pRBwqI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx pR-BwqI mh`lw pihlw: 'pR-BwqI' 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

prabhaathee mehalaa 1 ||

Prabhaatee, First Mehl:

Awvqu iknY n rwiKAw jwvqu ikau rwiKAw jwie ]

aavath kinai n raakhiaa jaavath kio raakhiaa jaae ||

No one can hold anyone back from coming; how could anyone hold anyone back from going?

ijs qy hoAw soeI pru jwxY jW aushI mwih smwie ]1]

jis thae hoaa soee par jaanai jaan ous hee maahi samaae ||1||

He alone thoroughly understands this, from whom all beings come; all are merged and immersed in Him. ||1||

qUhY hY vwhu qyrI rjwie ]

aucwrx rjwie: polw bolo

thoohai hai vaahu thaeree rajaae ||

Waaho! - You are Great, and Wondrous is Your Will.

jo ikCu krih soeI pru hoiebw Avru n krxw jwie ]1] rhwau ]

jo kishh karehi soee par hoeibaa avar n karanaa jaae ||1|| rehaao ||

Whatever You do, surely comes to pass. Nothing else can happen. ||1||Pause||

jYsy hrht kI mwlw itMf lgq hY iek sKnI hor Pyr BrIAq hY ]

aucwrx hr-ht

jaisae harehatt kee maalaa ttindd lagath hai eik sakhanee hor faer bhareeath hai ||

The buckets on the chain of the Persian wheel rotate; one empties out to fill another.

qYso hI iehu Kylu Ksm kw ijau aus kI vifAweI ]2]

thaiso hee eihu khael khasam kaa jio ous kee vaddiaaee ||2||

This is just like the Play of our Lord and Master; such is His Glorious Greatness. ||2||

surqI kY mwrig cil kY aultI ndir pRgwsI ]

surathee kai maarag chal kai oulattee nadhar pragaasee ||

Following the path of intuitive awareness, one turns away from the world, and one's vision is enlightened.

min vIcwir dyKu bRhm igAwnI kaunu igrhI kaunu audwsI ]3]

aucwrx bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

man veechaar dhaekh breham giaanee koun girehee koun oudhaasee ||3||

Contemplate this in your mind, and see, O spiritual teacher. Who is the householder, and who is the renunciate? ||3||

ijskI Awsw iqshI sauip kY eyhu rihAw inrbwxu ]

jis kee aasaa this hee soup kai eaehu rehiaa nirabaan ||

Hope comes from the Lord; surrendering to Him, we remain in the state of nirvaanaa.

ijs qy hoAw soeI kir mwinAw nwnk igrhI audwsI so prvwxu ]4]8]

jis thae hoaa soee kar maaniaa naanak girehee oudhaasee so paravaan ||4||8||

We come from Him; surrendering to Him, O Nanak, one is approved as a householder, and a renunciate. ||4||8||