slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

swvxu rwiq AhwVu idhu kwmu kRoDu duie Kyq ]

saavan raath ahaarr dhihu kaam krodhh dhue khaeth ||

Night is the summer season, and day is the winter season; sexual desire and anger are the two fields planted.

lbu vqR drogu bIau hwlI rwh kuhyq ]

aucwrx hwlI: polw bolo; rwh ku-hyq: v`Krw krky

lab vathr dharog beeo haalee raahak haeth ||

Greed prepares the soil, and the seed of falsehood is planted; attachment and love are the farmer and hired hand.

hlu bIcwru ivkwr mx hukmI Kty Kwie ]

aucwrx hlu: polw bolo

hal beechaar vikaar man hukamee khattae khaae ||

Contemplation is the plow, and corruption is the harvest; this is what one earns and eats, according to the Hukam of the Lord's Command.

nwnk lyKY mMigAY Aauqu jxydw jwie ]1]

naanak laekhai mangiai aouth janaedhaa jaae ||1||

O Nanak, when one is called to give his account, he will be barren and infertile. ||1||