isrIrwgu mhlw 1 Gru 3 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw Gru qIjw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ghar 3 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Third House:

Amlu kir DrqI bIju sbdo kir sc kI Awb inq dyih pwxI ]

amal kar dhharathee beej sabadho kar sach kee aab nith dhaehi paanee ||

Make good deeds the soil, and let the Word of the Shabad be the seed; irrigate it continually with the water of Truth.

hoie ikrswxu eImwnu jMmwielY iBsqu dojku mUVy eyv jwxI ]1]

hoe kirasaan eemaan janmaae lai bhisath dhojak moorrae eaev jaanee ||1||

Become such a farmer, and faith will sprout. This brings knowledge of heaven and hell, you fool! ||1||

mqu jwx sih glI pwieAw ]

aucwrx mqu: polw bolo; g`lI

math jaan sehi galee paaeiaa ||

Do not think that your Husband Lord can be obtained by mere words.

mwl kY mwxY rUp kI soBw iequ ibDI jnmu gvwieAw ]1] rhwau ]

maal kai maanai roop kee sobhaa eith bidhhee janam gavaaeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

You are wasting this life in the pride of wealth and the splendor of beauty. ||1||Pause||

AYb qin ickVo iehu mnu mIfko kml kI swr nhI mUil pweI ]

aib than chikarro eihu man meeddako kamal kee saar nehee mool paaee ||

The defect of the body which leads to sin is the mud puddle, and this mind is the frog, which does not appreciate the lotus flower at all.

Bauru ausqwdu inq BwiKAw boly ikau bUJY jw nh buJweI ]2]

aucwrx bU`JY; bu`JweI

bhour ousathaadh nith bhaakhiaa bolae kio boojhai jaa neh bujhaaee ||2||

The bumble bee is the teacher who continually teaches the lesson. But how can one understand, unless one is made to understand? ||2||

AwKxu sunxw paux kI bwxI iehu mnu rqw mwieAw ]

aucwrx r`qw

aakhan sunanaa poun kee baanee eihu man rathaa maaeiaa ||

This speaking and listening is like the song of the wind, for those whose minds are colored by the love of Maya.

Ksm kI ndir idlih pisMdy ijnI kir eyku iDAwieAw ]3]

khasam kee nadhar dhilehi pasindhae jinee kar eaek dhhiaaeiaa ||3||

The Grace of the Master is bestowed upon those who meditate on Him alone. They are pleasing to His Heart. ||3||

qIh kir rKy pMj kir swQI nwau sYqwnu mqu kit jweI ]

aucwrx mqu: polw bolo

theeh kar rakhae panj kar saathhee naao saithaan math katt jaaee ||

You may observe the thirty fasts, and say the five prayers each day, but 'Satan' can undo them.

nwnku AwKY rwih pY clxw mwlu Dnu ikqkU sµijAwhI ]4]27]

aucwrx sµijAw-hI: sbµDk pwT hY

naanak aakhai raahi pai chalanaa maal dhhan kith koo sanjiaahee ||4||27||

Says Nanak, you will have to walk on the Path of Death, so why do you bother to collect wealth and property? ||4||27||