mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

iliK iliK piVAw qyqw kiVAw ]

aucwrx kiVAw: polw bolo

likh likh parriaa thaethaa karriaa ||

The more one write and reads, The more one burns.

bhu qIrQ BivAw qyqo livAw ]

bahu theerathh bhaviaa thaetho laviaa ||

The more one wanders at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, The more one talks uselessly.

bhu ByK kIAw dyhI duKu dIAw ]

bahu bhaekh keeaa dhaehee dhukh dheeaa ||

The more one wears religious robes, the more pain he causes his body.

shu vy jIAw Apxw kIAw ]

sahu vae jeeaa apanaa keeaa ||

O my soul, you must endure the consequences of your own actions.

AMnu n KwieAw swdu gvwieAw ]

ann n khaaeiaa saadh gavaaeiaa ||

One who does not eat the corn, misses out on the taste.

bhu duKu pwieAw dUjw BwieAw ]

bahu dhukh paaeiaa dhoojaa bhaaeiaa ||

One obtains great pain, in the love of duality.

bsqR n pihrY Aihinis khrY ]

basathr n pehirai ahinis keharai ||

One who does not wear any clothes, suffers night and day.

moin ivgUqw ikau jwgY gur ibnu sUqw ]

mon vigoothaa kio jaagai gur bin soothaa ||

Through silence, he is ruined. How can the sleeping one be awakened without the Guru?

pg aupyqwxw Apxw kIAw kmwxw ]

aucwrx pg: polw bolo; au~pyqwxw

pag oupaethaanaa apanaa keeaa kamaanaa ||

One who goes barefoot suffers by his own actions.

Alu mlu KweI isir CweI pweI ]

al mal khaaee sir shhaaee paaee ||

One who eats filth and throws ashes on his head

mUriK AMDY piq gvweI ]

moorakh andhhai path gavaaee ||

The blind fool loses his honor.

ivxu nwvY ikCu Qwie n pweI ]

vin naavai kishh thhaae n paaee ||

Without the Name, nothing is of any use.

rhY bybwxI mVI mswxI ]

rehai baebaanee marree masaanee ||

One who lives in the wilderness, in cemetaries and cremation grounds

AMDu n jwxY iPir pCuqwxI ]

andhh n jaanai fir pashhuthaanee ||

- that blind man does not know the Lord; he regrets and repents in the end.

siqguru Byty so suKu pwey ]

sathigur bhaettae so sukh paaeae ||

One who meets the True Guru finds peace.

hir kw nwmu mMin vswey ]

har kaa naam mann vasaaeae ||

He enshrines the Name of the Lord in his mind.

nwnk ndir kry so pwey ]

naanak nadhar karae so paaeae ||

O Nanak, when the Lord grants His Grace, He is obtained.

Aws AMdysy qy inhkyvlu haumY sbid jlwey ]2]

aucwrx jlwey: polw bolo

aas andhaesae thae nihakaeval houmai sabadh jalaaeae ||2||

He becomes free of hope and fear, and burns away his ego with the Word of the Shabad. ||2||