nau KMf ipRQmI iPrY icru jIvY ]

no khandd prithhamee firai chir jeevai ||

You may roam over the nine continents of the world and live a very long life;

mhw audwsu qpIsru QIvY ]

mehaa oudhaas thapeesar thheevai ||

You may become a great ascetic and a master of disciplined meditation

Agin mwih homq prwn ]

agan maahi homath paraan ||

And burn yourself in fire;

kink AsÍ hYvr BUim dwn ]

aucwrx AsÍ: AsuA bolo

kanik asv haivar bhoom dhaan ||

You may give away gold, horses, elephants and land;

inaulI krm krY bhu Awsn ]

nioulee karam karai bahu aasan ||

You may practice techniques of inner cleansing and all sorts of Yogic postures;

jYn mwrg sMjm Aiq swDn ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo

jain maarag sanjam ath saadhhan ||

You may adopt the self-mortifying ways of the Jains and great spiritual disciplines;

inmK inmK kir srIru ktwvY ]

nimakh nimakh kar sareer kattaavai ||

Piece by piece, you may cut your body apart;

qau BI haumY mYlu n jwvY ]

tho bhee houmai mail n jaavai ||

But even so, the filth of your ego shall not depart.

hir ky nwm smsir kCu nwih ]

har kae naam samasar kashh naahi ||

There is nothing equal to the Name of the Lord.

nwnk gurmuiK nwmu jpq giq pwih ]2]

naanak guramukh naam japath gath paahi ||2||

O Nanak, as Gurmukh, chant the Naam, and obtain salvation. ||2||