CUtq nhI koit lK bwhI ]

shhoottath nehee kott lakh baahee ||

You shall not be saved by hundreds of thousands and millions of helping hands.

nwmu jpq qh pwir prwhI ]

naam japath theh paar paraahee ||

Chanting the Naam, you shall be lifted up and carried across.

Aink ibGn jh Awie sµGwrY ]

anik bighan jeh aae sanghaarai ||

Where countless misfortunes threaten to destroy you,

hir kw nwmu qqkwl auDwrY ]

har kaa naam thathakaal oudhhaarai ||

The Name of the Lord shall rescue you in an instant.

Aink join jnmY mir jwm ]

anik jon janamai mar jaam ||

Through countless incarnations, people are born and die.

nwmu jpq pwvY ibsRwm ]

naam japath paavai bisraam ||

Chanting the Name of the Lord, you shall come to rest in peace.

hau mYlw mlu kbhu n DovY ]

ho mailaa mal kabahu n dhhovai ||

The ego is polluted by a filth which can never be washed off.

hir kw nwmu koit pwp KovY ]

har kaa naam kott paap khovai ||

The Name of the Lord erases millions of sins.

AYsw nwmu jphu mn rµig ]

aisaa naam japahu man rang ||

Chant such a Name with love, O my mind.

nwnk pweIAY swD kY sµig ]3]

naanak paaeeai saadhh kai sang ||3||

O Nanak, it is obtained in the Company of the Holy. ||3||