slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

jIau pwie qnu swijAw riKAw bxq bxwie ]

jeeo paae than saajiaa rakhiaa banath banaae ||

He placed the soul in the body which He had fashioned. He protects the Creation which He has created.

AKI dyKY ijhvw bolY kµnI suriq smwie ]

aucwrx A`KI

akhee dhaekhai jihavaa bolai kannee surath samaae ||

With their eyes, they see, and with their tongues, they speak; with their ears, they bring the mind to awareness.

pYrI clY hQI krxw idqw pYn@Y Kwie ]

aucwrx c`lY

pairee chalai hathhee karanaa dhithaa painai khaae ||

With their feet, they walk, and with their hands, they work; they wear and eat whatever is given.

ijin ric ricAw iqsih n jwxY AMDw AMDu kmwie ]

jin rach rachiaa thisehi n jaanai andhhaa andhh kamaae ||

They do not know the One who created the Creation. The blind fools do their dark deeds.

jw BjY qw TIkru hovY GwVq GVI n jwie ]

aucwrx B`jY

jaa bhajai thaa theekar hovai ghaarrath gharree n jaae ||

When the pitcher of the body breaks and shatters into pieces, it cannot be re-created again.

nwnk gur ibnu nwih piq piq ivxu pwir n pwie ]1]

naanak gur bin naahi path path vin paar n paae ||1||

O Nanak, without the Guru, there is no honor; without honor, no one is carried across. ||1||