isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pihlw

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

rwm nwim mnu byiDAw Avru ik krI vIcwru ]

aucwrx ik: ishwrI iv`c rhxw

raam naam man baedhhiaa avar k karee veechaar ||

My mind is pierced through by the Name of the Lord. What else should I contemplate?

sbd suriq suKu aUpjY pRB rwqau suK swru ]

aucwrx r`wqau

sabadh surath sukh oopajai prabh raatho sukh saar ||

Focusing your awareness on the Shabad, happiness wells up. Attuned to God, the most excellent peace is found.

ijau BwvY iqau rwKu qUµ mY hir nwmu ADwru ]1]

jio bhaavai thio raakh thoon mai har naam adhhaar ||1||

As it pleases You, please save me, Lord. The Name of the Lord is my Support. ||1||

mn ry swcI Ksm rjwie ]

aucwrx rjwie: polw bolo

man rae saachee khasam rajaae ||

O mind, the Will of our Lord and Master is true.

ijin qnu mnu swij sIgwirAw iqsu syqI ilv lwie ]1] rhwau ]

jin than man saaj seegaariaa this saethee liv laae ||1|| rehaao ||

Focus your love upon the One who created and adorned your body and mind. ||1||Pause||

qnu bYsµqir homIAY iek rqI qoil ktwie ]

aucwrx r`qI

than baisanthar homeeai eik rathee thol kattaae ||

If I cut my body into pieces, and burn them in the fire,

qnu mnu smDw jy krI Anidnu Agin jlwie ]

aucwrx smDw: polw bolo (ASuD: sm`Dw)

than man samadhhaa jae karee anadhin agan jalaae ||

And if I make my body and mind into firewood, and night and day burn them in the fire,

hir nwmY quil n pujeI jy lK kotI krm kmwie ]2]

aucwrx l`K

har naamai thul n pujee jae lakh kottee karam kamaae ||2||

And if I perform hundreds of thousands and millions of religious rituals-still, all these are not equal to the Name of the Lord. ||2||

ArD srIru ktweIAY isir krvqu Drwie ]

aucwrx krv`qu

aradhh sareer kattaaeeai sir karavath dhharaae ||

If my body were cut in half, if a saw was put to my head,

qnu hYmMcil gwlIAY BI mn qy rogu n jwie ]

than haimanchal gaaleeai bhee man thae rog n jaae ||

And if my body were frozen in the Himalayas-even then, my mind would not be free of disease.

hir nwmY quil n pujeI sB ifTI Toik vjwie ]3]

har naamai thul n pujee sabh ddithee thok vajaae ||3||

None of these are equal to the Name of the Lord. I have seen and tried and tested them all. ||3||

kMcn ky kot dqu krI bhu hYvr gYvr dwnu ]

kanchan kae kott dhath karee bahu haivar gaivar dhaan ||

If I made a donation of castles of gold, and gave lots of fine horses and wondrous elephants in charity,

BUim dwnu gaUAw GxI BI AMqir grbu gumwnu ]

bhoom dhaan gooaa ghanee bhee anthar garab gumaan ||

And if I made donations of land and cows-even then, pride and ego would still be within me.

rwm nwim mnu byiDAw guir dIAw scu dwnu ]4]

raam naam man baedhhiaa gur dheeaa sach dhaan ||4||

The Name of the Lord has pierced my mind; the Guru has given me this true gift. ||4||

mnhT buDI kyqIAw kyqy byd bIcwr ]

manehath budhhee kaetheeaa kaethae baedh beechaar ||

There are so many stubborn-minded intelligent people, and so many who contemplate the Vedas.

kyqy bµDn jIA ky gurmuiK moKduAwr ]

aucwrx moK-duAwr: sbµDk krky bolo

kaethae bandhhan jeea kae guramukh mokh dhuaar ||

There are so many entanglements for the soul. Only as Gurmukh do we find the Gate of Liberation.

schu ErY sBu ko aupir scu Awcwru ]5]

sachahu ourai sabh ko oupar sach aachaar ||5||

Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living. ||5||

sBu ko aUcw AwKIAY nIcu n dIsY koie ]

sabh ko oochaa aakheeai neech n dheesai koe ||

Call everyone exalted; no one seems lowly.

ieknY BWfy swijAY ieku cwnxu iqhu loie ]

eikanai bhaanddae saajiai eik chaanan thihu loe ||

The One Lord has fashioned the vessels, and His One Light pervades the three worlds.

krim imlY scu pweIAY Duir bKs n mytY koie ]6]

karam milai sach paaeeai dhhur bakhas n maettai koe ||6||

Receiving His Grace, we obtain Truth. No one can erase His Primal Blessing. ||6||

swDu imlY swDU jnY sµqoKu vsY gur Bwie ]

saadhh milai saadhhoo janai santhokh vasai gur bhaae ||

When one Holy person meets another Holy person, they abide in contentment, through the Love of the Guru.

AkQ kQw vIcwrIAY jy siqgur mwih smwie ]

akathh kathhaa veechaareeai jae sathigur maahi samaae ||

They contemplate the Unspoken Speech, merging in absorption in the True Guru.

pI AMimRqu sµqoiKAw drgih pYDw jwie ]7]

pee anmrith santhokhiaa dharagehi paidhhaa jaae ||7||

Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, they are contented; they go to the Court of the Lord in robes of honor. ||7||

Git Git vwjY ikMgurI Anidnu sbid suBwie ]

aucwrx suBwie: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

ghatt ghatt vaajai kinguree anadhin sabadh subhaae ||

In each and every heart the Music of the Lord's Flute vibrates, night and day, with sublime love for the Shabad.

ivrly kau soJI peI gurmuiK mnu smJwie ]

viralae ko sojhee pee guramukh man samajhaae ||

Only those few who become Gurmukh understand this by instructing their minds.

nwnk nwmu n vIsrY CUtY sbdu kmwie ]8]14]

naanak naam n veesarai shhoottai sabadh kamaae ||8||14||

O Nanak, do not forget the Naam. Practicing the Shabad you shall be saved. ||8||14||