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| ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤਪੁ ਦਇਆ ਦਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥ |
| theerathh thap dhaeiaa dhath dhaan || |
| Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity |
| ਜੇ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਿਲ ਕਾ ਮਾਨੁ ॥ |
| jae ko paavai thil kaa maan || |
| these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit. |
| ਸੁਣਿਆ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਕੀਤਾ ਭਾਉ ॥ |
| suniaa manniaa man keethaa bhaao || |
| Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind, |
| ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਉ ॥ |
| antharagath theerathh mal naao || |
| cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within. |
| ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥ |
| sabh gun thaerae mai naahee koe || |
| All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all. |
| ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕੀਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| vin gun keethae bhagath n hoe || |
| Without virtue, there is no devotional worship. |
| ਸੁਅਸਤਿ ਆਥਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਬਰਮਾਉ ॥ |
| suasath aathh baanee baramaao || |
| I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the Creator. |
| ਸਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਣੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥ |
| sath suhaan sadhaa man chaao || |
| He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful. |
| ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਕਵਣ ਥਿਤਿ ਕਵਣੁ ਵਾਰੁ ॥ |
| kavan s vaelaa vakhath kavan kavan thhith kavan vaar || |
| What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date? |
| ਕਵਣਿ ਸਿ ਰੁਤੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਹੋਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥ |
| kavan s ruthee maahu kavan jith hoaa aakaar || |
| What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created? |
| ਵੇਲ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਪੰਡਤੀ ਜਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲੇਖੁ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥ |
| vael n paaeeaa panddathee j hovai laekh puraan || |
| The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puraanas. |
| ਵਖਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਕਾਦੀਆ ਜਿ ਲਿਖਨਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥ |
| vakhath n paaeiou kaadheeaa j likhan laekh kuraan || |
| That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran. |
| ਥਿਤਿ ਵਾਰੁ ਨਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਰੁਤਿ ਮਾਹੁ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| thhith vaar naa jogee jaanai ruth maahu naa koee || |
| The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season. |
| ਜਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਿਰਠੀ ਕਉ ਸਾਜੇ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| jaa karathaa sirathee ko saajae aapae jaanai soee || |
| The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows. |
| ਕਿਵ ਕਰਿ ਆਖਾ ਕਿਵ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਕਿਉ ਵਰਨੀ ਕਿਵ ਜਾਣਾ ॥ |
| kiv kar aakhaa kiv saalaahee kio varanee kiv jaanaa || |
| How can we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? How can we know Him? |
| ਨਾਨਕ ਆਖਣਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਇਕ ਦੂ ਇਕੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ॥ |
| naanak aakhan sabh ko aakhai eik dhoo eik siaanaa || |
| O Nanak, everyone speaks of Him, each one wiser than the rest. |
| ਵਡਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਵਡੀ ਨਾਈ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੈ ॥ |
| vaddaa saahib vaddee naaee keethaa jaa kaa hovai || |
| Great is the Master, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will. |
| ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਆਪੌ ਜਾਣੈ ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਨ ਸੋਹੈ ॥੨੧॥ |
| naanak jae ko aapa jaanai agai gaeiaa n sohai ||21|| |
| O Nanak, one who claims to know everything shall not be decorated in the world hereafter. ||21|| |
| ਪਾਤਾਲਾ ਪਾਤਾਲ ਲਖ ਆਗਾਸਾ ਆਗਾਸ ॥ |
| paathaalaa paathaal lakh aagaasaa aagaas || |
| There are nether worlds beneath nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands of heavenly worlds above. |
| ਓੜਕ ਓੜਕ ਭਾਲਿ ਥਕੇ ਵੇਦ ਕਹਨਿ ਇਕ ਵਾਤ ॥ |
| ourrak ourrak bhaal thhakae vaedh kehan eik vaath || |
| The Vedas say that you can search and search for them all, until you grow weary. |
| ਸਹਸ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਕਹਨਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਅਸੁਲੂ ਇਕੁ ਧਾਤੁ ॥ |
| sehas athaareh kehan kathaebaa asuloo eik dhhaath || |
| The scriptures say that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only One Universe. |
| ਲੇਖਾ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਲਿਖੀਐ ਲੇਖੈ ਹੋਇ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥ |
| laekhaa hoe th likheeai laekhai hoe vinaas || |
| If you try to write an account of this, you will surely finish yourself before you finish writing it. |
| ਨਾਨਕ ਵਡਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪੁ ॥੨੨॥ |
| naanak vaddaa aakheeai aapae jaanai aap ||22|| |
| O Nanak, call Him Great! He Himself knows Himself. ||22|| |