ikqu ibiD purKw jnmu vtwieAw ]

kith bidhh purakhaa janam vattaaeiaa ||

“How have you changed the course of your life?

kwhy kau quJu iehu mnu lwieAw ]

kaahae ko thujh eihu man laaeiaa ||

With what have you linked your mind?

ikqu ibiD Awsw mnsw KweI ]

kith bidhh aasaa manasaa khaaee ||

How have you subdued your hopes and desires?

ikqu ibiD joiq inrµqir pweI ]

kith bidhh joth niranthar paaee ||

How have you found the Light deep within your nucleus?

ibnu dMqw ikau KweIAY swru ]

bin dhanthaa kio khaaeeai saar ||

Without teeth, how can you eat iron?

nwnk swcw krhu bIcwru ]19]

naanak saachaa karahu beechaar ||19||

Give us your true opinion, Nanak.”||19||

siqgur kY jnmy gvnu imtwieAw ]

sathigur kai janamae gavan mittaaeiaa ||

Born into the House of the True Guru, my wandering in reincarnation ended.

Anhiq rwqy iehu mnu lwieAw ]

aucwrx rwqy: Bwrw krky bolo

anehath raathae eihu man laaeiaa ||

My mind is attached and attuned to the unstruck sound current.

mnsw Awsw sbid jlweI ]

aucwrx jlweI: polw bolo

manasaa aasaa sabadh jalaaee ||

Through the Word of the Shabad, my hopes and desires have been burnt away.

gurmuiK joiq inrµqir pweI ]

guramukh joth niranthar paaee ||

As Gurmukh, I found the Light deep within the nucleus of my self.

qRY gux myty KweIAY swru ]

thrai gun maettae khaaeeai saar ||

Eradicating the three qualities, one eats iron.

nwnk qwry qwrxhwru ]20]

naanak thaarae thaaranehaar ||20||

O Nanak, the Emancipator emancipates. ||20||