rwmklI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pihlw

raamakalee mehalaa 1 ||

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

srb joiq qyrI psir rhI ]

aucwrx psir: polw bolo

sarab joth thaeree pasar rehee ||

Your Light is prevailing everywhere.

jh jh dyKw qh nrhrI ]1]

jeh jeh dhaekhaa theh nareharee ||1||

Wherever I look, there I see the Lord. ||1||

jIvn qlb invwir suAwmI ]

aucwrx qlb: polw bolo (ASuD: ql`b)

jeevan thalab nivaar suaamee ||

Please rid me of the desire to live, O my Lord and Master.

AMD kUip mwieAw mnu gwifAw ikau kir auqrau pwir suAwmI ]1] rhwau ]

andhh koop maaeiaa man gaaddiaa kio kar outharo paar suaamee ||1|| rehaao ||

My mind is entangled in the deep dark pit of Maya. How can I cross over, O Lord and Master? ||1||Pause||

jh BIqir Gt BIqir bisAw bwhir kwhy nwhI ]

jeh bheethar ghatt bheethar basiaa baahar kaahae naahee ||

He dwells deep within, inside the heart; how can He not be outside as well?

iqn kI swr kry inq swihbu sdw icMq mn mwhI ]2]

thin kee saar karae nith saahib sadhaa chinth man maahee ||2||

Our Lord and Master always takes care of us, and keeps us in His thoughts. ||2||

Awpy nyVY Awpy dUir ]

aapae naerrai aapae dhoor ||

He Himself is near at hand, and He is far away.

Awpy srb rihAw BrpUir ]

aapae sarab rehiaa bharapoor ||

He Himself is all-pervading, permeating everywhere.

sqguru imlY AMDyrw jwie ]

sathagur milai andhhaeraa jaae ||

Meeting the True Guru, the darkness is dispelled.

jh dyKw qh rihAw smwie ]3]

jeh dhaekhaa theh rehiaa samaae ||3||

Wherever I look, there I see Him pervading. ||3||

AMqir shsw bwhir mwieAw nYxI lwgis bwxI ]

anthar sehasaa baahar maaeiaa nainee laagas baanee ||

There is doubt within me, and Maya is outside; it hits me in the eyes like an arrow.

pRxviq nwnku dwsin dwsw prqwpihgw pRwxI ]4]2]

aucwrx pr-qwpih-gw

pranavath naanak dhaasan dhaasaa parathaapehigaa praanee ||4||2||

Prays Nanak, the slave of the Lord's slaves: such a mortal suffers terribly. ||4||2||