slok mÚ 4 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw cauQw

salok ma 4 ||

Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

ivxu nwvY horu slwhxw sBu bolxu iPkw swdu ]

vin naavai hor salaahanaa sabh bolan fikaa saadh ||

Without the Name, all other praise and speech is insipid and tasteless.

mnmuK Ahµkwru slwhdy haumY mmqw vwdu ]

manamukh ahankaar salaahadhae houmai mamathaa vaadh ||

The self-willed manmukhs praise their own egos; their attachment to egotism is useless.

ijn swlwhin sy mrih Kip jwvY sBu Apvwdu ]

jin saalaahan sae marehi khap jaavai sabh apavaadh ||

Those whom they praise, die; they all waste away in conflict.

jn nwnk gurmuiK aubry jip hir hir prmwnwdu ]1]

jan naanak guramukh oubarae jap har har paramaanaadh ||1||

O servant Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Embodiment of Supreme Bliss. ||1||