slok ]

salok ||

Shalok:

iqAkq jlµ nh jIv mInµ nh iqAwig cwiqRk myG mMflh ]

aucwrx iqA`kq

thiakath jalan neh jeev meenan neh thiaag chaathrik maegh manddaleh ||

Leaving the water, the fish cannot live; the rainbird cannot live without the raindrops from the clouds.

bwx byDµc kurµk nwdµ Ail bµDn kusm bwsnh ]

baan baedhhanch kurank naadhan al bandhhan kusam baasaneh ||

The deer is enticed by the sound of the hunter's bell, and shot through with the arrow; the bumble bee is entangled in the fragrance of the flowers.

crn kml rcµiq sMqh nwnk Awn n rucqy ]1]

charan kamal rachanth santheh naanak aan n ruchathae ||1||

The Saints are entranced by the Lord's lotus feet; O Nanak, they desire nothing else. ||1||

muKu fyKwaU plk Cif Awn n fyaU icqu ]

mukh ddaekhaaoo palak shhadd aan n ddaeoo chith ||

Show me Your face, for even an instant, Lord, and I will not give my consciousness to any other.

jIvx sµgmu iqsu DxI hir nwnk sMqW imqu ]2]

jeevan sangam this dhhanee har naanak santhaan mith ||2||

My life is with the Lord Master, O Nanak, the Friend of the Saints. ||2||