mÚ 2 ]

aucwrx mh`lw dUjw

ma 2 ||

Second Mehl:

pauxu gurU pwxI ipqw mwqw Driq mhqu ]

aucwrx mh`qu

poun guroo paanee pithaa maathaa dhharath mehath ||

Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

idnsu rwiq duie dweI dwieAw KylY sgl jgqu ]

dhinas raath dhue dhaaee dhaaeiaa khaelai sagal jagath ||

Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

cµigAweIAw buirAweIAw vwcy Drmu hdUir ]

aucwrx cµigAweIAw: ibMdIAw rihq bolo; buirAweIAw: ibMdIAw rihq bolo

changiaaeeaa buriaaeeaa vaachae dhharam hadhoor ||

Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.

krmI Awpo AwpxI ky nyVY ky dUir ]

karamee aapo aapanee kae naerrai kae dhoor ||

According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.

ijnI nwmu iDAwieAw gey mskiq Gwil ]

aucwrx ms`kiq

jinee naam dhhiaaeiaa geae masakath ghaal ||

Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow

nwnk qy muK aujly hor kyqI CutI nwil ]2]

naanak thae mukh oujalae hor kaethee shhuttee naal ||2||

-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||