pRBwqI mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx pR-BwqI mh`lw pihlw: 'pR-BwqI' 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj
prabhaathee mehalaa 1 ||
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
rwm nwmu jip AMqir pUjw ]
raam naam jap anthar poojaa ||
Chant the Lord's Name and worship Him deep within your being.
gur sbdu vIcwir Avru nhI dUjw ]1]
gur sabadh veechaar avar nehee dhoojaa ||1||
Contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad and no other. ||1||
eyko riv rihAw sB TweI ]
eaeko rav rehiaa sabh thaaee ||
The One is pervading all places.
Avru n dIsY iksu pUj cVweI ]1] rhwau ]
avar n dheesai kis pooj charraaee ||1|| rehaao ||
I do not see any other; unto whom should I offer worship? ||1||Pause||
mnu qnu AwgY jIAVw quJ pwis ]
man than aagai jeearraa thujh paas ||
I place my mind and body in offering before You; I dedicate my soul to You.
ijau BwvY iqau rKhu Ardwis ]2]
jio bhaavai thio rakhahu aradhaas ||2||
As it pleases You, You save me, Lord; this is my prayer. ||2||
scu ijhvw hir rsn rsweI ]
sach jihavaa har rasan rasaaee ||
True is that tongue which is delighted by the sublime essence of the Lord.
gurmiq CUtis pRB srxweI ]3]
guramath shhoottas prabh saranaaee ||3||
Following the Guru's Teachings, one is saved in the Sanctuary of God. ||3||
krm Drm pRiB myrY kIey ]
karam dhharam prabh maerai keeeae ||
My God created religious rituals.
nwmu vfweI isir krmW kIey ]4]
naam vaddaaee sir karamaan keeeae ||4||
He placed the glory of the Naam above these rituals. ||4||
siqgur kY vis cwir pdwrQ ]
sathigur kai vas chaar padhaarathh ||
The four great blessings are under the control of the True Guru.
qIin smwey eyk ikRqwrQ ]5]
theen samaaeae eaek kirathaarathh ||5||
When the first three are put aside, one is blessed with the fourth. ||5||
siqguir dIey mukiq iDAwnW ]
sathigur dheeeae mukath dhhiaanaan ||
Those whom the True Guru blesses with liberation and meditation
hir pdu cIin@ Bey prDwnw ]6]
har padh cheenih bheae paradhhaanaa ||6||
Realize the Lord's State, and become sublime. ||6||
mnu qnu sIqlu guir bUJ buJweI ]
aucwrx bU`J; bu`JweI
man than seethal gur boojh bujhaaee ||
Their minds and bodies are cooled and soothed; the Guru imparts this understanding.
pRBu invwjy ikin kImiq pweI ]7]
prabh nivaajae kin keemath paaee ||7||
Who can estimate the value of those whom God has exalted? ||7||
khu nwnk guir bUJ buJweI ]
aucwrx bU`J; bu`JweI
kahu naanak gur boojh bujhaaee ||
Says Nanak, the Guru has imparted this understanding;
nwm ibnw giq iknY n pweI ]8]6]
naam binaa gath kinai n paaee ||8||6||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, no one is emancipated. ||8||6||