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salok ||

Shalok:

pvxu gurU pwxI ipqw mwqw Driq mhqu ]

aucwrx mh`qu

pavan guroo paanee pithaa maathaa dhharath mehath ||

Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

idvsu rwiq duie dweI dwieAw KylY sgl jgqu ]

dhivas raath dhue dhaaee dhaaeiaa khaelai sagal jagath ||

Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

cµigAweIAw buirAweIAw vwcY Drmu hdUir ]

aucwrx cµigAweIAw: ibMdIAw rihq bolo; buirAweIAw: ibMdIAw rihq bolo

changiaaeeaa buriaaeeaa vaachai dhharam hadhoor ||

Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.

krmI Awpo AwpxI ky nyVY ky dUir ]

karamee aapo aapanee kae naerrai kae dhoor ||

According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.

ijnI nwmu iDAwieAw gey mskiq Gwil ]

aucwrx ijnI: polw bolo; ms`kiq

jinee naam dhhiaaeiaa geae masakath ghaal ||

Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brows

nwnk qy muK aujly kyqI CutI nwil ]1]

naanak thae mukh oujalae kaethee shhuttee naal ||1||

-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||