sloku mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

mwieAw mmqw mohxI ijin ivxu dMqw jgu KwieAw ]

maaeiaa mamathaa mohanee jin vin dhanthaa jag khaaeiaa ||

The love of Maya is enticing; without teeth, it has eaten up the world.

mnmuK KwDy gurmuiK aubry ijnI sic nwim icqu lwieAw ]

manamukh khaadhhae guramukh oubarae jinee sach naam chith laaeiaa ||

The self-willed manmukhs are eaten away, while the Gurmukhs are saved; they focus their consciousness on the True Name.

ibnu nwvY jgu kmlw iPrY gurmuiK ndrI AwieAw ]

bin naavai jag kamalaa firai guramukh nadharee aaeiaa ||

Without the Name, the world wanders around insane; the Gurmukhs come to see this.

DMDw kriqAw inhPlu jnmu gvwieAw suKdwqw min n vswieAw ]

dhhandhhaa karathiaa nihafal janam gavaaeiaa sukhadhaathaa man n vasaaeiaa ||

Involved in worldly affairs, he wastes his life in vain; the peace-giving Lord does not come to abide in his mind.

nwnk nwmu iqnw kau imilAw ijn kau Duir iliK pwieAw ]1]

naanak naam thinaa ko miliaa jin ko dhhur likh paaeiaa ||1||

O Nanak, they alone obtain the Name, who have such pre-ordained destiny. ||1||