sloku mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

gUjrI jwiq gvwir jw shu pwey Awpxw ]

goojaree jaath gavaar jaa sahu paaeae aapanaa ||

The milkmaid's status is very low, but she attains her Husband Lord

gur kY sbid vIcwir Anidnu hir jpu jwpxw ]

gur kai sabadh veechaar anadhin har jap jaapanaa ||

When she reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and chants the Lord's Name, night and day.

ijsu siqguru imlY iqsu Bau pvY sw kulvµqI nwir ]

jis sathigur milai this bho pavai saa kulavanthee naar ||

She who meets the True Guru, lives in the Fear of God; she is a woman of noble birth.

sw hukmu pCwxY kMq kw ijsno ikRpw kIqI krqwir ]

saa hukam pashhaanai kanth kaa jis no kirapaa keethee karathaar ||

She alone realizes the Hukam of her Husband Lord's Command, who is blessed by the Creator Lord's Mercy.

Eh kucjI kulKxI prhir CofI Bqwir ]

aucwrx kuc`jI; kul`KxI

ouh kuchajee kulakhanee parehar shhoddee bhathaar ||

She who is of little merit and ill-mannered, is discarded and forsaken by her Husband Lord.

BY pieAY mlu ktIAY inrml hovY srIru ]

bhai paeiai mal katteeai niramal hovai sareer ||

By the Fear of God, filth is washed off, and the body becomes immaculately pure.

AMqir prgwsu miq aUqm hovY hir jip guxI ghIru ]

aucwrx m`iq

anthar paragaas math ootham hovai har jap gunee geheer ||

The soul is enlightened, and the intellect is exalted, meditating on the Lord, the ocean of excellence.

BY ivic bYsY BY rhY BY ivic kmwvY kwr ]

bhai vich baisai bhai rehai bhai vich kamaavai kaar ||

One who dwells in the Fear of God, lives in the Fear of God, and acts in the Fear of God.

AYQY suKu vifAweIAw drgh moKduAwr ]

aucwrx vifAweIAw: ibMdI rihq bolo; moK-duAwr: sbµDk krky bolo

aithhai sukh vaddiaaeeaa dharageh mokh dhuaar ||

He obtains peace and glorious greatness here, in the Lord's Court, and at the Gate of Salvation.

BY qy inrBau pweIAY imil joqI joiq Apwr ]

bhai thae nirabho paaeeai mil jothee joth apaar ||

Through the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord is obtained, and one's light merges in the Infinite Light.

nwnk KsmY BwvY sw BlI ijsno Awpy bKsy krqwru ]1]

naanak khasamai bhaavai saa bhalee jis no aapae bakhasae karathaar ||1||

O Nanak, that bride alone is good, who is pleasing to her Lord and Master, and whom the Creator Lord Himself forgives. ||1||