mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

vsqR pKwil pKwly kwieAw Awpy sµjim hovY ]

aucwrx kWieAW

vasathr pakhaal pakhaalae kaaeiaa aapae sanjam hovai ||

They wash their clothes, and scrub their bodies, and try to practice self-discipline.

AMqir mYlu lgI nhI jwxY bwhrhu mil mil DovY ]

aucwrx m`il; m`il

anthar mail lagee nehee jaanai baaharahu mal mal dhhovai ||

But they are not aware of the filth staining their inner being, while they try and try to wash off the outer dirt.

AMDw BUil pieAw jm jwly ]

andhhaa bhool paeiaa jam jaalae ||

The blind go astray, caught by the noose of Death.

vsqu prweI ApunI kir jwnY haumY ivic duKu Gwly ]

vasath paraaee apunee kar jaanai houmai vich dhukh ghaalae ||

They see other people's property as their own, and in egotism, they suffer in pain.

nwnk gurmuiK haumY qutY qw hir hir nwmu iDAwvY ]

naanak guramukh houmai thuttai thaa har har naam dhhiaavai ||

O Nanak, the egotism of the Gurmukhs is broken, and then, they meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

nwmu jpy nwmo AwrwDy nwmy suiK smwvY ]2]

naam japae naamo aaraadhhae naamae sukh samaavai ||2||

They chant the Naam, meditate on the Naam, and through the Naam, they are absorbed in peace. ||2||