slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

gaU ibrwhmx kau kru lwvhu gobir qrxu n jweI ]

aucwrx ib-rwhmx

goo biraahaman ko kar laavahu gobar tharan n jaaee ||

They tax the cows and the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply to their kitchen will not save them.

DoqI itkw qY jpmwlI Dwnu mlyCW KweI ]

aucwrx it`kw

dhhothee ttikaa thai japamaalee dhhaan malaeshhaan khaaee ||

They wear their loin cloths, apply ritual frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their rosaries, but they eat food with the Muslims.

AMqir pUjw pVih kqybw sMjmu qurkw BweI ]

anthar poojaa parrehi kathaebaa sanjam thurakaa bhaaee ||

O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life.

CofIly pwKMfw ]

shhoddeelae paakhanddaa ||

Renounce your hypocrisy!

nwim lieAY jwih qrµdw ]1]

naam laeiai jaahi tharandhaa ||1||

Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall swim across. ||1||