slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

koeI vwhy ko luxY ko pwey Kilhwin ]

koee vaahae ko lunai ko paaeae khalihaan ||

One plants the seed, another harvests the crop, and still another beats the grain from the chaff.

nwnk eyv n jwpeI koeI Kwie indwin ]1]

aucwrx indwin: polw bolo (ASuD: inDwin)

naanak eaev n jaapee koee khaae nidhaan ||1||

O Nanak, it is not known, who will ultimately eat the grain. ||1||