ੴ ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

Ik Oankaar Sath Naam Karathaa Purakh Nirabho Niravair Akaal Moorath Ajoonee Saibhan Gur Prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥

Raag Bihaagarraa Choupadhae Mehalaa 5 Ghar 2 ||

Raag Bihaagraa, Chau-Padas, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

ਦੂਤਨ ਸੰਗਰੀਆ ॥

Dhoothan Sangareeaa ||

To associate with your arch enemies,

ਭੁਇਅੰਗਨਿ ਬਸਰੀਆ ॥

Bhueiangan Basareeaa ||

Is to live with poisonous snakes;

ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਰੀਆ ॥੧॥

Anik Oupareeaa ||1||

I have made the effort to shake them off. ||1||

ਤਉ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰੀਆ ॥

Tho Mai Har Har Kareeaa ||

Then, I repeated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

ਤਉ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਰੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Tho Sukh Sehajareeaa ||1|| Rehaao ||

And I obtained celestial peace. ||1||Pause||

ਮਿਥਨ ਮੋਹਰੀਆ ॥

Mithhan Mohareeaa ||

False is the love

ਅਨ ਕਉ ਮੇਰੀਆ ॥

An Ko Maereeaa ||

Of the many emotional attachments,

ਵਿਚਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘਿਰੀਆ ॥੨॥

Vich Ghooman Ghireeaa ||2||

Which suck the mortal into the whirlpool of reincarnation. ||2||

ਸਗਲ ਬਟਰੀਆ ॥

Sagal Battareeaa ||

All are travellers,

ਬਿਰਖ ਇਕ ਤਰੀਆ ॥

Birakh Eik Thareeaa ||

Who have gathered under the world-tree,

ਬਹੁ ਬੰਧਹਿ ਪਰੀਆ ॥੩॥

Bahu Bandhhehi Pareeaa ||3||

And are bound by their many bonds. ||3||

ਥਿਰੁ ਸਾਧ ਸਫਰੀਆ ॥

Thhir Saadhh Safareeaa ||

Eternal is the Company of the Holy,

ਜਹ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਹਰੀਆ ॥

Jeh Keerathan Hareeaa ||

Where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਰੀਆ ॥੪॥੧॥

Naanak Saranareeaa ||4||1||

Nanak seeks this Sanctuary. ||4||1||