gauVI mhlw 1 dKxI ]
aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pihlw d`KxI
gourree mehalaa 1 dhakhanee ||
Gauree, First Mehl, Dakhanee:
suix suix bUJY mwnY nwau ]
aucwrx bU`JY
sun sun boojhai maanai naao ||
I am forever a sacrifice to the one who listens and hears,
qw kY sd bilhwrY jwau ]
thaa kai sadh balihaarai jaao ||
Who understands and believes in the Name.
Awip Bulwey Taur n Twau ]
aap bhulaaeae thour n thaao ||
When the Lord Himself leads us astray, there is no other place of rest for us to find.
qUµ smJwvih myil imlwau ]1]
thoon samajhaavehi mael milaao ||1||
You impart understanding, and You unite us in Your Union. ||1||
nwmu imlY clY mY nwil ]
aucwrx c`lY
naam milai chalai mai naal ||
I obtain the Naam, which shall go along with me in the end.
ibnu nwvY bwDI sB kwil ]1] rhwau ]
bin naavai baadhhee sabh kaal ||1|| rehaao ||
Without the Name, all are held in the grip of Death. ||1||Pause||
KyqI vxju nwvY kI Et ]
khaethee vanaj naavai kee outt ||
My farming and my trading are by the Support of the Name.
pwpu puMnu bIj kI pot ]
paap punn beej kee pott ||
The seeds of sin and virtue are bound together.
kwmu kRoDu jIA mih cot ]
kaam krodhh jeea mehi chott ||
Sexual desire and anger are the wounds of the soul.
nwmu ivswir cly min Kot ]2]
aucwrx c`ly
naam visaar chalae man khott ||2||
The evil-minded ones forget the Naam, and then depart. ||2||
swcy gur kI swcI sIK ]
saachae gur kee saachee seekh ||
True are the Teachings of the True Guru.
qnu mnu sIqlu swcu prIK ]
than man seethal saach pareekh ||
The body and mind are cooled and soothed, by the touchstone of Truth.
jl purwiein rs kml prIK ]
jal puraaein ras kamal pareekh ||
This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the water.
sbid rqy mITy rs eIK ]3]
aucwrx r`qy
sabadh rathae meethae ras eekh ||3||
Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, one becomes sweet, like the juice of the sugar cane. ||3||
hukim sµjogI giV ds duAwr ]
hukam sanjogee garr dhas dhuaar ||
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the castle of the body has ten gates.
pMc vsih imil joiq Apwr ]
panch vasehi mil joth apaar ||
The five passions dwell there, together with the Divine Light of the Infinite.
Awip qulY Awpy vxjwr ]
aap thulai aapae vanajaar ||
The Lord Himself is the merchandise, and He Himself is the trader.
nwnk nwim svwrxhwr ]4]5]
naanak naam savaaranehaar ||4||5||
O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, we are adorned and rejuvenated. ||4||5||