rwmklI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pihlw

raamakalee mehalaa 1 ||

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

swgr mih bUMd bUMd mih swgru kvxu buJY ibiD jwxY ]

aucwrx bu`JY

saagar mehi boondh boondh mehi saagar kavan bujhai bidhh jaanai ||

The drop is in the ocean, and the ocean is in the drop. Who understands, and knows this?

auqBuj clq Awip kir cInY Awpy qqu pCwxY ]1]

outhabhuj chalath aap kar cheenai aapae thath pashhaanai ||1||

He Himself creates the wondrous play of the world. He Himself contemplates it, and understands its true essence. ||1||

AYsw igAwnu bIcwrY koeI ]

aisaa giaan beechaarai koee ||

How rare are those who contemplate this spiritual wisdom.

iqs qy mukiq prmgiq hoeI ]1] rhwau ]

this thae mukath param gath hoee ||1|| rehaao ||

Through this, the supreme state of liberation is attained. ||1||Pause||

idn mih rYix rYix mih idnIAru ausn sIq ibiD soeI ]

dhin mehi rain rain mehi dhineear ousan seeth bidhh soee ||

The night is in the day, and the day is in the night. The same is true of hot and cold.

qw kI giq imiq Avru n jwxY gur ibnu smJ n hoeI ]2]

thaa kee gath mith avar n jaanai gur bin samajh n hoee ||2||

No one else knows His state and extent; without the Guru, this is not understood. ||2||

purK mih nwir nwir mih purKw bUJhu bRhm igAwnI ]

aucwrx bU`Jhu; bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

purakh mehi naar naar mehi purakhaa boojhahu breham giaanee ||

The female is in the male, and the male is in the female. Understand this, O God-realized being!

Duin mih iDAwnu iDAwn mih jwinAw gurmuiK AkQ khwnI ]3]

dhhun mehi dhhiaan dhhiaan mehi jaaniaa guramukh akathh kehaanee ||3||

The meditation is in the music, and knowledge is in meditation. Become Gurmukh, and speak the Unspoken Speech. ||3||

mn mih joiq joiq mih mnUAw pMc imly gur BweI ]

man mehi joth joth mehi manooaa panch milae gur bhaaee ||

The Light is in the mind, and the mind is in the Light. The Guru brings the five senses together, like brothers.

nwnk iqn kY sd bilhwrI ijn eyk sbid ilv lweI ]4]9]

naanak thin kai sadh balihaaree jin eaek sabadh liv laaee ||4||9||

Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine love for the One Word of the Shabad. ||4||9||