rwgu gauVI guAwryrI mhlw 1 caupdy dupdy

aucwrx rwgu gauVI guAw-ryrI mh`lw pihlw cau-pdy du-pdy

raag gourree guaaraeree mehalaa 1 choupadhae dhupadhae

Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, First Mehl, Chau-Padas & Du-Padas:

<> siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBµ gurpRswid ]

aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr; sYBµ: it`pI iv`c rhxw

ik oankaar sath naam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

Bau mucu Bwrw vfw qolu ]

bho much bhaaraa vaddaa thol ||

The Fear of God is overpowering, and so very heavy,

mn miq haulI boly bolu ]

aucwrx m`iq

man math houlee bolae bol ||

While the intellect is lightweight, as is the speech one speaks.

isir Dir clIAY shIAY Bwru ]

sir dhhar chaleeai seheeai bhaar ||

So place the Fear of God upon your head, and bear that weight;

ndrI krmI gur bIcwru ]1]

nadharee karamee gur beechaar ||1||

By the Grace of the Merciful Lord, contemplate the Guru. ||1||

BY ibnu koie n lµGis pwir ]

bhai bin koe n langhas paar ||

Without the Fear of God, no one crosses over the world-ocean.

BY Bau rwiKAw Bwie svwir ]1] rhwau ]

bhai bho raakhiaa bhaae savaar ||1|| rehaao ||

This Fear of God adorns the Love of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

BY qin Agin BKY BY nwil ]

aucwrx BKY: polw bolo

bhai than agan bhakhai bhai naal ||

The fire of fear within the body is burnt away by the Fear of God.

BY Bau GVIAY sbid svwir ]

bhai bho gharreeai sabadh savaar ||

Through this Fear of God, we are adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

BY ibnu GwVq kcuin kc ]

bhai bin ghaarrath kach nikach ||

Without the Fear of God, all that is fashioned is false.

AMDw scw AMDI st ]2]

aucwrx st: polw bolo

andhhaa sachaa andhhee satt ||2||

Useless is the mold, and useless are the hammer-strokes on the mold. ||2||

buDI bwjI aupjY cwau ]

budhhee baajee oupajai chaao ||

The desire for the worldly drama arises in the intellect,

shs isAwxp pvY n qwau ]

sehas siaanap pavai n thaao ||

But even with thousands of clever mental tricks, the heat of the Fear of God does not come into play.

nwnk mnmuiK bolxu vwau ]

naanak manamukh bolan vaao ||

O Nanak, the speech of the self-willed manmukh is just wind.

AMDw AKru vwau duAwau ]3]1]

andhhaa akhar vaao dhuaao ||3||1||

His words are worthless and empty, like the wind. ||3||1||