sloku mÚ 3 ]
aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw
salok ma 3 ||
Shalok, Third Mehl:
jnm jnm kI iesu mn kau mlu lwgI kwlw hoAw isAwhu ]
janam janam kee eis man ko mal laagee kaalaa hoaa siaahu ||
The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.
KMnlI DoqI aujlI n hoveI jy sau Dovix pwhu ]
khannalee dhhothee oujalee n hovee jae so dhhovan paahu ||
The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times.
gurprswdI jIvqu mrY aultI hovY miq bdlwhu ]
aucwrx m`iq
gur parasaadhee jeevath marai oulattee hovai math badhalaahu ||
By Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is transformed, and he becomes detached from the world.
nwnk mYlu n lgeI nw iPir jonI pwhu ]1]
naanak mail n lagee naa fir jonee paahu ||1||
O Nanak, no filth sticks to him, and he does not fall into the womb again. ||1||