khu mwnuK qy ikAw hoie AwvY ]

kahu maanukh thae kiaa hoe aavai ||

Tell me - what can a mere mortal do?

jo iqsu BwvY soeI krwvY ]

jo this bhaavai soee karaavai ||

Whatever pleases God is what He causes us to do.

ies kY hwiQ hoie qw sBu ikCu lyie ]

eis kai haathh hoe thaa sabh kishh laee ||

If it were in our hands, we would grab up everything.

jo iqsu BwvY soeI kryie ]

jo this bhaavai soee karaee ||

Whatever pleases God - that is what He does.

Anjwnq ibiKAw mih rcY ]

anajaanath bikhiaa mehi rachai ||

Through ignorance, people are engrossed in corruption.

jy jwnq Awpn Awp bcY ]

jae jaanath aapan aap bachai ||

If they knew better, they would save themselves.

Brmy BUlw dh idis DwvY ]

bharamae bhoolaa dheh dhis dhhaavai ||

Deluded by doubt, they wander around in the ten directions.

inmK mwih cwir kuMt iPir AwvY ]

nimakh maahi chaar kuntt fir aavai ||

In an instant, their minds go around the four corners of the world and come back again.

kir ikrpw ijsu ApnI Bgiq dyie ]

kar kirapaa jis apanee bhagath dhaee ||

Those whom the Lord mercifully blesses with His devotional worship

nwnk qy jn nwim imlyie ]3]

naanak thae jan naam milaee ||3||

- O Nanak, they are absorbed into the Naam. ||3||