slok ]

salok ||

Shalok:

kutµb jqn krxµ mwieAw Anyk audmh ]

kuttanb jathan karanan maaeiaa anaek oudhameh ||

For his family, he works very hard; for the sake of Maya, he makes countless efforts.

hir Bgiq Bwv hIxµ nwnk pRB ibsrq qy pRyqqh ]1]

har bhagath bhaav heenan naanak prabh bisarath thae praethatheh ||1||

But without loving devotional worship of the Lord, O Nanak, he forgets God, and then, he is a mere ghost. ||1||

qutVIAw sw pRIiq jo lweI ibAMn isau ]

thuttarreeaa saa preeth jo laaee biann sio ||

That love shall break, which is established with any other than the Lord.

nwnk scI rIiq sWeI syqI riqAw ]2]

aucwrx r`iqAw

naanak sachee reeth saanee saethee rathiaa ||2||

O Nanak, that way of life is true, which inspires love of the Lord. ||2||