isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

Brmy Bwih n ivJvY jy BvY idsµqr dysu ]

bharamae bhaahi n vijhavai jae bhavai dhisanthar dhaes ||

The fire of doubt is not extinguished, even by wandering through foreign lands and countries.

AMqir mYlu n auqrY iDRgu jIvxu iDRgu vysu ]

anthar mail n outharai dhhrig jeevan dhhrig vaes ||

If inner filth is not removed, one's life is cursed, and one's clothes are cursed.

horu ikqY Bgiq n hoveI ibnu siqgur ky aupdys ]1]

hor kithai bhagath n hovee bin sathigur kae oupadhaes ||1||

There is no other way to perform devotional worship, except through the Teachings of the True Guru. ||1||

mn ry gurmuiK Agin invwir ]

man rae guramukh agan nivaar ||

O mind, become Gurmukh, and extinguish the fire within.

gur kw kihAw min vsY haumY iqRsnw mwir ]1] rhwau ]

gur kaa kehiaa man vasai houmai thrisanaa maar ||1|| rehaao ||

Let the Words of the Guru abide within your mind; let egotism and desires die. ||1||Pause||

mnu mwxku inrmolu hY rwm nwim piq pwie ]

man maanak niramol hai raam naam path paae ||

The jewel of the mind is priceless; through the Name of the Lord, honor is obtained.

imil sqsµgiq hir pweIAY gurmuiK hir ilv lwie ]

mil sathasangath har paaeeai guramukh har liv laae ||

Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and find the Lord. The Gurmukh embraces love for the Lord.

Awpu gieAw suKu pwieAw imil sllY sll smwie ]2]

aap gaeiaa sukh paaeiaa mil salalai salal samaae ||2||

Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption. ||2||

ijin hir hir nwmu n cyiqE su Aauguix AwvY jwie ]

jin har har naam n chaethiou s aougun aavai jaae ||

Those who have not contemplated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are unworthy; they come and go in reincarnation.

ijsu sqguru purKu n ByitE su Baujil pcY pcwie ]

aucwrx pcY: polw bolo

jis sathagur purakh n bhaettiou s bhoujal pachai pachaae ||

One who has not met with the True Guru, the Primal Being, is bothered and bewildered in the terrifying world-ocean.

iehu mwxku jIau inrmolu hY ieau kaufI bdlY jwie ]3]

aucwrx bdlY: 'd' nwl bolo

eihu maanak jeeo niramol hai eio kouddee badhalai jaae ||3||

This jewel of the soul is priceless, and yet it is being squandered like this, in exchange for a mere shell. ||3||

ijMnw sqguru ris imlY sy pUry purK sujwx ]

jinnaa sathagur ras milai sae poorae purakh sujaan ||

Those who joyfully meet with the True Guru are perfectly fulfilled and wise.

gur imil Baujlu lµGIAY drgh piq prvwxu ]

gur mil bhoujal langheeai dharageh path paravaan ||

Meeting with the Guru, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean. In the Court of the Lord, they are honored and approved.

nwnk qy muK aujly Duin aupjY sbdu nIswxu ]4]22]

naanak thae mukh oujalae dhhun oupajai sabadh neesaan ||4||22||

O Nanak, their faces are radiant; the Music of the Shabad, the Word of God, wells up within them. ||4||22||