mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

icilimil ibsIAwr dunIAw PwnI ]

chilimil biseeaar dhuneeaa faanee ||

The extravagant glamor of the world is a passing show.

kwlUib Akl mn gor n mwnI ]

aucwrx Akl: polw bolo (ASuD: A-kl)

kaaloob akal man gor n maanee ||

My twisted mind does not believe that it will end up in a grave.

mn kmIn kmqrIn qU drIAwau KudwieAw ]

aucwrx kmq-rIn

man kameen kamathareen thoo dhareeaao khudhaaeiaa ||

I am meek and lowly; You are the great river.

eyku cIju muJY dyih Avr jhr cIj n BwieAw ]

eaek cheej mujhai dhaehi avar jehar cheej n bhaaeiaa ||

Please, bless me with the one thing; everything else is poison, and does not tempt me.

purwb Kwm kUjY ihkmiq KudwieAw ]

aucwrx ihkm`iq

puraab khaam koojai hikamath khudhaaeiaa ||

You filled this fragile body with the water of life, O Lord, by Your Creative Power.

mn quAwnw qU kudrqI AwieAw ]

aucwrx quAwnw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: qUAwnw)

man thuaanaa thoo kudharathee aaeiaa ||

By Your Omnipotence, I have become powerful.

sg nwnk dIbwn msqwnw inq cVY svwieAw ]

aucwrx sg: polw bolo (ArQ: ku`qw)

sag naanak dheebaan masathaanaa nith charrai savaaeiaa ||

Nanak is a dog in the Court of the Lord, intoxicated more and more, all the time.

Awqs dunIAw Kunk nwmu KudwieAw ]2]

aathas dhuneeaa khunak naam khudhaaeiaa ||2||

The world is on fire; the Name of the Lord is cooling and soothing. ||2||