slok mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok mehalaa 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

nwnk qulIAih qol jy jIau ipCY pweIAY ]

naanak thuleeahi thol jae jeeo pishhai paaeeai ||

O Nanak, the weight is weighed out, when the soul is placed on the scale.

ieksu n pujih bol jy pUry pUrw kir imlY ]

eikas n pujehi bol jae poorae pooraa kar milai ||

Nothing is equal to speaking of the One, who perfectly unites us with the Perfect Lord.

vfw AwKxu Bwrw qolu ]

vaddaa aakhan bhaaraa thol ||

To call Him glorious and great carries such a heavy weight.

hor haulI mqI hauly bol ]

aucwrx m`qI

hor houlee mathee houlae bol ||

Other intellectualisms are lightweight; other words are lightweight as well.

DrqI pwxI prbq Bwru ]

dhharathee paanee parabath bhaar ||

The weight of the earth, water and mountains

ikau kµfY qolY suinAwru ]

kio kanddai tholai suniaar ||

The weight of the earth, water and mountains

qolw mwsw rqk pwie ]

aucwrx r`qk

tholaa maasaa rathak paae ||

What weights can balance the scale?

nwnk puiCAw dyie pujwie ]

naanak pushhiaa dhaee pujaae ||

O Nanak, when questioned, the answer is given.

mUrK AMiDAw AMDI Dwqu ]

moorakh andhhiaa andhhee dhhaath ||

The blind fool is running around, leading the blind.

kih kih khxu khwiein Awpu ]1]

kehi kehi kehan kehaaein aap ||1||

The more they say, the more they expose themselves. ||1||