<> siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBµ gurpRswid ]

aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr; sYBµ: it`pI iv`c rhxw

ik oankaar sath naam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

rwgu iblwvlu mhlw 1 caupdy Gru 1 ]

aucwrx rwgu iblwvlu mh`lw pihlw cau-pdy Gru pihlw

raag bilaaval mehalaa 1 choupadhae ghar 1 ||

Raag Bilaaval, First Mehl, Chau-Padas, First House:

qU sulqwnu khw hau mIAw qyrI kvn vfweI ]

thoo sulathaan kehaa ho meeaa thaeree kavan vaddaaee ||

You are the Emperor, and I call You a chief - how does this add to Your greatness?

jo qU dyih su khw suAwmI mY mUrK khxu n jweI ]1]

jo thoo dhaehi s kehaa suaamee mai moorakh kehan n jaaee ||1||

As You permit me, I praise You, O Lord and Master; I am ignorant, and I cannot chant Your Praises. ||1||

qyry gux gwvw dyih buJweI ]

aucwrx bu`JweI

thaerae gun gaavaa dhaehi bujhaaee ||

Please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises.

jYsy sc mih rhau rjweI ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx rjweI: polw bolo

jaisae sach mehi reho rajaaee ||1|| rehaao ||

May I dwell in Truth, according to Your Will. ||1||Pause||

jo ikCu hoAw sBu ikCu quJ qy qyrI sB AsnweI ]

jo kishh hoaa sabh kishh thujh thae thaeree sabh asanaaee ||

Whatever has happened, has all come from You. You are All-knowing.

qyrw AMqu n jwxw myry swihb mY AMDuly ikAw cqurweI ]2]

thaeraa anth n jaanaa maerae saahib mai andhhulae kiaa chathuraaee ||2||

Your limits cannot be known, O my Lord and Master; I am blind - what wisdom do I have? ||2||

ikAw hau kQI kQy kiQ dyKw mY AkQu n kQnw jweI ]

kiaa ho kathhee kathhae kathh dhaekhaa mai akathh n kathhanaa jaaee ||

What should I say? While talking, I talk of seeing, but I cannot describe the indescribable.

jo quDu BwvY soeI AwKw iqlu qyrI vifAweI ]3]

jo thudhh bhaavai soee aakhaa thil thaeree vaddiaaee ||3||

As it pleases Your Will, I speak; it is just the tiniest bit of Your greatness. ||3||

eyqy kUkr hau bygwnw Baukw iesu qn qweI ]

eaethae kookar ho baegaanaa bhoukaa eis than thaaee ||

Among so many dogs, I am an outcast; I bark for my body's belly.

Bgiq hIxu nwnku jy hoiegw qw KsmY nwau n jweI ]4]1]

bhagath heen naanak jae hoeigaa thaa khasamai naao n jaaee ||4||1||

Without devotional worship, O Nanak, even so, still, my Master's Name does not leave me. ||4||1||