sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

quDu BwvY qw vwvih gwvih quDu BwvY jil nwvih ]

aucwrx nwvih: 'n' Bwrw krky

thudhh bhaavai thaa vaavehi gaavehi thudhh bhaavai jal naavehi ||

When it pleases You, we play music and sing; when it pleases You, we bathe in water.

jw quDu Bwvih qw krih ibBUqw isM|I nwdu vjwvih ]

aucwrx ib-BUqw: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

jaa thudhh bhaavehi thaa karehi bibhoothaa sinn(g)ee naadh vajaavehi ||

When it pleases You, we smear our bodies with ashes, and blow the horn and the conch shell.

jw quDu BwvY qw pVih kqybw mulw syK khwvih ]

aucwrx mu`lw

jaa thudhh bhaavai thaa parrehi kathaebaa mulaa saekh kehaavehi ||

When it pleases You, we read the Islamic Scriptures, and are acclaimed as Mullahs and Shaykhs.

jw quDu BwvY qw hovih rwjy rs ks bhuqu kmwvih ]

jaa thudhh bhaavai thaa hovehi raajae ras kas bahuth kamaavehi ||

When it pleases You, we become kings, and enjoy all sorts of tastes and pleasures.

jw quDu BwvY qyg vgwvih isr muMfI kit jwvih ]

jaa thudhh bhaavai thaeg vagaavehi sir munddee katt jaavehi ||

When it pleases You, we wield the sword, and cut off the heads of our enemies.

jw quDu BwvY jwih idsµqir suix glw Gir Awvih ]

aucwrx g`lw

jaa thudhh bhaavai jaahi dhisanthar sun galaa ghar aavehi ||

When it pleases You, we go out to foreign lands; hearing news of home, we come back again.

jw quDu BwvY nwie rcwvih quDu Bwxy qUµ Bwvih ]

jaa thudhh bhaavai naae rachaavehi thudhh bhaanae thoon bhaavehi ||

When it pleases You, we are attuned to the Name, and when it pleases You, we become pleasing to You.

nwnku eyk khY bynµqI hoir sgly kUVu kmwvih ]1]

naanak eaek kehai baenanthee hor sagalae koorr kamaavehi ||1||

Nanak utters this one prayer; everything else is just the practice of falsehood. ||1||