gauVI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pihlw

gourree mehalaa 1 ||

Gauree, First Mehl:

pRQmy bRhmw kwlY Gir AwieAw ]

aucwrx bRhmw: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

prathhamae brehamaa kaalai ghar aaeiaa ||

First, Brahma entered the house of Death.

bRhm kmlu pieAwil n pwieAw ]

aucwrx bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

breham kamal paeiaal n paaeiaa ||

Brahma entered the lotus, and searched the nether regions, but he did not find the end of it.

AwigAw nhI lInI Brim BulwieAw ]1]

aagiaa nehee leenee bharam bhulaaeiaa ||1||

He did not accept the Lord's Order - he was deluded by doubt. ||1||

jo aupjY so kwil sµGwirAw ]

jo oupajai so kaal sanghaariaa ||

Whoever is created, shall be destroyed by Death.

hm hir rwKy gur sbdu bIcwirAw ]1] rhwau ]

ham har raakhae gur sabadh beechaariaa ||1|| rehaao ||

But I am protected by the Lord; I contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||

mwieAw mohy dyvI siB dyvw ]

maaeiaa mohae dhaevee sabh dhaevaa ||

All the gods and goddesses are enticed by Maya.

kwlu n CofY ibnu gur kI syvw ]

kaal n shhoddai bin gur kee saevaa ||

Death cannot be avoided, without serving the Guru.

Ehu AibnwsI AlK AByvw ]2]

aucwrx Al`K

ouhu abinaasee alakh abhaevaa ||2||

That Lord is Imperishable, Invisible and Inscrutable. ||2||

sulqwn Kwn bwidswh nhI rhnw ]

sulathaan khaan baadhisaah nehee rehanaa ||

The sultans, emperors and kings shall not remain.

nwmhu BUlY jm kw duKu shnw ]

naamahu bhoolai jam kaa dhukh sehanaa ||

Forgetting the Name, they shall endure the pain of death.

mY Dr nwmu ijau rwKhu rhnw ]3]

mai dhhar naam jio raakhahu rehanaa ||3||

My only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; as He keeps me, I survive. ||3||

cauDrI rwjy nhI iksY mukwmu ]

choudhharee raajae nehee kisai mukaam ||

The leaders and kings shall not remain.

swh mrih sµcih mwieAw dwm ]

saah marehi sanchehi maaeiaa dhaam ||

The bankers shall die, after accumulating their wealth and money.

mY Dnu dIjY hir AMimRq nwmu ]4]

mai dhhan dheejai har anmrith naam ||4||

Grant me, O Lord, the wealth of Your Ambrosial Naam. ||4||

rXiq mhr mukdm iskdwrY ]

aucwrx rXiq: reIAiq bolo; muk`dm

rayath mehar mukadham sikadhaarai ||

The people, rulers, leaders and chiefs

inhclu koie n idsY sµswrY ]

nihachal koe n dhisai sansaarai ||

None of them shall be able to remain in the world.

APirau kwlu kUVu isir mwrY ]5]

afario kaal koorr sir maarai ||5||

Death is inevitable; it strikes the heads of the false. ||5||

inhclu eyku scw scu soeI ]

nihachal eaek sachaa sach soee ||

Only the One Lord, the Truest of the True, is permanent.

ijin kir swjI iqnih sB goeI ]

jin kar saajee thinehi sabh goee ||

He who created and fashioned everything, shall destroy it.

Ehu gurmuiK jwpY qW piq hoeI ]6]

ouhu guramukh jaapai thaan path hoee ||6||

One who becomes Gurmukh and meditates on the Lord is honored. ||6||

kwjI syK ByK PkIrw ]

kaajee saekh bhaekh fakeeraa ||

The Qazis, Shaykhs and Fakeers in religious robes

vfy khwvih haumY qin pIrw ]

vaddae kehaavehi houmai than peeraa ||

Call themselves great; but through their egotism, their bodies are suffering in pain.

kwlu n CofY ibnu siqgur kI DIrw ]7]

kaal n shhoddai bin sathigur kee dhheeraa ||7||

Death does not spare them, without the Support of the True Guru. ||7||

kwlu jwlu ijhvw Aru nYxI ]

kaal jaal jihavaa ar nainee ||

The trap of Death is hanging over their tongues and eyes.

kwnI kwlu suxY ibKu bYxI ]

aucwrx kwnI: polw bolo

kaanee kaal sunai bikh bainee ||

Death is over their ears, when they hear talk of evil.

ibnu sbdY mUTy idnu rYxI ]8]

bin sabadhai moothae dhin rainee ||8||

Without the Shabad, they are plundered, day and night. ||8||

ihrdY swcu vsY hir nwie ]

hiradhai saach vasai har naae ||

Death cannot touch those whose hearts are filled with the True Name of the Lord,

kwlu n joih skY gux gwie ]

kaal n johi sakai gun gaae ||

And who sing the Glories of God.

nwnk gurmuiK sbid smwie ]9]14]

naanak guramukh sabadh samaae ||9||14||

O Nanak, the Gurmukh is absorbed in the Word of the Shabad. ||9||14||