chalē chalanahār vāt vatāiā .
dhandh pitē sansār sach n bhāiā .1.
kiā bhavīai kiā dhūdhīai gur sabad dikhāiā .
mamatā mōh visarajiā apanai ghar āiā .1. rahāu .
sach milai sachiār kūr n pāīai .
sachē siu chit lāi bahur n āīai .2.
mōiā kau kiā rōvah rōi n jānahū .
rōvah sach salāh hukam pashānahū .3.
hukamī vajah likhāi āiā jānīai .
lāhā palai pāi hukam siñānīai .4.
hukamī paidhā jāi daragah bhānīai .
hukamē hī sir mār band rabānīai .5.
lāhā sach niāu man vasāīai .
likhiā palai pāi garab vañāīai .6.
manamukhīā sir mār vād khapāīai .
thag muthī kūriār bannh chalāīai .7.
sāhib ridai vasāi n pashōtāvahī .
gunahānh bakhasanahār sabad kamāvahī .8.
nānak mangai sach guramukh ghālīai .
mai tujh bin avar n kōi nadar nihālīai .9.16.
The travelers depart via a different route.
The world is engrossed in worldly affairs and loves not the truth.
Why to wander about, and why to make a search, when Gurbani shows the Lord to us?
Having renounced egoism and worldly attachment, I have arrived at my own Home. Pause.
Through truth the True One is met. Through falsehood He is not obtained.
Fixing attention on the True Lord, man comes not into the world, again.
Why doest thou weep for the dead? Thou knowest not how to weep.
Wail in love while praising the True Lord, and recognise His command.
Fruitful or Renowned is the advent of him, who is destined by the commander to receive the maintenance of the Name.
By realising the Lord's will, the mortal obtains the profit.
If it please the Commander, man goes to His court, dressed in the robe of honour.
By His order, the God's slaves strike at the mortal's head.
Enshrining truth and justice in the mind, man gains profit.
Then one obtains what it written in his lot and stills his ego.
The infidels are thrashed and are ruined in wranglings.
The cheats are plundered by falsehood. They are chained and dispatched.
Enshrine the Lord in thy mind, then, thou shalt not have to repent.
If man acts up to Guru's teaching, the Lord pardons his sins.
Nanak prays for the True Name, which is obtained, through the Guru.
Without Thee I have none else Look Thou with favour on me.
The selfwilled manmukhs are hit over the head, and consumed by conflict.
ਕਿਉਂ ਭਟਕੀਏ ਤੇ ਕਿਉਂ ਖੋਜ-ਭਾਲ ਕਰੀਏ, ਜਦ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ?