sloku mhlw 2 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw dUjw

salok mehalaa 2 ||

Shalok, Second Mehl:

cwkru lgY cwkrI nwly gwrbu vwdu ]

chaakar lagai chaakaree naalae gaarab vaadh ||

If a servant performs service, while being vain and argumentative,

glw kry GxyrIAw Ksm n pwey swdu ]

aucwrx g`lw

galaa karae ghanaereeaa khasam n paaeae saadh ||

He may talk as much as he wants, but he shall not be pleasing to his Master.

Awpu gvwie syvw kry qw ikCu pwey mwnu ]

aap gavaae saevaa karae thaa kishh paaeae maan ||

But if he eliminates his self-conceit and then performs service, he shall be honored.

nwnk ijsno lgw iqsu imlY lgw so prvwnu ]1]

aucwrx l`gw; l`gw

naanak jis no lagaa this milai lagaa so paravaan ||1||

O Nanak, if he merges with the one with whom he is attached, his attachment becomes acceptable. ||1||