rwmklI mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pihlw
raamakalee mehalaa 1 ||
Raamkalee, First Mehl:
quDno invxu mMnxu qyrw nwau ]
thudhhano nivan mannan thaeraa naao ||
To place one's faith in Your Name,Lord,is true worship.
swcu Byt bYsx kau Qwau ]
saach bhaett baisan ko thhaao ||
With an offering of Truth, one obtains a place to sit.
squ sµqoKu hovY Ardwis ]
sath santhokh hovai aradhaas ||
If a prayer is offered with truth and contentment,
qw suix sid bhwly pwis ]1]
thaa sun sadh behaalae paas ||1||
The Lord will hear it, and call him in to sit by Him. ||1||
nwnk ibrQw koie n hoie ]
naanak birathhaa koe n hoe ||
O Nanak, no one returns empty-handed;
AYsI drgh swcw soie ]1] rhwau ]
aisee dharageh saachaa soe ||1|| rehaao ||
Such is the Court of the True Lord. ||1||Pause||
pRwpiq poqw krmu pswau ]
praapath pothaa karam pasaao ||
The treasure I seek is the gift of Your Grace.
qU dyvih mMgq jn cwau ]
thoo dhaevehi mangath jan chaao ||
Please bless this humble beggar - this is what I seek.
BwfY Bwau pvY iqqu Awie ]
bhaaddai bhaao pavai thith aae ||
Please, pour Your Love into the cup of my heart.
Duir qY CofI kImiq pwie ]2]
dhhur thai shhoddee keemath paae ||2||
This is Your pre-determined value. ||2||
ijin ikCu kIAw so ikCu krY ]
jin kishh keeaa so kishh karai ||
The One who created everything, does everything.
ApnI kImiq Awpy DrY ]
apanee keemath aapae dhharai ||
He Himself appraises His own value.
gurmuiK prgtu hoAw hir rwie ]
guramukh paragatt hoaa har raae ||
The Sovereign Lord King becomes manifest to the Gurmukh.
nw ko AwvY nw ko jwie ]3]
naa ko aavai naa ko jaae ||3||
He does not come, and He does not go. ||3||
loku iDkwru khY mMgq jn mwgq mwnu n pwieAw ]
lok dhhikaar kehai mangath jan maagath maan n paaeiaa ||
People curse at the beggar; by begging, he does not receive honor.
sh kIAw glw dr kIAw bwqw qY qw khxu khwieAw ]4]8]
seh keeaa galaa dhar keeaa baathaa thai thaa kehan kehaaeiaa ||4||8||
O Lord, You inspire me to speak Your Words, and tell the Story of Your Court. ||4||8||