slok ]

salok ||

Shalok:

rcµiq jIA rcnw mwq grB AsQwpnµ ]

rachanth jeea rachanaa maath garabh asathhaapanan ||

Creating the soul, the Lord places this creation in the womb of the mother.

swis swis ismrµiq nwnk mhw Agin n ibnwsnµ ]1]

saas saas simaranth naanak mehaa agan n binaasanan ||1||

With each and every breath, it meditates in remembrance on the Lord, O Nanak; it is not consumed by the great fire. ||1||

muKu qlY pYr aupry vsµdo kuhQVY Qwie ]

aucwrx kuh-QVY: polw bolo (ASuD: kuh`QVY)

mukh thalai pair ouparae vasandho kuhathharrai thhaae ||

With its head down, and feet up, it dwells in that slimy place.

nwnk so DxI ikau ivswirE auDrih ijs dY nwie ]2]

naanak so dhhanee kio visaariou oudhharehi jis dhai naae ||2||

O Nanak, how could we forget the Master? Through His Name, we are saved. ||2||