slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

corw jwrw rMfIAw kutxIAw dIbwxu ]

aucwrx ku`txIAw

choraa jaaraa randdeeaa kuttaneeaa dheebaan ||

Thieves, adulterers, prostitutes and pimps,

vydInw kI dosqI vydInw kw Kwxu ]

aucwrx vy-dInw; vy-dInw

vaedheenaa kee dhosathee vaedheenaa kaa khaan ||

Make friendships with the unrighteous, and eat with the unrighteous.

isPqI swr n jwxnI sdw vsY sYqwnu ]

sifathee saar n jaananee sadhaa vasai saithaan ||

They do not know the value of the Lord's Praises, and Satan is always with them.

gdhu cµdin KaulIAY BI swhU isau pwxu ]

gadhahu chandhan khouleeai bhee saahoo sio paan ||

If a donkey is anointed with sandalwood paste, he still loves to roll in the dirt.

nwnk kUVY kiqAY kUVw qxIAY qwxu ]

naanak koorrai kathiai koorraa thaneeai thaan ||

O Nanak, by spinning falsehood, a fabric of falsehood is woven.

kUVw kpVu kCIAY kUVw pYnxu mwxu ]1]

koorraa kaparr kashheeai koorraa painan maan ||1||

False is the cloth and its measurement, and false is pride in such a garment. ||1||