mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

AMDI kMmI AMDu mnu min AMDY qnu AMDu ]

andhhee kanmee andhh man man andhhai than andhh ||

Acting blindly, the mind becomes blind. The blind mind makes the body blind.

ickiV lwieAY ikAw QIAY jW qutY pQr bMDu ]

chikarr laaeiai kiaa thheeai jaan thuttai pathhar bandhh ||

Why make a dam with mud and plaster? Even a dam made of stones gives way.

bMDu qutw byVI nhI nw qulhw nw hwQ ]

bandhh thuttaa baerree nehee naa thulehaa naa haathh ||

The dam has burst. There is no boat. There is no raft. The water's depth is unfathomable.

nwnk scy nwm ivxu kyqy fuby swQ ]3]

naanak sachae naam vin kaethae ddubae saathh ||3||

O Nanak, without the True Name, many multitudes have drowned. ||3||