In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord King.

The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.

He turned his back on the egotists and slanderers, and showed His Face to Naam Dayv.

Servant Nanak has so served the Lord, that He will deliver him in the end. ||4||13||20||

Salok, First Mehl:

Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease, because where there is pleasure, there is no desire for God.

You are the Creator Lord; I can do nothing. Even if I try, nothing happens. ||1||

I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power which is pervading everywhere.

Your limits cannot be known. ||1||Pause||

Your Light is in Your creatures, and Your creatures are in Your Light; Your almighty power is pervading everywhere.

You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.

Nanak speaks the stories of the Creator Lord; whatever He is to do, He does. ||2||

So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care of all?

The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments there for You.

There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing hymns of You.

Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.

Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who keep the record of actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of You.

Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.

Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.

The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.

The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You.

The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.

The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.

The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.

The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.

The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.

They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.

So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all?

That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.

He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.

He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.

Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.

He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.

He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.

But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.

His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.

Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||

O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.

No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||

All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.

All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.

The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers

-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||

All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,

all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas

without You, no one has attained such powers.

They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||

What can the poor helpless creatures do?

Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.

Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?

O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.

It is so difficult to chant the True Name.

If someone feels hunger for the True Name,

that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||

How can I forget Him, O my mother?

True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||

Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,

people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.

Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,

He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||

That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.

He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.

This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.

There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||

As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.

The One who created the day also created the night.

Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.

O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||

Raag Goojaree, Fourth Mehl:

O humble servant of the Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being: I offer my humble prayer to You, O Guru.

I am a mere insect, a worm. O True Guru, I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be merciful, and bless me with the Light of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

O my Best Friend, O Divine Guru, please enlighten me with the Name of the Lord.

Through the Guru's Teachings, the Naam is my breath of life. The Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is my life's occupation. ||1||Pause||

The servants of the Lord have the greatest good fortune; they have faith in the Lord, and a longing for the Lord.

Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied; joining the Sangat, the Blessed Congregation, their virtues shine forth. ||2||

Those who have not obtained the Sublime Essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, are most unfortunate; they are led away by the Messenger of Death.

Those who have not sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Sangat, the Holy Congregation-cursed are their lives, and cursed are their hopes of life. ||3||

Those humble servants of the Lord who have attained the Company of the True Guru, have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads.

Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the Lord's Essence is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the Light of the Naam shines forth. ||4||4||

Raag Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:

Why, O mind, do you plot and plan, when the Dear Lord Himself provides for your care?

From rocks and stones He created living beings; He places their nourishment before them. ||1||

O my Dear Lord of souls, one who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is saved.

By Guru's Grace, the supreme status is obtained, and the dry wood blossoms forth again in lush greenery. ||1||Pause||

Mothers, fathers, friends, children and spouses-no one is the support of anyone else.

For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? ||2||

The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind.

Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind? ||3||

All the nine treasures, and the eighteen supernatural powers are held by our Lord and Master in the Palm of His Hand.

Servant Nanak is devoted, dedicated, forever a sacrifice to You, Lord. Your Expanse has no limit, no boundary. ||4||5||

Raag Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, So Purakh ~ That Primal Being:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivalled.

All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.

All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.

Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.

The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant. O Nanak, the poor beings are wretched and miserable! ||1||

You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O Dear Lord, you are the One.

Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all Your Wondrous Play.

You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other than You.

You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite. What Virtues of Yours can I speak of and describe?

Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant Nanak is a sacrifice. ||2||

Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who meditate on You-those humble beings dwell in peace in this world.

They are liberated, they are liberated-those who meditate on the Lord. For them, the noose of death is cut away.

Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord-all their fears are dispelled.

Those who serve, those who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of the Lord, Har, Har.

Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate on their Dear Lord. Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them. ||3||

Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyond measure.

Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various and countless ways.

For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services, O Dear Infinite Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.

For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras. They perform rituals and religious rites.

Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to my Dear Lord God. ||4||

You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great as You.

Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You never change, O Creator Lord.

Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all that occurs.

You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself shall destroy it all.

Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, the Knower of all. ||5||1||

Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:

You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master.

