sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

jy rqu lgY kpVY jwmw hoie plIqu ]

aucwrx r`qu

jae rath lagai kaparrai jaamaa hoe paleeth ||

If one's clothes are stained with blood, the garment becomes polluted.

jo rqu pIvih mwxsw iqn ikau inrmlu cIqu ]

aucwrx r`qu

jo rath peevehi maanasaa thin kio niramal cheeth ||

Those who suck the blood of human beings-how can their consciousness be pure?

nwnk nwau Kudwie kw idil hCY muiK lyhu ]

naanak naao khudhaae kaa dhil hashhai mukh laehu ||

O Nanak, chant the Name of God, with heart-felt devotion.

Avir idvwjy dunI ky JUTy Aml kryhu ]1]

avar dhivaajae dhunee kae jhoothae amal karaehu ||1||

Everything else is just a pompous worldly show, and the practice of false deeds. ||1||