slok mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

klm jlau sxu msvwxIAY kwgdu BI jil jwau ]

kalam jalo san masavaaneeai kaagadh bhee jal jaao ||

Burn the pen, and burn the ink; burn the paper as well.

ilKx vwlw jil blau ijin iliKAw dUjw Bwau ]

likhan vaalaa jal balo jin likhiaa dhoojaa bhaao ||

Burn the writer who writes in the love of duality.

nwnk pUrib iliKAw kmwvxw Avru n krxw jwie ]1]

naanak poorab likhiaa kamaavanaa avar n karanaa jaae ||1||

O Nanak, people do what is pre-ordained; they cannot do anything else. ||1||