ਨਕਿ ਨਥ ਖਸਮ ਹਥ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਧਕੇ ਦੇ ॥ नकि नथ खसम हथ किरतु धके दे ॥ Nak naṫʰ kʰasam haṫʰ kiraṫ ḋʰaké ḋé. The string through the nose is in the hands of the Lord Master; one’s own actions drive him on. ਮਃ ੨ ॥ मः २ ॥ Mėhlaa 2. Second Mehl: ਜਹਾ ਦਾਣੇ ਤਹਾਂ ਖਾਣੇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚੁ ਹੇ ॥੨॥ जहा दाणे तहां खाणे नानका सचु हे ॥२॥ Jahaa ḋaaṇé ṫahaaⁿ kʰaaṇé naankaa sach hé. ||2|| Wherever his food is, there he eats it; O Nanak! This is the Truth. ||2||