mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

nwvx cly qIrQI min Koty qin cor ]

aucwrx nwvx: 'n' Bwrw krky

naavan chalae theerathhee man khottai than chor ||

They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but their minds are still evil, and their bodies are thieves.

ieku Bwau lQI nwiqAw duie Bw cVIAsu hor ]

aucwrx nwiqAw: 'n' Bwrw krky

eik bhaao lathhee naathiaa dhue bhaa charreeas hor ||

Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only accumulate twice as much.

bwhir DoqI qUmVI AMdir ivsu inkor ]

baahar dhhothee thoomarree andhar vis nikor ||

Like a gourd, they may be washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with poison.

swD Bly AxnwiqAw cor is corw cor ]2]

aucwrx Ax-nwiqAw: 'n' Bwrw krky

saadhh bhalae ananaathiaa chor s choraa chor ||2||

The holy man is blessed, even without such bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes. ||2||