gauVI mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pihlw
gourree mehalaa 1 ||
Gauree, First Mehl:
pauxY pwxI AgnI kw mylu ]
pounai paanee aganee kaa mael ||
The union of air, water and fire
cMcl cpl buiD kw Kylu ]
aucwrx cpl: polw bolo
chanchal chapal budhh kaa khael ||
The body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect.
nau drvwjy dsvw duAwru ]
no dharavaajae dhasavaa dhuaar ||
It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate.
buJu ry igAwnI eyhu bIcwru ]1]
aucwrx bu`Ju
bujh rae giaanee eaehu beechaar ||1||
Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1||
kQqw bkqw sunqw soeI ]
kathhathaa bakathaa sunathaa soee ||
The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens.
Awpu bIcwry su igAwnI hoeI ]1] rhwau ]
aap beechaarae s giaanee hoee ||1|| rehaao ||
One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause||
dyhI mwtI bolY pauxu ]
dhaehee maattee bolai poun ||
The body is dust; the wind speaks through it.
buJu ry igAwnI mUAw hY kauxu ]
aucwrx bu`Ju
bujh rae giaanee mooaa hai koun ||
Understand, O wise one, who has died.
mUeI suriq bwdu Ahµkwru ]
mooee surath baadh ahankaar ||
Awareness, conflict and ego have died,
Ehu n mUAw jo dyKxhwru ]2]
ouhu n mooaa jo dhaekhanehaar ||2||
But the One who sees does not die. ||2||
jY kwrix qit qIrQ jwhI ]
jai kaaran thatt theerathh jaahee ||
For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers;
rqn pdwrQ Gt hI mwhI ]
rathan padhaarathh ghatt hee maahee ||
But this priceless jewel is within your own heart.
piV piV pMifqu bwdu vKwxY ]
parr parr panddith baadh vakhaanai ||
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up arguments and controversies,
BIqir hodI vsqu n jwxY ]3]
bheethar hodhee vasath n jaanai ||3||
But they do not know the secret deep within. ||3||
hau n mUAw myrI mueI blwie ]
aucwrx mueI: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUeI)
ho n mooaa maeree muee balaae ||
I have not died - that evil nature within me has died.
Ehu n mUAw jo rihAw smwie ]
ouhu n mooaa jo rehiaa samaae ||
The One who is pervading everywhere does not die.
khu nwnk guir bRhmu idKwieAw ]
aucwrx bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo
kahu naanak gur breham dhikhaaeiaa ||
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me,
mrqw jwqw ndir n AwieAw ]4]4]
marathaa jaathaa nadhar n aaeiaa ||4||4||
And now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4||