pRBwqI mhlw 1 ]

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

prabhaathee mehalaa 1 ||

Prabhaatee, First Mehl:

idsit ibkwrI bMDin bWDY hau iqskY bil jweI ]

dhisatt bikaaree bandhhan baandhhai ho this kai bal jaaee ||

I am a sacrifice to that one who binds in bondage his evil and corrupted gaze.

pwp puMn kI swr n jwxY BUlw iPrY AjweI ]1]

paap punn kee saar n jaanai bhoolaa firai ajaaee ||1||

One who does not know the difference between vice and virtue wanders around uselessly. ||1||

bolhu scu nwmu krqwr ]

bolahu sach naam karathaar ||

Speak the True Name of the Creator Lord.

Puin bhuiV n Awvx vwr ]1] rhwau ]

fun bahurr n aavan vaar ||1|| rehaao ||

Then, you shall never again have to come into this world. ||1||Pause||

aUcw qy Puin nIcu krqu hY nIc krY sulqwnu ]

oochaa thae fun neech karath hai neech karai sulathaan ||

The Creator transforms the high into the low, and makes the lowly into kings.

ijn@I jwxu su jwixAw jig qy pUry prvwxu ]2]

jinee jaan sujaaniaa jag thae poorae paravaan ||2||

Those who know the All-knowing Lord are approved and certified as perfect in this world. ||2||

qw kau smJwvx jweIAY jy ko BUlw hoeI ]

thaa ko samajhaavan jaaeeai jae ko bhoolaa hoee ||

If anyone is mistaken and fooled, you should go to instruct him.

Awpy Kyl kry sB krqw AYsw bUJY koeI ]3]

aucwrx bU`JY

aapae khael karae sabh karathaa aisaa boojhai koee ||3||

The Creator Himself plays all the games; only a few understand this. ||3||

nwau pRBwqY sbid iDAweIAY Cofhu dunI prIqw ]

aucwrx pR-BwqY: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

naao prabhaathai sabadh dhhiaaeeai shhoddahu dhunee pareethaa ||

Meditate on the Name, and the Word of the Shabad, in the early hours before dawn; leave your worldly entanglements behind.

pRxviq nwnk dwsin dwsw jig hwirAw iqin jIqw ]4]9]

pranavath naanak dhaasan dhaasaa jag haariaa thin jeethaa ||4||9||

Prays Nanak, the slave of God's slaves: the world loses, and he wins. ||4||9||