That God is ever true, He is the true Lord, and the true Name.
He who made this world is and shall be ; He shall neither depart, nor be made to depart.[1]
He who created things of different colours, descriptions, and species,
Beholdeth His handiwork which attesteth His greatness.
He will do what pleaseth Himself ; no order may be issued to Him.
He is King, the King of kings, O Nanak ; all remain subject to His will.
XXVIII
Make contentment and modesty thine earrings, self-respect thy wallet, meditation the ashes to smear on thy body ;
Make thy body, which is only a morsel for death, thy beggar's coat, and faith thy rule of life and thy staff.[3]
Make association with men thine Ai Panth,[4] and the conquest of thy heart the conquest of the world.
- ↑ Also translated - Creation shall depart, but not He who made it.
- ↑ This and the following three pauris were composed by Guru Nānak after the Jogis had pressed him to adopt their dress and their religion.
- ↑ This verse is also translated - Make the chastening of thy body not yet wedded to death thy patched coat, and faith thy beggar's staff.
- ↑ A sect of Jogis.
