isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

koit kotI myrI Awrjw pvxu pIAxu AipAwau ]

kott kottee maeree aarajaa pavan peean apiaao ||

If I could live for millions and millions of years, and if the air was my food and drink,

cMdu sUrju duie guPY n dyKw supnY saux n Qwau ]

chandh sooraj dhue gufai n dhaekhaa supanai soun n thhaao ||

And if I lived in a cave and never saw either the sun or the moon, and if I never slept, even in dreams

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]1]

bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||1||

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||1||

swcw inrµkwru inj Qwie ]

saachaa nirankaar nij thhaae ||

The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own Place.

suix suix AwKxu AwKxw jy BwvY kry qmwie ]1] rhwau ]

sun sun aakhan aakhanaa jae bhaavai karae thamaae ||1|| rehaao ||

I have heard, over and over again, and so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord, please instill within me the yearning for You. ||1||Pause||

kusw ktIAw vwr vwr pIsix pIsw pwie ]

aucwrx kusw: QoVw Bwrw krky

kusaa katteeaa vaar vaar peesan peesaa paae ||

If I was slashed and cut into pieces, over and over again, and put into the mill and ground into flour,

AgI syqI jwlIAw Bsm syqI ril jwau ]

aucwrx A`gI

agee saethee jaaleeaa bhasam saethee ral jaao ||

Burnt by fire and mixed with ashes

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]2]

bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||2||

-even then, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||2||

pMKI hoie kY jy Bvw sY AsmwnI jwau ]

pankhee hoe kai jae bhavaa sai asamaanee jaao ||

If I was a bird, soaring and flying through hundreds of heavens,

ndrI iksY n AwvaU nw ikCu pIAw n Kwau ]

nadharee kisai n aavoo naa kishh peeaa n khaao ||

And if I was invisible, neither eating nor drinking anything

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]3]

bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||3||

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||3||

nwnk kwgd lK mxw piV piV kIcY Bwau ]

aucwrx l`K

naanak kaagadh lakh manaa parr parr keechai bhaao ||

O Nanak, if I had hundreds of thousands of stacks of paper, and if I were to read and recite and embrace love for the Lord,

msU qoit n AwveI lyKix pauxu clwau ]

masoo thott n aavee laekhan poun chalaao ||

And if ink were never to fail me, and if my pen were able to move like the wind

BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]4]2]

bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||4||2||

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||4||2||