gauVI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pihlw

gourree mehalaa 1 ||

Gauree, First Mehl:

aulitE kmlu bRhmu bIcwir ]

aucwrx bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

oulattiou kamal breham beechaar ||

The inverted heart-lotus has been turned upright, through reflective meditation on God.

AMimRq Dwr ggin dsduAwir ]

anmrith dhhaar gagan dhas dhuaar ||

From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the Ambrosial Nectar trickles down.

iqRBvxu byiDAw Awip murwir ]1]

thribhavan baedhhiaa aap muraar ||1||

The Lord Himself is pervading the three worlds. ||1||

ry mn myry Brmu n kIjY ]

rae man maerae bharam n keejai ||

O my mind, do not give in to doubt.

min mwinAY AMimRq rsu pIjY ]1] rhwau ]

man maaniai anmrith ras peejai ||1|| rehaao ||

When the mind surrenders to the Name, it drinks in the essence of Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||

jnmu jIiq mrix mnu mwinAw ]

janam jeeth maran man maaniaa ||

So win the game of life; let your mind surrender and accept death.

Awip mUAw mnu mn qy jwinAw ]

aap mooaa man man thae jaaniaa ||

When the self dies, the individual mind comes to know the Supreme Mind.

njir BeI Gru Gr qy jwinAw ]2]

najar bhee ghar ghar thae jaaniaa ||2||

As the inner vision is awakened, one comes to know one's own home, deep within the self. ||2||

jqu squ qIrQu mjnu nwim ]

aucwrx m`jnu

jath sath theerathh majan naam ||

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is austerity, chastity and cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

AiDk ibQwru krau iksu kwim ]

adhhik bithhaar karo kis kaam ||

What good are ostentatious displays?

nr nwrwiex AMqrjwim ]3]

nar naaraaein antharajaam ||3||

The All-pervading Lord is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||3||

Awn mnau qau pr Gr jwau ]

aan mano tho par ghar jaao ||

If I had faith in someone else, then I would go to that one's house.

iksu jwcau nwhI ko Qwau ]

kis jaacho naahee ko thhaao ||

But where should I go, to beg? There is no other place for me.

nwnk gurmiq shij smwau ]4]8]

naanak guramath sehaj samaao ||4||8||

O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, I am intuitively absorbed in the Lord. ||4||8||