soriT mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx soriT mh`lw pihlw
sorath mehalaa 1 ||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
ijau mInw ibnu pwxIAY iqau swkqu mrY ipAws ]
jio meenaa bin paaneeai thio saakath marai piaas ||
Like a fish without water is the faithless cynic, who dies of thirst.
iqau hir ibnu mrIAY ry mnw jo ibrQw jwvY swsu ]1]
thio har bin mareeai rae manaa jo birathhaa jaavai saas ||1||
So shall you die, O mind, without the Lord, as your breath goes in vain. ||1||
mn ry rwm nwm jsu lyie ]
man rae raam naam jas laee ||
O mind, chant the Lord's Name, and praise Him.
ibnu gur iehu rsu ikau lhau guru mylY hir dyie ] rhwau ]
bin gur eihu ras kio leho gur maelai har dhaee || rehaao ||
Without the Guru, how will you obtain this juice? The Guru shall unite you with the Lord. ||Pause||
sMq jnw imlu sMgqI gurmuiK qIrQu hoie ]
santh janaa mil sangathee guramukh theerathh hoe ||
For the Gurmukh, meeting with the Society of the Saints is like making a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine.
ATsiT qIrQ mjnw gur drsu prwpiq hoie ]2]
aucwrx m`jnw
athasath theerathh majanaa gur dharas paraapath hoe ||2||
The benefit of bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage is obtained by the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan. ||2||
ijau jogI jq bwhrw qpu nwhI squ sµqoKu ]
aucwrx jq: polw bolo
jio jogee jath baaharaa thap naahee sath santhokh ||
Like the Yogi without abstinence, and like penance without truth and contentment,
iqau nwmY ibnu dyhurI jmu mwrY AMqir doKu ]3]
thio naamai bin dhaehuree jam maarai anthar dhokh ||3||
So is the body without the Lord's Name; death will slay it, because of the sin within. ||3||
swkq pRymu n pweIAY hir pweIAY siqgur Bwie ]
saakath praem n paaeeai har paaeeai sathigur bhaae ||
The faithless cynic does not obtain the Lord's Love; the Lord's Love is obtained only through the True Guru.
suK duK dwqw guru imlY khu nwnk isPiq smwie ]4]7]
sukh dhukh dhaathaa gur milai kahu naanak sifath samaae ||4||7||
One who meets with the Guru, the Giver of pleasure and pain, says Nanak, is absorbed in the Lord's Praise. ||4||7||