sUhI mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx sUhI mh`lw pihlw
soohee mehalaa 1 ||
Soohee, First Mehl:
kaux qrwjI kvxu qulw qyrw kvxu srwPu bulwvw ]
koun tharaajee kavan thulaa thaeraa kavan saraaf bulaavaa ||
What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?
kauxu gurU kY pih dIiKAw lyvw kY pih mulu krwvw ]1]
koun guroo kai pehi dheekhiaa laevaa kai pehi mul karaavaa ||1||
From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||
myry lwl jIau qyrw AMqu n jwxw ]
maerae laal jeeo thaeraa anth n jaanaa ||
O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known.
qUµ jil Qil mhIAil Birpuir lIxw qUµ Awpy srb smwxw ]1] rhwau ]
thoon jal thhal meheeal bharipur leenaa thoon aapae sarab samaanaa ||1|| rehaao ||
You pervade the water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are All-pervading. ||1||Pause||
mnu qwrwjI icqu qulw qyrI syv srwPu kmwvw ]
man thaaraajee chith thulaa thaeree saev saraaf kamaavaa ||
Mind is the scale, consciousness the weights, and the performance of Your service is the appraiser.
Gt hI BIqir so shu qolI ien@ ibiD icqu rhwvw ]2]
ghatt hee bheethar so sahu tholee ein bidhh chith rehaavaa ||2||
Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus my consciousness. ||2||
Awpy kMfw qolu qrwjI Awpy qolxhwrw ]
aapae kanddaa thol tharaajee aapae tholanehaaraa ||
You Yourself are the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher.
Awpy dyKY Awpy bUJY Awpy hY vxjwrw ]3]
aucwrx bU`JY
aapae dhaekhai aapae boojhai aapae hai vanajaaraa ||3||
You Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You Yourself are the trader. ||3||
AMDulw nIc jwiq prdysI iKnu AwvY iqlu jwvY ]
andhhulaa neech jaath paradhaesee khin aavai thil jaavai ||
The blind, low class wandering soul, comes for a moment, and departs in an instant.
qw kI sµgiq nwnku rhdw ikau kir mUVw pwvY ]4]2]9]
aucwrx rhdw: ibMdI rihq bolo
thaa kee sangath naanak rehadhaa kio kar moorraa paavai ||4||2||9||
In its company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord? ||4||2||9||