mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

mehalaa 1 ||

First Mehl:

audoswhY ikAw nIswnI qoit n AwvY AMnI ]

aucwrx audo-swhY

oudhosaahai kiaa neesaanee thott n aavai annee ||

What are the signs of a prosperous person? His stores of food never run out.

audosIA Gry hI vuTI kuiVeˆØI rMnI DMmI ]

aucwrx audo-sIA

oudhoseea gharae hee vuthee kurrieanaee rannee dhhanmee ||

Prosperity dwells in his home, with the sounds of girls and women.

sqI rMnI Gry isAwpw rovin kUVI kMmI ]

aucwrx s`qI

sathee rannee gharae siaapaa rovan koorree kanmee ||

All the women of his home shout and cry over useless things.

jo lyvY so dyvY nwhI Kty dMm shµmI ]29]

aucwrx K`ty

jo laevai so dhaevai naahee khattae dhanm sehanmee ||29||

Whatever he takes, he does not give back. Seeking to earn more and more, he is troubled and uneasy. ||29||

pbr qUµ hrIAwvlw kvlw kMcn vµin ]

aucwrx p`br

pabar thoon hareeaavalaa kavalaa kanchan vann ||

O lotus, your leaves were green, and your blossoms were gold.

kY doKVY siVEih kwlI hoeIAw dyhurI nwnk mY qin BMgu ]

kai dhokharrai sarriouhi kaalee hoeeaa dhaehuree naanak mai than bhang ||

What pain has burnt you, and made your body black? O Nanak, my body is battered.

jwxw pwxI nw lhW jY syqI myrw sMgu ]

jaanaa paanee naa lehaan jai saethee maeraa sang ||

I have not received that water which I love.

ijqu ifTY qnu prPuVY cVY cvgix vMnu ]30]

aucwrx cv`gix

jith ddithai than parafurrai charrai chavagan vann ||30||

Seeing it, my body blossomed forth, and I was blessed with a deep and beautiful color. ||30||

rij n koeI jIivAw phuic n cilAw koie ]

aucwrx r`ij

raj n koee jeeviaa pahuch n chaliaa koe ||

No one lives long enough to accomplish all he wishes.

igAwnI jIvY sdw sdw surqI hI piq hoie ]

giaanee jeevai sadhaa sadhaa surathee hee path hoe ||

Only the spiritually wise live forever; they are honored for their intuitive awareness.

srPY srPY sdw sdw eyvY geI ivhwie ]

sarafai sarafai sadhaa sadhaa eaevai gee vihaae ||

Bit by bit, life passes away, even though the mortal tries to hold it back.

nwnk iksno AwKIAY ivxu puiCAw hI lY jwie ]31]

naanak kis no aakheeai vin pushhiaa hee lai jaae ||31||

O Nanak, unto whom should we complain? Death takes one's life away without anyone's consent. ||31||

dosu n dyAhu rwie no miq clY jW buFw hovY ]

aucwrx dyAhu: 'A' sihq bolo; m`iq; c`lY

dhos n dhaeahu raae no math chalai jaan budtaa hovai ||

Do not blame the Sovereign Lord; when someone grows old, his intellect leaves him.

glW kry GxyrIAw qW AMn@y pvxw KwqI tovY ]32]

aucwrx g`lW; KwqI: Bwrw krky bolo

galaan karae ghanaereeaa thaan annhae pavanaa khaathee ttovai ||32||

The blind man talks and babbles, and then falls into the ditch. ||32||

pUry kw kIAw sB ikCu pUrw Git viD ikCu nwhI ]

aucwrx v`iD

poorae kaa keeaa sabh kishh pooraa ghatt vadhh kishh naahee ||

All that the Perfect Lord does is perfect; there is not too little, or too much.

nwnk gurmuiK AYsw jwxY pUry mWih smWhI ]33]

naanak guramukh aisaa jaanai poorae maanhi samaanhee ||33||

O Nanak, knowing this as Gurmukh, the mortal merges into the Perfect Lord God. ||33||