mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

mehalaa 1 ||

First Mehl:

nwnk dunIAw Bsu rMgu BsU hU Bsu Kyh ]

naanak dhuneeaa bhas rang bhasoo hoo bhas khaeh ||

O Nanak, worldly pleasures are nothing more than dust. They are the dust of the dust of ashes.

Bso Bsu kmwvxI BI Bsu BrIAY dyh ]

bhaso bhas kamaavanee bhee bhas bhareeai dhaeh ||

The mortal earns only the dust of the dust; his body is covered with dust.

jw jIau ivchu kFIAY BsU BirAw jwie ]

jaa jeeo vichahu kadteeai bhasoo bhariaa jaae ||

When the soul is taken out of the body, it too is covered with dust.

AgY lyKY mMigAY hor dsUxI pwie ]2]

agai laekhai mangiai hor dhasoonee paae ||2||

And when one's account is called for in the world hereafter, he receives only ten times more dust. ||2||