mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

miq pMKyrU ikrqu swiQ kb auqm kb nIc ]

aucwrx m`iq

math pankhaeroo kirath saathh kab outham kab neech ||

The intellect is a bird; on account of its actions, it is sometimes high, and sometimes low.

kb cMdin kb Aik fwil kb aucI prIiq ]

kab chandhan kab ak ddaal kab ouchee pareeth ||

Sometimes it is perched on the sandalwood tree, and sometimes it is on the branch of the poisonous swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars through the heavens.

nwnk hukim clweIAY swihb lgI rIiq ]2]

naanak hukam chalaaeeai saahib lagee reeth ||2||

O Nanak, our Lord and Master leads us on, according to the Hukam of His Command; such is His Way. ||2||