mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

ieik mwshwrI ieik iqRxu Kwih ]

eik maasehaaree eik thrin khaahi ||

Some eat meat, while others eat grass.

ieknw CqIh AMimRq pwih ]

eikanaa shhatheeh anmrith paahi ||

Some have all the thirty-six varieties of delicacies,

ieik imtIAw mih imtIAw Kwih ]

aucwrx imtIAw: polw bolo; imtIAw: polw bolo

eik mitteeaa mehi mitteeaa khaahi ||

While others live in the dirt and eat mud.

ieik paux sumwrI paux sumwir ]

eik poun sumaaree poun sumaar ||

Some control the breath, and regulate their breathing.

ieik inrµkwrI nwm AwDwir ]

eik nirankaaree naam aadhhaar ||

Some live by the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Formless Lord.

jIvY dwqw mrY n koie ]

jeevai dhaathaa marai n koe ||

The Great Giver lives; no one dies.

nwnk muTy jwih nwhI min soie ]2]

naanak muthae jaahi naahee man soe ||2||

O Nanak, those who do not enshrine the Lord within their minds are deluded. ||2||