soriT mhlw 9 ]

aucwrx soriT mh`lw nwvw

sorath mehalaa 9 ||

Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:

pRwnI kaunu aupwau krY ]

praanee koun oupaao karai ||

What efforts should the mortal make,

jw qy Bgiq rwm kI pwvY jm ko qRwsu hrY ]1] rhwau ]

jaa thae bhagath raam kee paavai jam ko thraas harai ||1|| rehaao ||

To attain devotional worship of the Lord, and eradicate the fear of death? ||1||Pause||

kaunu krm ibidAw khu kYsI Drmu kaunu Puin kreI ]

koun karam bidhiaa kahu kaisee dhharam koun fun karee ||

Which actions, what sort of knowledge, and what religion - what Dharma should one practice?

kaunu nwmu gur jw kY ismrY Bv swgr kau qreI ]1]

koun naam gur jaa kai simarai bhav saagar ko tharee ||1||

What Name of the Guru should one remember in meditation, to cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||

kl mY eyku nwmu ikrpw iniD jwih jpY giq pwvY ]

aucwrx in`iD

kal mai eaek naam kirapaa nidhh jaahi japai gath paavai ||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the One Lord is the treasure of mercy; chanting it, one obtains salvation.

Aaur Drm qw kY sm nwhin ieh ibiD bydu bqwvY ]2]

aour dhharam thaa kai sam naahan eih bidhh baedh bathaavai ||2||

No other religion is comparable to this; so speak the Vedas. ||2||

suKu duKu rhq sdw inrlypI jw kau khq gusweI ]

sukh dhukh rehath sadhaa niralaepee jaa ko kehath gusaaee ||

He is beyond pain and pleasure, forever unattached; He is called the Lord of the world.

so qum hI mih bsY inrµqir nwnk drpin inAweI ]3]5]

so thum hee mehi basai niranthar naanak dharapan niaaee ||3||5||

He dwells deep within your inner self, O Nanak, like the image in a mirror. ||3||5||