mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

lK corIAw lK jwrIAw lK kUVIAw lK gwil ]

aucwrx l`K; l`K; l`K; l`K

lakh choreeaa lakh jaareeaa lakh koorreeaa lakh gaal ||

He commits thousands of robberies, thousands of acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of abuses.

lK TgIAw pihnwmIAw rwiq idnsu jIA nwil ]

aucwrx l`K

lakh thageeaa pehinaameeaa raath dhinas jeea naal ||

He practices thousands of deceptions and secret deeds, night and day, against his fellow beings.

qgu kpwhhu kqIAY bwm@xu vty Awie ]

aucwrx v`ty

thag kapaahahu katheeai baamhan vattae aae ||

The thread is spun from cotton, and the Brahmin comes and twists it.

kuih bkrw irMin@ KwieAw sBu ko AwKY pwie ]

kuhi bakaraa rinnih khaaeiaa sabh ko aakhai paae ||

The goat is killed, cooked and eaten, and everyone then says, “Put on the sacred thread.”

hoie purwxw sutIAY BI iPir pweIAY horu ]

hoe puraanaa sutteeai bhee fir paaeeai hor ||

When it wears out, it is thrown away, and another one is put on.

nwnk qgu n quteI jy qig hovY joru ]2]

naanak thag n thuttee jae thag hovai jor ||2||

O Nanak, the thread would not break, if it had any real strength. ||2||