One who lives righteously is known as righteous; one who commits sins is known as a sinner. You Yourself enact the entire play, O Creator.

I am a sinner - I have committed so many sins; I am a villainous, thieving thief. Now, Nanak has come to the Lord's Sanctuary; preserve my honor, Lord, as it pleases Your Will.

The Great Giver lives; no one dies. O Nanak, those who do not enshrine the Lord within their minds are deluded.

With each and every breath, Nanak sings the Lord's Praises. The True Guru has covered my sins.

If I did not commit any sins, O Infinite Lord, how would You have acquired the name, 'Redeemer of sinners'?

The tongue lives by chanting and meditating on the Lord's Name.