pRBwqI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx pR-BwqI mh`lw pihlw: 'pR-BwqI' 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

prabhaathee mehalaa 1 ||

Prabhaatee, First Mehl:

gurprswdI ividAw vIcwrY piV piV pwvY mwnu ]

gur parasaadhee vidhiaa veechaarai parr parr paavai maan ||

By Guru's Grace, contemplate spiritual knowledge; read it and study it, and you shall be honored.

Awpw mDy Awpu prgwisAw pwieAw AMimRqu nwmu ]1]

aucwrx m`Dy

aapaa madhhae aap paragaasiaa paaeiaa anmrith naam ||1||

Within the self, the self is revealed, when one is blessed with the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

krqw qU myrw jjmwnu ]

karathaa thoo maeraa jajamaan ||

O Creator Lord, You alone are my Benefactor.

iek diKxw hau qY pih mwgau dyih Awpxw nwmu ]1] rhwau ]

eik dhakhinaa ho thai pehi maago dhaehi aapanaa naam ||1|| rehaao ||

I beg for only one blessing from You: please bless me with Your Name. ||1||Pause||

pMc qskr Dwvq rwKy cUkw min AiBmwnu ]

panch thasakar dhhaavath raakhae chookaa man abhimaan ||

The five wandering thieves are captured and held, and the egotistical pride of the mind is subdued.

idsit ibkwrI durmiq BwgI AYsw bRhm igAwnu ]2]

aucwrx bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

dhisatt bikaaree dhuramath bhaagee aisaa breham giaan ||2||

Visions of corruption, vice and evil-mindedness run away. Such is the spiritual wisdom of God. ||2||

jqu squ cwvl dieAw kxk kir pRwpiq pwqI Dwnu ]

jath sath chaaval dhaeiaa kanak kar praapath paathee dhhaan ||

Please bless me with the rice of truth and self-restraint, the wheat of compassion, and the leaf-plate of meditation.

dUDu krmu sµqoKu GIau kir AYsw mWgau dwnu ]3]

dhoodhh karam santhokh gheeo kar aisaa maango dhaan ||3||

Bless me with the milk of good karma, and the clarified butter, the ghee, of compassion. Such are the gifts I beg of You, Lord. ||3||

iKmw DIrju kir gaU lvyrI shjy bCrw KIru pIAY ]

khimaa dhheeraj kar goo lavaeree sehajae bashharaa kheer peeai ||

Let forgiveness and patience be my milk-cows, and let the calf of my mind intuitively drink in this milk.

isPiq srm kw kpVw mWgau hir gux nwnk rvqu rhY ]4]7]

sifath saram kaa kaparraa maango har gun naanak ravath rehai ||4||7||

I beg for the clothes of modesty and the Lord's Praise; Nanak chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||7||