sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

pihrw Agin ihvY Gru bwDw Bojnu swru krweI ]

pehiraa agan hivai ghar baadhhaa bhojan saar karaaee ||

If I dressed myself in fire, and built my house of snow, and made iron my food;

sgly dUK pwxI kir pIvw DrqI hwk clweI ]

sagalae dhookh paanee kar peevaa dhharathee haak chalaaee ||

And if I were to drink in all pain like water, and drive the entire earth before me;

Dir qwrwjI AMbru qolI ipCY tMku cVweI ]

dhhar thaaraajee anbar tholee pishhai ttank charraaee ||

And if I were to place the earth upon a scale and balance it with a single copper coin;

eyvfu vDw mwvw nwhI sBsY niQ clweI ]

aucwrx vDw: polw bolo; sB-sY: sbµDk pwT hY

eaevadd vadhhaa maavaa naahee sabhasai nathh chalaaee ||

And if I were to become so great that I could not be contained, and if I were to control and lead all;

eyqw qwxu hovY mn AMdir krI iB AwiK krweI ]

aucwrx iB: ishwrI iv`c rhxw (ASuD: By)

eaethaa thaan hovai man andhar karee bh aakh karaaee ||

And if I were to possess so much power within my mind that I could cause others to do my bidding-so what?

jyvfu swihbu qyvf dwqI dy dy kry rjweI ]

aucwrx d`wqI; rjweI: polw bolo

jaevadd saahib thaevadd dhaathee dhae dhae karae rajaaee ||

As Great as our Lord and Master is, so great are His gifts. He bestows them according to His Will.

nwnk ndir kry ijsu aupir sic nwim vifAweI ]1]

naanak nadhar karae jis oupar sach naam vaddiaaee ||1||

O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||