mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

swgru guxI AQwhu ikin hwQwlw dyKIAY ]

saagar gunee athhaahu kin haathhaalaa dhaekheeai ||

The world-ocean of the three qualities is unfathomably deep; how can its bottom be seen?

vfw vyprvwhu siqguru imlY q pwir pvw ]

vaddaa vaeparavaahu sathigur milai th paar pavaa ||

If I meet with the great, self-sufficient True Guru, then I am carried across.

mJ Bir duK bduK ]

aucwrx b-duK

majh bhar dhukh badhukh ||

This ocean is filled up with pain and suffering.

nwnk scy nwm ibnu iksY n lQI BuK ]3]

naanak sachae naam bin kisai n lathhee bhukh ||3||

O Nanak, without the True Name, no one's hunger is appeased. ||3||