slok mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

pMifqu piV piV aucw kUkdw mwieAw moih ipAwru ]

panddith parr parr ouchaa kookadhaa maaeiaa mohi piaar ||

The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read, and shout out loud, but they are attached to the love of Maya.

AMqir bRhmu n cIneI min mUrKu gwvwru ]

aucwrx bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

anthar breham n cheenee man moorakh gaavaar ||

They do not recognize God within themselves-they are so foolish and ignorant!

dUjY Bwie jgqu prboDdw nw bUJY bIcwru ]

aucwrx bU`JY

dhoojai bhaae jagath parabodhhadhaa naa boojhai beechaar ||

In the love of duality, they try to teach the world, but they do not understand meditative contemplation.

ibrQw jnmu gvwieAw mir jµmY vwro vwr ]1]

birathhaa janam gavaaeiaa mar janmai vaaro vaar ||1||

They lose their lives uselessly; they die, only to be re-born, over and over again. ||1||