mwrU mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx mwrU mh`lw pihlw

maaroo mehalaa 1 ||

Maaroo, First Mehl:

koeI AwKY BUqnw ko khY byqwlw ]

koee aakhai bhoothanaa ko kehai baethaalaa ||

Some call him a ghost; some say that he is a demon.

koeI AwKY AwdmI nwnku vycwrw ]1]

koee aakhai aadhamee naanak vaechaaraa ||1||

Some call him a mere mortal; O, poor Nanak! ||1||

BieAw idvwnw swh kw nwnku baurwnw ]

bhaeiaa dhivaanaa saah kaa naanak bouraanaa ||

Crazy Nanak has gone insane, after his Lord, the King.

hau hir ibnu Avru n jwnw ]1] rhwau ]

ho har bin avar n jaanaa ||1|| rehaao ||

I know of none other than the Lord. ||1||Pause||

qau dyvwnw jwxIAY jw BY dyvwnw hoie ]

tho dhaevaanaa jaaneeai jaa bhai dhaevaanaa hoe ||

He alone is known to be insane, when he goes insane with the Fear of God.

eykI swihb bwhrw dUjw Avru n jwxY koie ]2]

eaekee saahib baaharaa dhoojaa avar n jaanai koe ||2||

He recognizes none other than the One Lord and Master. ||2||

qau dyvwnw jwxIAY jw eykw kwr kmwie ]

tho dhaevaanaa jaaneeai jaa eaekaa kaar kamaae ||

He alone is known to be insane, if he works for the One Lord.

hukmu pCwxY Ksm kw dUjI Avr isAwxp kwie ]3]

hukam pashhaanai khasam kaa dhoojee avar siaanap kaae ||3||

Recognizing the Hukam, the Command of his Lord and Master, what other cleverness is there? ||3||

qau dyvwnw jwxIAY jw swihb Dry ipAwru ]

tho dhaevaanaa jaaneeai jaa saahib dhharae piaar ||

He alone is known to be insane, when he falls in love with his Lord and Master.

mMdw jwxY Awp kau Avru Blw sMswru ]4]7]

mandhaa jaanai aap ko avar bhalaa sansaar ||4||7||

He sees himself as bad, and all the rest of the world as good. ||4||7||