sloku mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

swihbu myrw sdw hY idsY sbdu kmwie ]

aucwrx id`sY

saahib maeraa sadhaa hai dhisai sabadh kamaae ||

My Master is eternal. He is seen by practicing the Word of the Shabad.

Ehu Aau hwxI kdy nwih nw AwvY nw jwie ]

aucwrx Aau hwxI: v`Krw krky

ouhu aouhaanee kadhae naahi naa aavai naa jaae ||

He never perishes; He does not come or go in reincarnation.

sdw sdw so syvIAY jo sB mih rhY smwie ]

sadhaa sadhaa so saeveeai jo sabh mehi rehai samaae ||

So serve Him, forever and ever; He is contained in all.

Avru dUjw ikau syvIAY jµmY qY mir jwie ]

avar dhoojaa kio saeveeai janmai thai mar jaae ||

Why serve another who is born, and then dies?

inhPlu iqn kw jIivAw ij Ksmu n jwxih Awpxw AvrI kau icqu lwie ]

nihafal thin kaa jeeviaa j khasam n jaanehi aapanaa avaree ko chith laae ||

Fruitless is the life of those who do not know their Lord and Master, and who center their consciousness on others.

nwnk eyv n jwpeI krqw kyqI dyie sjwie ]1]

naanak eaev n jaapee karathaa kaethee dhaee sajaae ||1||

O Nanak, it cannot be known, how much punishment the Creator shall inflict on them. ||1||