sloku mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

pMifq mYlu n cukeI jy vyd pVY jug cwir ]

panddith mail n chukee jae vaedh parrai jug chaar ||

O Pandit, O religious scholar, your filth shall not be erased, even if you read the Vedas for four ages.

qRY gux mwieAw mUlu hY ivic haumY nwmu ivswir ]

thrai gun maaeiaa mool hai vich houmai naam visaar ||

The three qualities are the roots of Maya; in egotism, one forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

pMifq BUly dUjY lwgy mwieAw kY vwpwir ]

panddith bhoolae dhoojai laagae maaeiaa kai vaapaar ||

The Pandits are deluded, attached to duality, and they deal only in Maya.

AMqir iqRsnw BuK hY mUrK BuiKAw muey gvwr ]

aucwrx muey: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUey, moey)

anthar thrisanaa bhukh hai moorakh bhukhiaa mueae gavaar ||

They are filled with thirst and hunger; the ignorant fools starve to death.

siqguir syivAY suKu pwieAw scY sbid vIcwir ]

sathigur saeviai sukh paaeiaa sachai sabadh veechaar ||

Serving the True Guru, peace is obtained, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad.

AMdrhu iqRsnw BuK geI scY nwie ipAwir ]

andharahu thrisanaa bhukh gee sachai naae piaar ||

Hunger and thirst have departed from within me; I am in love with the True Name.

nwnk nwim rqy shjy rjy ijnw hir riKAw auir Dwir ]1]

aucwrx r`qy; r`jy

naanak naam rathae sehajae rajae jinaa har rakhiaa our dhhaar ||1||

O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam, who keep the Lord clasped tightly to their hearts, are automatically satisfied. ||1||