slok mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

ijn@I nwmu ivswirAw kUVy khx khµin@ ]

jinhee naam visaariaa koorrae kehan kehannih ||

Those who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are said to be false.

pMc cor iqnw Gru muhin@ haumY AMdir sµin@ ]

panch chor thinaa ghar muhanih houmai andhar sannih ||

The five thieves plunder their homes, and egotism breaks in.

swkq muTy durmqI hir rsu n jwxµin@ ]

aucwrx durm`qI

saakath muthae dhuramathee har ras n jaanannih ||

The faithless cynics are defrauded by their own evil-mindedness; they do not know the sublime essence of the Lord.

ijn@I AMimRqu Brim lutwieAw ibKu isau rcih rcµin@ ]

jinhee anmrith bharam luttaaeiaa bikh sio rachehi rachannih ||

Those who lose the Ambrosial Nectar through doubt, remain engrossed and entangled in corruption.

dustw syqI iprhVI jn isau vwdu krµin@ ]

aucwrx ipr-hVI

dhusattaa saethee pireharree jan sio vaadh karannih ||

They make friends with the wicked, and argue with the humble servants of the Lord.

nwnk swkq nrk mih jim bDy duK shµin@ ]

aucwrx b`Dy

naanak saakath narak mehi jam badhhae dhukh sehannih ||

O Nanak, the faithless cynics are bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, and suffer agony in hell.

pieAY ikriq kmwvdy ijv rwKih iqvY rhµin@ ]1]

paeiai kirath kamaavadhae jiv raakhehi thivai rehannih ||1||

They act according to the karma of the actions they committed before; as the Lord keeps them, so do they live. ||1||