isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

kuMgU kI kWieAw rqnw kI lilqw Agir vwsu qin swsu ]

kungoo kee kaaneiaa rathanaa kee lalithaa agar vaas than saas ||

With the body of saffron, and the tongue a jewel, and the breath of the body pure fragrant incense;

ATsiT qIrQ kw muiK itkw iqqu Git miq ivgwsu ]

aucwrx it`kw; m`iq

athasath theerathh kaa mukh ttikaa thith ghatt math vigaas ||

With the face anointed at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage, and the heart illuminated with wisdom

Equ mqI swlwhxw scu nwmu guxqwsu ]1]

aucwrx m`qI

outh mathee saalaahanaa sach naam gunathaas ||1||

-with that wisdom, chant the Praises of the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence. ||1||

bwbw hor miq hor hor ]

aucwrx m`iq

baabaa hor math hor hor ||

O Baba, other wisdom is useless and irrelevant.

jy sau vyr kmweIAY kUVY kUVw joru ]1] rhwau ]

jae so vaer kamaaeeai koorrai koorraa jor ||1|| rehaao ||

If falsehood is practiced a hundred times, it is still false in its effects. ||1||Pause||

pUj lgY pIru AwKIAY sBu imlY sMswru ]

pooj lagai peer aakheeai sabh milai sansaar ||

You may be worshipped and adored as a Pir (a spiritual teacher); you may be welcomed by all the world;

nwau sdwey Awpxw hovY isDu sumwru ]

aucwrx is`Du

naao sadhaaeae aapanaa hovai sidhh sumaar ||

You may adopt a lofty name, and be known to have supernatural spiritual powers

jw piq lyKY nw pvY sBw pUj KuAwru ]2]

aucwrx s`Bw

jaa path laekhai naa pavai sabhaa pooj khuaar ||2||

-even so, if you are not accepted in the Court of the Lord, then all this adoration is false. ||2||

ijn kau siqguir QwipAw iqn myit n skY koie ]

jin ko sathigur thhaapiaa thin maett n sakai koe ||

No one can overthrow those who have been established by the True Guru.

Enw AMdir nwmu inDwnu hY nwmo prgtu hoie ]

ounaa andhar naam nidhhaan hai naamo paragatt hoe ||

The Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within them, and through the Naam, they are radiant and famous.

nwau pUjIAY nwau mMnIAY AKMfu sdw scu soie ]3]

naao poojeeai naao manneeai akhandd sadhaa sach soe ||3||

They worship the Naam, and they believe in the Naam. The True One is forever Intact and Unbroken. ||3||

KyhU Kyh rlweIAY qw jIau kyhw hoie ]

khaehoo khaeh ralaaeeai thaa jeeo kaehaa hoe ||

When the body mingles with dust, what happens to the soul?

jlIAw siB isAwxpw auTI cilAw roie ]

aucwrx jlIAw: polw bolo

jaleeaa sabh siaanapaa outhee chaliaa roe ||

All clever tricks are burnt away, and you shall depart crying.

nwnk nwim ivswirAY dir gieAw ikAw hoie ]4]8]

naanak naam visaariai dhar gaeiaa kiaa hoe ||4||8||

O Nanak, those who forget the Naam-what will happen when they go to the Court of the Lord? ||4||8||