sloku mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

sIhw bwjw crgw kuhIAw eynw Kvwly Gwh ]

seehaa baajaa charagaa kuheeaa eaenaa khavaalae ghaah ||

Tigers, hawks, falcons and eagles-the Lord could make them eat grass.

Gwhu Kwin iqnw mwsu Kvwly eyih clwey rwh ]

ghaahu khaan thinaa maas khavaalae eaehi chalaaeae raah ||

And those animals which eat grass-He could make them eat meat. He could make them follow this way of life.

ndIAw ivic itby dyKwly QlI kry Asgwh ]

aucwrx QlI: polw bolo

nadheeaa vich ttibae dhaekhaalae thhalee karae asagaah ||

He could raise dry land from the rivers, and turn the deserts into bottomless oceans.

kIVw Qwip dyie pwiqswhI lskr kry suAwh ]

keerraa thhaap dhaee paathisaahee lasakar karae suaah ||

He could appoint a worm as king, and reduce an army to ashes.

jyqy jIA jIvih lY swhw jIvwly qw ik Aswh ]

jaethae jeea jeevehi lai saahaa jeevaalae thaa k asaah ||

All beings and creatures live by breathing, but He could keep us alive, even without the breath.

nwnk ijau ijau scy BwvY iqau iqau dyie igrwh ]1]

naanak jio jio sachae bhaavai thio thio dhaee giraah ||1||

O Nanak, as it pleases the True Lord, He gives us sustenance. ||1||