sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

suieny kY prbiq guPw krI kY pwxI pieAwil ]

sueinae kai parabath gufaa karee kai paanee paeiaal ||

I may make a cave, in a mountain of gold, or in the water of the nether regions;

kY ivic DrqI kY AwkwsI auriD rhw isir Bwir ]

kai vich dhharathee kai aakaasee ouradhh rehaa sir bhaar ||

I may remain standing on my head, upside-down, on the earth or up in the sky;

puru kir kwieAw kpVu pihrw Dovw sdw kwir ]

aucwrx kWieAW

pur kar kaaeiaa kaparr pehiraa dhhovaa sadhaa kaar ||

I may totally cover my body with clothes, and wash them continually;

bgw rqw pIAlw kwlw bydw krI pukwr ]

aucwrx b`gw; r`qw

bagaa rathaa peealaa kaalaa baedhaa karee pukaar ||

I may shout out loud, the white, red, yellow and black Vedas;

hoie kucIlu rhw mlu DwrI durmiq miq ivkwr ]

aucwrx ku-cIlu; m`iq

hoe kucheel rehaa mal dhhaaree dhuramath math vikaar ||

I may even live in dirt and filth. And yet, all this is just a product of evil-mindedness, and intellectual corruption.

nw hau nw mY nw hau hovw nwnk sbdu vIcwir ]1]

naa ho naa mai naa ho hovaa naanak sabadh veechaar ||1||

I was not, I am not, and I will never be anything at all! O Nanak, I dwell only on the Word of the Shabad. ||1||