soriT mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx soriT mh`lw pihlw

sorath mehalaa 1 ||

Sorat'h, First Mehl:

hau pwpI piqqu prm pwKMfI qU inrmlu inrµkwrI ]

ho paapee pathith param paakhanddee thoo niramal nirankaaree ||

I am a wicked sinner and a great hypocrite; You are the Immaculate and Formless Lord.

AMimRqu cwiK prm ris rwqy Twkur srix qumwrI ]1]

aucwrx rwqy: Bwrw krky bolo

anmrith chaakh param ras raathae thaakur saran thumaaree ||1||

Tasting the Ambrosial Nectar, I am imbued with supreme bliss; O Lord and Master, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||1||

krqw qU mY mwxu inmwxy ]

karathaa thoo mai maan nimaanae ||

O Creator Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.

mwxu mhqu nwmu Dnu plY swcY sbid smwxy ] rhwau ]

aucwrx mh`qu; p`lY

maan mehath naam dhhan palai saachai sabadh samaanae || rehaao ||

In my lap is the honor and glory of the wealth of the Name; I merge into the True Word of the Shabad. ||Pause||

qU pUrw hm aUry hoCy qU gaurw hm haury ]

thoo pooraa ham oorae hoshhae thoo gouraa ham hourae ||

You are perfect, while I am worthless and imperfect. You are profound, while I am trivial.

quJ hI mn rwqy Aihinis prBwqy hir rsnw jip mn ry ]2]

aucwrx rwqy: Bwrw krky bolo; pr-Bwqy: 'b-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

thujh hee man raathae ahinis parabhaathae har rasanaa jap man rae ||2||

My mind is imbued with You, day and night and morning, O Lord; my tongue chants Your Name, and my mind meditates on You. ||2||

qum swcy hm qum hI rwcy sbid Byid Puin swcy ]

thum saachae ham thum hee raachae sabadh bhaedh fun saachae ||

You are True, and I am absorbed into You; through the mystery of the Shabad, I shall ultimately become True as well.

Aihinis nwim rqy sy sUcy mir jnmy sy kwcy ]3]

aucwrx r`qy

ahinis naam rathae sae soochae mar janamae sae kaachae ||3||

Those who are imbued with the Naam day and night are pure, while those who die to be reborn are impure. ||3||

Avru n dIsY iksu swlwhI iqsih srIku n koeI ]

avar n dheesai kis saalaahee thisehi sareek n koee ||

I do not see any other like the Lord; who else should I praise? No one is equal to Him.

pRxviq nwnku dwsin dwsw gurmiq jwinAw soeI ]4]5]

pranavath naanak dhaasan dhaasaa guramath jaaniaa soee ||4||5||

Prays Nanak, I am the slave of His slaves; by Guru's Instruction, I know Him. ||4||5||