sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

piV piV gfI ldIAih piV piV BrIAih swQ ]

parr parr gaddee ladheeahi parr parr bhareeahi saathh ||

You may read and read loads of books; you may read and study vast multitudes of books.

piV piV byVI pweIAY piV piV gfIAih Kwq ]

parr parr baerree paaeeai parr parr gaddeeahi khaath ||

You may read and read boat-loads of books; you may read and read and fill pits with them.

pVIAih jyqy brs brs pVIAih jyqy mws ]

parreeahi jaethae baras baras parreeahi jaethae maas ||

You may read them year after year; you may read them as many months are there are.

pVIAY jyqI Awrjw pVIAih jyqy sws ]

parreeai jaethee aarajaa parreeahi jaethae saas ||

You may read them all your life; you may read them with every breath.

nwnk lyKY iek gl horu haumY JKxw JwK ]1]

naanak laekhai eik gal hor houmai jhakhanaa jhaakh ||1||

O Nanak, only one thing is of any account: everything else is useless babbling and idle talk in ego. ||1||