iqsu qU syiv ijin qU kIAw ]
tis too sayv jin too kee-aa.
Serve the One who created You.

iqsu ArwiD ijin jIau dIAw ]
tis araaDh jin jee-o dee-aa.
Worship the One who gave you life.

iqs kw cwkru hoih iPir fwnu n lwgY ]
tis kaa chaakar hohi fir daan na laagai.
Become His servant, and you shall never again be punished.

iqs kI kir poqdwrI iPir dUKu n lwgY ]1]
tis kee kar potdaaree fir dookh na laagai. ||1||
Become His trustee, and you shall never again suffer sorrow. ||1||

eyvf Bwg hoih ijsu pRwxI ]
ayvad bhaag hohi jis paraanee.
That mortal who is blessed with such great good fortune,

so pwey iehu pdu inrbwxI ]1] rhwau ]
so paa-ay ih pad nirbaanee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
attains this state of Nirvaanaa. ||1||Pause||

dUjI syvw jIvnu ibrQw ]
doojee sayvaa jeevan birthaa.
Life is wasted uselessly in the service of duality.

kCU n hoeI hY pUrn ArQw ]
kachhoo na ho-ee hai pooran arthaa.
No efforts shall be rewarded, and no works brought to fruition.

mwxs syvw KrI duhylI ]
maanas sayvaa kharee duhaylee.
It is so painful to serve only mortal beings.

swD kI syvw sdw suhylI ]2]
saaDh kee sayvaa sadaa suhaylee. ||2||
Service to the Holy brings lasting peace and bliss. ||2||

jy loVih sdw suKu BweI ]
jay lorheh sadaa sukh bhaa-ee.
If you long for eternal peace, O Siblings of Destiny,

swDU sMgiq gurih bqweI ]
saaDhoo sangat gureh bataa-ee.
then join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; this is the Guru's advice.

aUhw jpIAY kyvl nwm ]
oohaa japee-ai kayval naam.
There, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is meditated on.

swDU sMgiq pwrgrwm ]3]
saaDhoo sangat paargraam. ||3||
In the Saadh Sangat, you shall be emancipated. ||3||

sgl qq mih qqu igAwnu ]
sagal tat meh tat gi-aan.
Among all essences, this is the essence of spiritual wisdom.

srb iDAwn mih eyku iDAwnu ]
sarab Dhi-aan meh ayk Dhi-aan.
Among all meditations, meditation on the One Lord is the most sublime.

hir kIrqn mih aUqm Dunw ]
har keertan meh ootam Dhunaa.
The Kirtan of the Lord's Praises is the ultimate melody.

nwnk gur imil gwie gunw ]4]8]
naanak gur mil gaa-ay gunaa. ||4||8||
Meeting with the Guru, Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||8||