Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants. |
Whatever kind of seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, a plant of that same kind, marked with the peculiar qualities of the seed, springs up in it. |
Even Kings and Emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. |
Your Mercy is my social status. |
Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form. |
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods. |
There is one God who dwells in every one of God's creations and constitutes the eternal truth. |
Those who worship in adoration the Name of the Lord, their pain, doubt and fear are dispelled. |
One who works for what he eats, and gives some of what he has in charity O Nanak, he knows the path! Guru Granth Sahib (Page 1245) |
Of all religions, the most exalted is to worship the Lord and do good deeds. |