mwrU mhlw 1 Gru 1 ]

aucwrx mwrU mh`lw pihlw Gru pihlw

maaroo mehalaa 1 ghar 1 ||

Maaroo, First Mehl, First House:

krxI kwgdu mnu msvwxI burw Blw duie lyK pey ]

aucwrx ms-vwxI

karanee kaagadh man masavaanee buraa bhalaa dhue laekh peae ||

Actions are the paper, and the mind is the ink; good and bad are both recorded upon it.

ijau ijau ikrqu clwey iqau clIAY qau gux nwhI AMqu hry ]1]

jio jio kirath chalaaeae thio chaleeai tho gun naahee anth harae ||1||

As their past actions drive them, so are mortals driven. There is no end to Your Glorious Virtues, Lord. ||1||

icq cyqis kI nhI bwvirAw ]

chith chaethas kee nehee baavariaa ||

Why do you not keep Him in your consciousness, you mad man?

hir ibsrq qyry gux gilAw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx gilAw: polw bolo

har bisarath thaerae gun galiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Forgetting the Lord, your own virtues shall rot away. ||1||Pause||

jwlI rYin jwlu idnu hUAw jyqI GVI PwhI qyqI ]

jaalee rain jaal dhin hooaa jaethee gharree faahee thaethee ||

The night is a net, and the day is a net; there are as many traps as there are moments.

ris ris cog cugih inq Pwsih CUtis mUVy kvn guxI ]2]

ras ras chog chugehi nith faasehi shhoottas moorrae kavan gunee ||2||

With relish and delight, you continually bite at the bait; you are trapped, you fool - how will you ever escape? ||2||

kwieAw Awrxu mnu ivic lohw pMc Agin iqqu lwig rhI ]

aucwrx kWieAW

kaaeiaa aaran man vich lohaa panch agan thith laag rehee ||

The body is a furnace, and the mind is the iron within it; the five fires are heating it.

koiely pwp pVy iqsu aUpir mnu jilAw sMn@I icMq BeI ]3]

aucwrx pVy: polw bolo; jilAw: polw bolo

koeilae paap parrae this oopar man jaliaa sannhee chinth bhee ||3||

Sin is the charcoal placed upon it, which burns the mind; the tongs are anxiety and worry. ||3||

BieAw mnUru kMcnu iPir hovY jy guru imlY iqnyhw ]

bhaeiaa manoor kanchan fir hovai jae gur milai thinaehaa ||

What was turned to slag is again transformed into gold, if one meets with the Guru.

eyku nwmu AMimRqu Ehu dyvY qau nwnk iqRstis dyhw ]4]3]

aucwrx iqRs-tis

eaek naam anmrith ouhu dhaevai tho naanak thrisattas dhaehaa ||4||3||

He blesses the mortal with the Ambrosial Name of the One Lord, and then, O Nanak, the body is held steady. ||4||3||