isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

suµ\I dyh frwvxI jw jIau ivchu jwie ]

sunnjee dhaeh ddaraavanee jaa jeeo vichahu jaae ||

The empty body is dreadful, when the soul goes out from within.

Bwih blµdI ivJvI DUau n inkisE kwie ]

bhaahi balandhee vijhavee dhhooo n nikasiou kaae ||

The burning fire of life is extinguished, and the smoke of the breath no longer emerges.

pMcy ruµny duiK Bry ibnsy dUjY Bwie ]1]

panchae runnae dhukh bharae binasae dhoojai bhaae ||1||

The five relatives (the senses) weep and wail painfully, and waste away through the love of duality. ||1||

mUVy rwmu jphu gux swir ]

moorrae raam japahu gun saar ||

You fool: chant the Name of the Lord, and preserve your virtue.

haumY mmqw mohxI sB muTI Ahµkwir ]1] rhwau ]

houmai mamathaa mohanee sabh muthee ahankaar ||1|| rehaao ||

Egotism and possessiveness are very enticing; egotistical pride has plundered everyone. ||1||Pause||

ijnI nwmu ivswirAw dUjI kwrY lig ]

jinee naam visaariaa dhoojee kaarai lag ||

Those who have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are attached to affairs of duality.

duibDw lwgy pic muey AMqir iqRsnw Aig ]

aucwrx A`ig

dhubidhhaa laagae pach mueae anthar thrisanaa ag ||

Attached to duality, they putrefy and die; they are filled with the fire of desire within.

guir rwKy sy aubry hoir muTI DMDY Tig ]2]

gur raakhae sae oubarae hor muthee dhhandhhai thag ||2||

Those who are protected by the Guru are saved; all others are cheated and plundered by deceitful worldly affairs. ||2||

mueI prIiq ipAwru gieAw muAw vYru ivroDu ]

aucwrx mueI: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUeI); muAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUAw, moAw)

muee pareeth piaar gaeiaa muaa vair virodhh ||

Love dies, and affection vanishes. Hatred and alienation die.

DMDw Qkw hau mueI mmqw mwieAw kRoDu ]

aucwrx mueI: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUeI)

dhhandhhaa thhakaa ho muee mamathaa maaeiaa krodhh ||

Entanglements end, and egotism dies, along with attachment to Maya, possessiveness and anger.

krim imlY scu pweIAY gurmuiK sdw inroDu ]3]

karam milai sach paaeeai guramukh sadhaa nirodhh ||3||

Those who receive His Mercy obtain the True One. The Gurmukhs dwell forever in balanced restraint. ||3||

scI kwrY scu imlY gurmiq plY pwie ]

aucwrx p`lY

sachee kaarai sach milai guramath palai paae ||

By true actions, the True Lord is met, and the Guru's Teachings are found.

so nru jµmY nw mrY nw AwvY nw jwie ]

so nar janmai naa marai naa aavai naa jaae ||

Then, they are not subject to birth and death; they do not come and go in reincarnation.

nwnk dir prDwnu so drgih pYDw jwie ]4]14]

naanak dhar paradhhaan so dharagehi paidhhaa jaae ||4||14||

O Nanak, they are respected at the Lord's Gate; they are robed in honor in the Court of the Lord. ||4||14||