Whatever pleases You comes to pass. As You give, so do we receive. ||1||Pause||

All belong to You, all meditate on you.

Those who are blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.

You Yourself separate them from Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again. ||1||

You are the River of Life; all are within You.

There is no one except You.

All living beings are Your playthings.

The separated ones meet, and by great good fortune, those suffering in separation are reunited once again. ||2||

They alone understand, whom You inspire to understand;

they continually chant and repeat the Lord's Praises.

Those who serve You find peace.

They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||3||

You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.

There is no one except You.

You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.

O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of the Guru's Word. ||4||2||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!

In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them drowning there. ||1||

In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!

You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||

I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this world.

Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord! ||2||3||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

This human body has been given to you.

This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.

Nothing else will work.

Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||

Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.

You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||

I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.

I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.

Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!

O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||

The Lord is One and the Victory is of the True Guru.

(By) Tenth Master, (in) Deviant Metre,

Speech of the poet. Chaupai

Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands

all the desires of my heart be fulfilled.

Let my mind rest under Thy Feet

Sustain me, considering me Thine own.377.

Destroy, O Lord! all my enemies and

protect me with Thine won Hnads.

May my family live in comfort

and ease alongwith all my servants and disciples.378.

Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands

and destroy this day all my enemies

May all the aspirations be fulfilled

Let my thirst for Thy Name remain afresh.379.

I may remember none else except Thee

And obtain all the required boons from Thee

Let my servants and disciples cross the world-ocean

All my enemies be singled out and killed.380.

Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands and

relieve me form the fear of death

May Thou ever Bestow Thy favours on my side

Protect me O Lord! Thou, the Supreme Destroyer.381.

Protect me, O Protector Lord!

Most dear, the Protector of the Saints:

Friend of poor and the Destroyer of the enemies

Thou art the Master of the fourteen worlds.382.

In due time Brahma appeared in physical form

In due time Shiva incarnated

In due time Vishnu manifested himself

All this is the play of the Temporal Lord.383.

The Temporal Lord, who created Shiva, the Yogi

Who created Brahma, the Master of the Vedas

The Temporal Lord who fashioned the entire world

I salute the same Lord.384.

The Temporal Lord, who created the whole world

Who created gods, demons and yakshas

He is the only one form the beginning to the end

I consider Him only my Guru.385.

I salute Him, non else, but Him

Who has created Himself and His subject

He bestows Divine virtues and happiness on His servants

He destroys the enemies instantly.386.

He knows the inner feelings of every heart

He knows the anguish of both good and bad

From the ant to the solid elephant

He casts His Graceful glance on all and feels pleased.387.

He is painful, when He sees His saints in grief

He is happy, when His saints are happy.

He knows the agony of everyone

He knows the innermost secrets of every heart.388.

When the Creator projected Himself,

His creation manifested itself in innumerable forms

When at any time He withdraws His creation,

all the physical forms are merged in Him.389.

All the bodies of living beings created in the world

speak about Him according to their understanding

But Thou, O Lord! live quite apart from everything

this fact is know to the Vedas and the learned.390.

The Lord is Formless, Sinless and shelterless:

He is the Primal Power, without Blemish, without Beginning and Unborn

The fool claims boastfully about the knowledge of His secrets,

which even the Vedas do not know.391.

The fool considers Him a stone,

but the great fool does not know any secret

He calls Shiva “The Eternal Lord,

“but he does not know the secret of the Formless Lord.392.

According to ones won intellect,

one describes Thee differently

The limits of Thy creation cannot be known

and how the world was fashioned in the beginning?393.

He hath only one unparalleled Form

He manifests Himself as a poor man or a king at different places

He created creatures from eggs, wombs and perspiration

Then He created the vegetable kingdom.394.

Somewhere He sits joyfully as a king

Somewhere He contracts Himself as Shiva, the Yogi

All His creation unfolds wonderful things

He, the Primal Power, is from the beginning and Self-Existent.395.

O Lord! keep me now under Thy protection

Protect my disciples and destroy my enemies

All the villains creations outrage and all the infidels be destroyed in the battlefield.396.

