mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

ds bwlqix bIs rvix qIsw kw suµdru khwvY ]

aucwrx bwl`qix

dhas baalathan bees ravan theesaa kaa sundhar kehaavai ||

At the age of ten, he is a child; at twenty, a youth, and at thirty, he is called handsome.

cwlIsI puru hoie pcwsI pgu iKsY sTI ky boFypw AwvY ]

aucwrx pgu: polw bolo; s`TI

chaaleesee pur hoe pachaasee pag khisai sathee kae bodtaepaa aavai ||

At forty, he is full of life; at fifty, his foot slips, and at sixty, old age is upon him.

sqir kw miq hIxu AsIhW kw ivauhwru n pwvY ]

aucwrx s`qir; m`iq; AsI-hW

sathar kaa mathiheen aseehaan kaa viouhaar n paavai ||

At seventy, he loses his intellect, and at eighty, he cannot perform his duties.

nvY kw ishjwsxI mUil n jwxY Ap blu ]

aucwrx n`vY; ish-jwsxI

navai kaa sihajaasanee mool n jaanai ap bal ||

At ninety, he lies in his bed, and he cannot understand his weakness.

FµFoilmu FUiFmu ifTu mY nwnk jgu DUey kw Dvlhru ]3]

aucwrx mYN

dtandtolim dtoodtim ddith mai naanak jag dhhooeae kaa dhhavalehar ||3||

After seeking and searching for such a long time, O Nanak, I have seen that the world is just a mansion of smoke. ||3||