sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

kUVu rwjw kUVu prjw kUVu sBu sMswru ]

koorr raajaa koorr parajaa koorr sabh sansaar ||

False is the king, false are the subjects; false is the whole world.

kUVu mMfp kUVu mwVI kUVu bYsxhwru ]

koorr manddap koorr maarree koorr baisanehaar ||

False is the mansion, false are the skyscrapers; false are those who live in them.

kUVu suienw kUVu rupw kUVu pYn xhwru ]

aucwrx ru`pw

koorr sueinaa koorr rupaa koorr painhanehaar ||

False is gold, and false is silver; false are those who wear them.

kUVu kwieAw kUVu kpVu kUVu rUpu Apwru ]

aucwrx kWieAW

koorr kaaeiaa koorr kaparr koorr roop apaar ||

False is the body, false are the clothes; false is incomparable beauty.

kUVu mIAw kUVu bIbI Kip hoey Kwru ]

aucwrx bIbI: polw bolo (ArQ: GrvwlI)

koorr meeaa koorr beebee khap hoeae khaar ||

False is the husband, false is the wife; they mourn and waste away.

kUiV kUVY nyhu lgw ivsirAw krqwru ]

aucwrx l`gw

koorr koorrai naehu lagaa visariaa karathaar ||

The false ones love falsehood, and forget their Creator.

iksu nwil kIcY dosqI sBu jgu clxhwru ]

kis naal keechai dhosathee sabh jag chalanehaar ||

With whom should I become friends, if all the world shall pass away?

kUVu imTw kUVu mwiKau kUVu foby pUru ]

koorr mithaa koorr maakhio koorr ddobae poor ||

False is sweetness, false is honey; through falsehood, boat-loads of men have drowned.

nwnku vKwxY bynqI quDu bwJu kUVo kUVu ]1]

naanak vakhaanai baenathee thudhh baajh koorro koorr ||1||

Nanak speaks this prayer: without You, Lord, everything is totally false. ||1||