mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx mh`lw pihlw

ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

duKI dunI shyVIAY jwie q lgih duK ]

dhukhee dhunee sehaerreeai jaae th lagehi dhukh ||

Worldly possessions are obtained by pain and suffering; when they are gone, they leave pain and suffering.

nwnk scy nwm ibnu iksY n lQI BuK ]

naanak sachae naam bin kisai n lathhee bhukh ||

O Nanak, without the True Name, hunger is never satisfied.

rUpI BuK n auqrY jW dyKW qW BuK ]

roopee bhukh n outharai jaan dhaekhaan thaan bhukh ||

Beauty does not satisfy hunger; when the man sees beauty, he hungers even more.

jyqy rs srIr ky qyqy lgih duK ]2]

jaethae ras sareer kae thaethae lagehi dhukh ||2||

As many as are the pleasures of the body, so many are the pains which afflict it. ||2||