Awsw mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pihlw

aasaa mehalaa 1 ||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

iqqu srvrVY BeIly invwsw pwxI pwvku iqnih kIAw ]

aucwrx sr-vrVY

thith saravararrai bheelae nivaasaa paanee paavak thinehi keeaa ||

In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!

pMk ju moh pgu nhI cwlY hm dyKw qh fUbIAly ]1]

pankaj moh pag nehee chaalai ham dhaekhaa theh ddoobeealae ||1||

In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them drowning there. ||1||

mn eyku n cyqis mUV mnw ]

man eaek n chaethas moorr manaa ||

In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!

hir ibsrq qyry gux gilAw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx gilAw: polw bolo

har bisarath thaerae gun galiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||

nw hau jqI sqI nhI piVAw mUrK mugDw jnmu BieAw ]

aucwrx jqI: polw bolo; sqI: polw bolo

naa ho jathee sathee nehee parriaa moorakh mugadhhaa janam bhaeiaa ||

I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this world.

pRxviq nwnk iqn kI srxw ijn qUµ nwhI vIsirAw ]2]3]

pranavath naanak thin kee saranaa jin thoo naahee veesariaa ||2||3||

Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord! ||2||3||