sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

hukim rjweI swKqI drgh scu kbUlu ]

aucwrx rjweI: polw bolo

hukam rajaaee saakhathee dharageh sach kabool ||

Submit to the Will of the Lord Commander; in His Court, only Truth is accepted.

swihbu lyKw mMgsI dunIAw dyiK n BUlu ]

saahib laekhaa mangasee dhuneeaa dhaekh n bhool ||

Your Lord and Master shall call you to account; do not go astray on beholding the world.

idl drvwnI jo kry drvysI idlu rwis ]

dhil dharavaanee jo karae dharavaesee dhil raas ||

One who keeps watch over his heart, and keeps his heart pure, is a dervish, a saintly devotee.

iesk muhbiq nwnkw lyKw krqy pwis ]1]

aucwrx muh`biq

eisak muhabath naanakaa laekhaa karathae paas ||1||

Love and affection, O Nanak, are in the accounts placed before the Creator. ||1||