hom jg neIbyd kY pUjw Anyk jp qp sMjm Anyk puMn dwn kY ]

hom jag naeebayd kai poojaa anayka , jap tap sanjam anayk pounn daan kai |

Performing ritualistic worships, making offerings to the gods, performing worship of many kinds, living life in penance and Strict discipline, making charity;

jl Ql igr qr qIrQ Bvn BUA ihmwcl Dwrw AgR Arpn pRwn kY ]

jal dal gir tar teerad bhavan bhooa , himaachal dhaaraa agr arapan praan kai |

Roaming in deserts, water bodies mountains, places of pilgrimage and wasteland, giving up life while approaching the snow clad summits of Himalaya;

rwg nwd bwd swAMgIq byd pwT bhu shj smwiD swiD koit jog iDAwn kY ]

raag naad baad saaangeet bayd paatth bahu , sahaj samaadhi saadhi koti jog dhiaan kai |

Performing recitation of Vedas, singing in modes to the accompaniment of musical instruments, practicing obstinate exercises of Yoga, and indulging in millions of contemplations of Yogic discipline;

crn srin gur isK swDsMig pir vwir fwrau ingRh hT jqn kotwin kY ]255]

charan sarani gur sikh saadhasangi pari , vaari daarau nigrah hatth jatan kotaani kai |255|

Abstaining the senses from vices and trying other obstinate practices of Yoga, all this is sacrificed by a Guru-conscious person over the company of saintly persons and the refuge of the True Guru. All these practices are trivial and inane. (255)