rwmklI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pihlw

raamakalee mehalaa 1 ||

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

ijqu dir vsih kvnu dru khIAY drw BIqir dru kvnu lhY ]

jith dhar vasehi kavan dhar keheeai dharaa bheethar dhar kavan lehai ||

Where is that door, where You live, O Lord? What is that door called? Among all doors, who can find that door?

ijsu dr kwrix iPrw audwsI so dru koeI Awie khY ]1]

jis dhar kaaran firaa oudhaasee so dhar koee aae kehai ||1||

For the sake of that door, I wander around sadly, detached from the world; if only someone would come and tell me about that door. ||1||

ikn ibiD swgru qrIAY ]

kin bidhh saagar thareeai ||

How can I cross over the world-ocean?

jIviqAw nh mrIAY ]1] rhwau ]

jeevathiaa neh mareeai ||1|| rehaao ||

While I am living, I cannot be dead. ||1||Pause||

duKu drvwjw rohu rKvwlw Awsw AMdysw duie pt jVy ]

aucwrx pt: polw bolo

dhukh dharavaajaa rohu rakhavaalaa aasaa andhaesaa dhue patt jarrae ||

Pain is the door, and anger is the guard; hope and anxiety are the two shutters.

mwieAw jlu KweI pwxI Gru bwiDAw sq kY Awsix purKu rhY ]2]

maaeiaa jal khaaee paanee ghar baadhhiaa sath kai aasan purakh rehai ||2||

Maya is the water in the moat; in the middle of this moat, he has built his home. The Primal Lord sits in the Seat of Truth. ||2||

ikMqy nwmw AMqu n jwixAw qum sir nwhI Avru hry ]

kinthae naamaa anth n jaaniaa thum sar naahee avar harae ||

You have so many Names, Lord, I do not know their limit. There is no other equal to You.

aUcw nhI khxw mn mih rhxw Awpy jwxY Awip kry ]3]

oochaa nehee kehanaa man mehi rehanaa aapae jaanai aap karae ||3||

Do not speak out loud - remain in your mind. The Lord Himself knows, and He Himself acts. ||3||

jb Awsw AMdysw qbhI ikau kir eyku khY ]

jab aasaa andhaesaa thab hee kio kar eaek kehai ||

As long as there is hope, there is anxiety; so how can anyone speak of the One Lord?

Awsw BIqir rhY inrwsw qau nwnk eyku imlY ]4]

aasaa bheethar rehai niraasaa tho naanak eaek milai ||4||

In the midst of hope, remain untouched by hope; then, O Nanak, you shall meet the One Lord. ||4||

ien ibiD swgru qrIAY ]

ein bidhh saagar thareeai ||

In this way, you shall cross over the world-ocean.

jIviqAw ieau mrIAY ]1] rhwau dUjw ]3]

aucwrx rhwau dUjw: bolnw hY

jeevathiaa eio mareeai ||1|| rehaao dhoojaa ||3||

This is the way to remain dead while yet alive. ||1||Second Pause||3||