isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

suix mn imqR ipAwirAw imlu vylw hY eyh ]

sun man mithr piaariaa mil vaelaa hai eaeh ||

Listen, O my mind, my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord.

jb lgu jobin swsu hY qb lgu iehu qnu dyh ]

jab lag joban saas hai thab lag eihu than dhaeh ||

As long as there is youth and breath, give this body to Him.

ibnu gux kwim n AwveI Fih FyrI qnu Kyh ]1]

bin gun kaam n aavee dtehi dtaeree than khaeh ||1||

Without virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust. ||1||

myry mn lY lwhw Gir jwih ]

maerae man lai laahaa ghar jaahi ||

O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.

gurmuiK nwmu slwhIAY haumY invrI Bwih ]1] rhwau ]

guramukh naam salaaheeai houmai nivaree bhaahi ||1|| rehaao ||

The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished. ||1||Pause||

suix suix gMFxu gMFIAY iliK piV buJih Bwru ]

aucwrx bu`Jih

sun sun gandtan gandteeai likh parr bujhehi bhaar ||

Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge,

iqRsnw Aihinis AglI haumY rogu ivkwru ]

thrisanaa ahinis agalee houmai rog vikaar ||

But still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.

Ehu vyprvwhu Aqolvw gurmiq kImiq swru ]2]

ouhu vaeparavaahu atholavaa guramath keemath saar ||2||

That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

lK isAwxp jy krI lK isau pRIiq imlwpu ]

aucwrx l`K; l`K

lakh siaanap jae karee lakh sio preeth milaap ||

Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of clever mental tricks, and the love and company of hundreds of thousands of people

ibnu sµgiq swD n DRwpIAw ibnu nwvY dUK sµqwpu ]

bin sangath saadhh n dhhraapeeaa bin naavai dhookh santhaap ||

Still, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he will not feel satisfied. Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow.

hir jip jIAry CutIAY gurmuiK cInY Awpu ]3]

har jap jeearae shhutteeai guramukh cheenai aap ||3||

Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my soul, you shall be emancipated; as Gurmukh, you shall come to understand your own self. ||3||

qnu mnu gur pih vyicAw mnu dIAw isru nwil ]

than man gur pehi vaechiaa man dheeaa sir naal ||

I have sold my body and mind to the Guru, and I have given my mind and head as well.

iqRBvxu Koij FMFoilAw gurmuiK Koij inhwil ]

thribhavan khoj dtandtoliaa guramukh khoj nihaal ||

I was seeking and searching for Him throughout the three worlds; then, as Gurmukh, I sought and found Him.

sqguir myil imlwieAw nwnk so pRBu nwil ]4]17]

sathagur mael milaaeiaa naanak so prabh naal ||4||17||

The True Guru has united me in Union, O Nanak, with that God. ||4||17||