O Supreme Destroyer! those who sought Thy refuge, their enemies met painful death

The persons who fell at Thy Feet, Thou didst remove all their troubles.397.

Those who meditate even on the Supreme Destroyer, the death cannot approach them

They remain protected at all times

Their enemies and troubles come to and end instantly.398.

Upon whomsoever Thou dost cast Thy favourable glance, they are absolved of sins instantly

They have all the worldly and spiritual pleasures in their homes

None of th enemies can even touch their shadow.399.

He, who remembered Thee even once, Thou didst protect him from the noose of death

Those persons, who repeated Thy Name, they were saved from poverty and attacks of enemies.400.

Bestow thy help own me at all places protect me from the design of my enemies. 401.

Bestow Thy help on me at all places and protect me from the designs of my enemies.401.

The Mother of the world has been kind towards me and I have completed the book this auspicious night

The Lord is the destroyer of all the sins of the body and all the malicious and wicked persons.402.

When Mahakal became kind, He immediately caused me to complete this book

He will obtain the fruit desired by the mind (who will read or listen to this book) and no suffering will occur to him.403.

ARRIL

The dumb, who will listen to it, will be blessed with the tongue to speak

The fool, who will listen to it attentively, will get wisdom

That person will be absolved of suffering, pain or fear,

Who will even once recite this Chaupai-prayer.404.

CHAUPAI

It was Bikrami Samvat 1753

This book was competed on the banks of Sutlej on Sunday, the eighth Sudi of the month of Bhadon.

DOHRA

Considering me as Thy slave, be Gracius towards me and keep Thy hand over my head and protect me with Thy mind, action, speech and thought.433.

CHUPAI

I do not adore Ganesha in the beginning and also do not mediatate on Krishna and Vishnu

I have only heard about them with my ears and I do not recognize them my consciousness is absorbed at the feet of the Supreme Kal (the Immanent Brahman).434.

The Supreme Kal (God) is my Protector and O Steel-Purusha Lort! I am Thy slave

Protect me, considering me as Thy own and do me the honour of catching my arm.435.

Sustain me, considering me as Thy own and destroy my enemies, picking them up

O Lord with Thy Grace, let the free kitchen and Sword (for the protection of the lowly) ever flourish through me and none should be able to kill me except You.436.

Sustain me ever, O Lord! Thou art my Master and I am Thy slave

Be Gracious towards me, considering me as Thy own and complete all my works.437.

O Lord! Thou art eh king of all kings and Gracious towards the poor

Be Benevolent towards me,

Considering me as Thy own,

Because, I have surrendered and fallen at Thy Gate.438.

Sustain me, considering me as Thy own

Thou art my Lord and I am Thy slave

Considering me as Thy slave,

Save me with Thy own hands and destroy all my enemies.439.

At the very outset, I meditate on Bhagavata (Lord-God)

Then endeavour to compose various types of poesy.

I speak out the memories of Krishna according to my

Intellect and if there remins any shortcoming in it, then the poets may improve it.440.

The Words of the Poet: DOHRA

Whatever my Lord said to me, I say the same in the world.

Those who have meditated on the Lord, ultimately go to heaven.59.

DOHRA

The Lord and His devotees are one, there is no difference between them.

Just as the wave of water, arising in water, merges in water.60.

DOHRA

When the Lord Willed, I was born on this earth.

Now I shall narrate briefly my own story.64.

The World of the Poet: DOHRA

I stood up with folded hands and bowing down my head, I said:

“The path (Panth) shall prevail only in the world, with THY ASSISTANCE.”30.

DOHRA

All those saints, who will ever meditate on Thee

They will attain salvation at the end and will realize the Lord.6.262.

DOHRA

In the body of the Immanent Lord, million of Vishnus and Shivas abide.

Million of Indras, Brahmas, Suryas, Chandras and Varunas are present thre in His divine body.1.

DOHRA

The story of Ram remain immortal throughout the ages and in this way Ram went to abide in heaven alongwith (all the resident of) the city.858.

