pRBwqI mhlw 1 ]

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

prabhaathee mehalaa 1 ||

Prabhaatee, First Mehl:

jY kwrix byd bRhmY aucry sMkir CofI mwieAw ]

aucwrx bRhmY: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

jai kaaran baedh brehamai oucharae sankar shhoddee maaeiaa ||

For His sake, Brahma uttered the Vedas, and Shiva renounced Maya.

jY kwrix isD Bey audwsI dyvI mrmu n pwieAw ]1]

aucwrx is`D

jai kaaran sidhh bheae oudhaasee dhaevee maram n paaeiaa ||1||

For His sake, the Siddhas became hermits and renunciates; even the gods have not realized His Mystery. ||1||

bwbw min swcw muiK swcw khIAY qrIAY swcw hoeI ]

baabaa man saachaa mukh saachaa keheeai thareeai saachaa hoee ||

O Baba, keep the True Lord in your mind, and utter the Name of the True Lord with your mouth; the True Lord will carry you across.

dusmnu dUKu n AwvY nyVY hir miq pwvY koeI ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx m`iq

dhusaman dhookh n aavai naerrai har math paavai koee ||1|| rehaao ||

Enemies and pain shall not even approach you; only a rare few realize the Wisdom of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Agin ibMb pvxY kI bwxI qIin nwm ky dwsw ]

agan binb pavanai kee baanee theen naam kae dhaasaa ||

Fire, water and air make up the world; these three are the slaves of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

qy qskr jo nwmu n lyvih vwsih kot pMcwsw ]2]

thae thasakar jo naam n laevehi vaasehi kott panchaasaa ||2||

One who does not chant the Naam is a thief, dwelling in the fortress of the five thieves. ||2||

jy ko eyk krY cµigAweI min iciq bhuqu bPwvY ]

jae ko eaek karai changiaaee man chith bahuth bafaavai ||

If someone does a good deed for someone else, he totally puffs himself up in his conscious mind.

eyqy gux eyqIAw cµigAweIAw dyie n pCoqwvY ]3]

aucwrx cµigAweIAw: ibMdIAw rihq bolo

eaethae gun eaetheeaa changiaaeeaa dhaee n pashhothaavai ||3||

The Lord bestows so many virtues and so much goodness; He does not ever regret it. ||3||

quDu swlwhin iqn@ Dnu plY nwnk kw Dnu soeI ]

aucwrx p`lY

thudhh saalaahan thin dhhan palai naanak kaa dhhan soee ||

Those who praise You gather the wealth in their laps; this is Nanak's wealth.

jy ko jIau khY En@w kau jm kI qlb n hoeI ]4]3]

aucwrx qlb: polw bolo (ASuD: ql`b)

jae ko jeeo kehai ounaa ko jam kee thalab n hoee ||4||3||

Whoever shows respect to them is not summoned by the Messenger of Death. ||4||3||