||

gurmuiK hovY su pUjw jwxY Bwxw min vsweI ]11]
gurmukh hovai so poojaa jaanai bhaanaa man vasaa-ee. ||11||
One who becomes Gurmukh, knows what worship is; the Lord's Will abides within his mind. ||11||

Bwxy qy siB suK pwvY sMqhu AMqy nwmu sKweI ]12]
bhaanay tay sabh sukh paavai santahu antay naam sakhaa-ee. ||12||
One who accepts the Lord's Will obtains total peace, O Saints; in the end, the Naam will be our help and support. ||12||

Apxw Awpu n pCwxih sMqhu kUiV krih vifAweI ]13]
apnaa aap na pachhaaneh santahu koorh karahi vadi-aa-ee. ||13||
One who does not understand his own self, O Saints, falsely flatters himself. ||13||

pwKMif kInY jmu nhI CofY lY jwsI piq gvweI ]14]
pakhand keenai jam nahee chhodai lai jaasee pat gavaa-ee. ||14||
The Messenger of Death does not give up on those who practices hypocrisy; they are dragged away in disgrace. ||14||

ijn AMqir sbdu Awpu pCwxih giq imiq iqn hI pweI ]15]
jin antar sabad aap pachhaaneh gat mit tin hee paa-ee. ||15||
Those who have the Shabad deep within, understand themselves; they find the way of salvation. ||15||

eyhu mnUAw suMn smwiD lgwvY joqI joiq imlweI ]16]
ayhu manoo-aa sunn samaaDh lagaavai jotee jot milaa-ee. ||16||
Their minds enter into the deepest state of Samaadhi, and their light is absorbed into the Light. ||16||

suix suix gurmuiK nwmu vKwxih sqsMgiq mylweI ]17]
sun sun gurmukh naam vakaaneh satsangat maylaa-ee. ||17||
The Gurmukhs listen constantly to the Naam, and chant it in the True Congregation. ||17||

gurmuiK gwvY Awpu gvwvY dir swcY soBw pweI ]18]
gurmukh gaavai aap gavaavai dar saachai sobhaa paa-ee. ||18||
The Gurmukhs sing the Lord's Praises, and erase self-conceit; they obtain true honor in the Court of the Lord. ||18||

swcI bwxI scu vKwxY sic nwim ilv lweI ]19]
saachee banee sach vakhaanai sach naam liv laa-ee. ||19||
True are their words; they speak only the Truth; they lovingly focus on the True Name. ||19||

BY BMjnu Aiq pwp inKMjnu myrw pRBu AMiq sKweI ]20]
bhai bhanjan at paap nikhanjan mayraa parabh ant sakhaa-ee. ||20||
My God is the Destroyer of fear, the Destroyer of sin; in the end, He is our only help and support. ||20||

sBu ikCu Awpy Awip vrqY nwnk nwim vifAweI ]21]3]12]
sabh kichh aapay aap vartai naanak naam vadi-aa-ee. ||21||3||12||
He Himself pervades and permeates everything; O Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained through the Naam. ||21||3||12||