SWAYYA

O God! the day when I caught hold of your feet, I do not bring anyone else under my sight

None other is liked by me now the Puranas and the Quran try to know Thee by the names of Ram and Rahim and talk about you through several stories,

The Simritis, Shastras and Vedas describe several mysteries of yours, but I do not agree with any of them.

O sword-wielder God! This all has been described by Thy Grace, what power can I have to write all this?.863.

DOHRA

O Lord! I have forsaken all other doors and have caught hold of only Thy door. O Lord! Thou has caught hold of my arm

I, Govind, am Thy serf, kindly take (care of me and) protect my honour.864.

Raamkalee, Third Mehl, Anand ~ The Song Of Bliss:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

I am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru.

I have found the True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind vibrates with the music of bliss.

The jewelled melodies and their related celestial harmonies have come to sing the Word of the Shabad.

The Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad.

Says Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my True Guru. ||1||

O my mind, remain always with the Lord.

Remain always with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will be forgotten.

He will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be perfectly arranged.

Our Lord and Master is all-powerful to do all things, so why forget Him from your mind?

Says Nanak, O my mind, remain always with the Lord. ||2||

O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home?

Everything is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You give.

Constantly singing Your Praises and Glories, Your Name is enshrined in the mind.

The divine melody of the Shabad vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam abides.

Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your home? ||3||

The True Name is my only support.

The True Name is my only support; it satisfies all hunger.

It has brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires.

I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses such glorious greatness.

Says Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the Shabad.

The True Name is my only support. ||4||

The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate in that blessed house.

In that blessed house, the Shabad vibrates; He infuses His almighty power into it.

Through You, we subdue the five demons of desire, and slay Death, the torturer.

Those who have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord's Name.

Says Nanak, they are at peace, and the unstruck sound current vibrates within their homes. ||5||

Listen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.

I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.

Pain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.

The Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.

Pure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and permeating.

Prays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial bugles vibrates and resounds. ||40||1||

Mundaavanee, Fifth Mehl:

Upon this Plate, three things have been placed: Truth, Contentment and Contemplation.

The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of our Lord and Master, has been placed upon it as well; it is the Support of all.

One who eats it and enjoys it shall be saved.

This thing can never be forsaken; keep this always and forever in your mind.

The dark world-ocean is crossed over, by grasping the Feet of the Lord; O Nanak, it is all the extension of God. ||1||

Salok, Fifth Mehl:

I have not appreciated what You have done for me, Lord; only You can make me worthy.

I am unworthy - I have no worth or virtues at all. You have taken pity on me.

You took pity on me, and blessed me with Your Mercy, and I have met the True Guru, my Friend.

O Nanak, if I am blessed with the Naam, I live, and my body and mind blossom forth. ||1||

Pauree:

Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.

There, in the fire of the mother's womb, You protected us.

Hearing Your Name, the Messenger of Death runs away.

The terrifying, treacherous, impassible world-ocean is crossed over, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Those who feel thirst for You, take in Your Ambrosial Nectar.

This is the only act of goodness in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

He is Merciful to all; He sustains us with each and every breath.

Those who come to You with love and faith are never turned away empty-handed. ||9||

Salok, Fifth Mehl:

Deep within yourself, worship the Guru in adoration, and with your tongue, chant the Guru's Name.

Let your eyes behold the True Guru, and let your ears hear the Guru's Name.

Attuned to the True Guru, you shall receive a place of honor in the Court of the Lord.

Says Nanak, this treasure is bestowed on those who are blessed with His Mercy.

In the midst of the world, they are known as the most pious - they are rare indeed. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

O Savior Lord, save us and take us across.

Falling at the feet of the Guru, our works are embellished with perfection.

You have become kind, merciful and compassionate; we do not forget You from our minds.

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, we are carried across the terrifying world-ocean.

In an instant, You have destroyed the faithless cynics and slanderous enemies.

That Lord and Master is my Anchor and Support; O Nanak, hold firm in your mind.

Remembering Him in meditation, happiness comes, and all sorrows and pains simply vanish. ||2||