Pauri Four:

Verily true

When a person, through application of his physical / mental faculties achieves some success, his sense of I’ness gets further accentuated.  He gets a feeling that the achievement is the result of his own efforts.  Guru Sahib states the truth that the whole world has been created by Almighty and is perishable.  Only Almighty Himself is the eternal Truth.  Along with Him, His Name too is true.  As per Guru Sahib one ought to say this, feeling utmost filled with abundant love and happiness:

True Lord, true (His) Name,

(Have) said (with) emotional abundance.

Further Guru Sahib explains that it is the bountiful Almighty Himself Who fulfils everybody’s wishes.

(People) demand,

(and) beg (of Him,

 to) give (and) give,

Lord gives (them) alms. 

When Almighty Himself is the source of fulfillment of wishes of everyone, then is it possible to please Him by offering to Him any worldly present or gift?  

Then what (offering,

be) placed before (Him),

whereby (His) court (may be) glimpsed? 

What prayer can be made unto Him? 

What words,

(may be) spoken (from) mouth,

(by) hearing which,

(He would) bestow (His) love? 

Without leaving any scope for doubt, Guru Sahib has given the candid answer that getting up early in the morning, reciting Divine Name and pondering over Almighty’s praises is the way to earn His grace:

 (At the) time (of) pre-dawn,

Ponder (on the) true Name (and His) praises.

Rumination of Divine Name and recitation of Gurbani, understanding the full import of its meaning, is itself pondering over His praises.  Guru Sahib explains that human life has been granted to an individual by The Almighty. 

(His) benevolence,

begets (human) body,

(His) grace (gets us,

the) door (of) deliverance. 

He is to be praised, not with any wish, but by being devoid of desires, because the resultant benefit / salvation for one’s soul is to flow not because of his own efforts but due to Almighty’s grace.  But at the same time, only those are eligible for His grace, who have toiled and made effort in this direction.

Guru Sahib clearly instructs that one must feel the whole worldly creation as The Almighty personified:

Nanak (says), consider as (if),

(The) truthful (Almighty) Himself (is) Everything.

     There is thus but One Almighty and He is Truth all by Himself.

JAPJI Sahib tells me to (Seven):

Sing, listen, filling (the) mind (with) feelings.

Apart from singing, Guru Sahib lays extreme stress on the faculty of listening.  He asks everyone to listen to the praises of Almighty combining the feelings of love, faith, regard and joy. The importance of the art of listening can not be overemphasized. It leads to dissipation of unhappiness.  

JAPJI Sahib tells me to (six):

Sing (of the) Treasure (of) virtues.

Guru Sahib bids everyone to sing praises of Almighty since He Himself is the fountainhead of all goodness.

JAPJI Sahib Tells me that (Five):

Those (who) serve, 

they get honoured.

Thus need is to engage in the service of whoever is in need of being helped.

Remembering that it is the Almighty Himself who has manifested Himself and brought this creation into existence, helping anyone in need of help is serving Almighty Himself.

It is this action that brings honour.

Japji Sahib tells me to (Four):

Consider as (if), (The) Truthful (Almighty) 

Himself (is) Everything.

Guru Sahib clearly says this entire Universe has been created by Almighty from His Own Self. Even after creation He is not separated from the creation and Almighty Himself pervades the whole universe. 

Everyone must perpetually continue to carry this fact in his remembrance at all times. The whole worldly creation is The Almighty personified.

JAPJI Sahib tells me that (Three):

"(At the) time (of) pre-dawn,

Ponder (on) True Name (and His) praises."

Guru Sahib explains that it is Almighty Himself who fulfils all the wishes of everybody.  When Almighty Himself is the source of fulfilment of wishes of everyone, then is it possible to please Him by offering to Him any worldly present or gift?  Without leaving any scope for doubt, Guru Sahib has given the candid answer that getting up early in the morning, reciting Divine Name and pondering over Almighty’s praises is the way to earn His grace.

JAPJI Sahib tells me that (Two):

"True Name (of The) True Lord

(be) spoken (with) abundance (of) emotional (attachment)."

Guru Sahib states the truth that the whole world has been created by Almighty and is perishable.  Only He Himself is the eternal Truth.  Alongwith Him, His Name too is True.  As per Guru Sahib, one ought to say this with abundant love.