rwmklI mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pihlw

raamakalee mehalaa 1 ||

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

jw hir pRiB ikrpw DwrI ]

jaa har prabh kirapaa dhhaaree ||

When the Lord God showered His Mercy,

qw haumY ivchu mwrI ]

thaa houmai vichahu maaree ||

Egotism was eradicated from within me.

so syvik rwm ipAwrI ]

so saevak raam piaaree ||

That humble servant who contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad,

jo gur sbdI bIcwrI ]1]

jo gur sabadhee beechaaree ||1||

Is very dear to the Lord. ||1||

so hirjnu hir pRB BwvY ]

so har jan har prabh bhaavai ||

That humble servant of the Lord is pleasing to his Lord God;

Aihinis Bgiq kry idnu rwqI lwj Coif hir ky gux gwvY ]1] rhwau ]

ahinis bhagath karae dhin raathee laaj shhodd har kae gun gaavai ||1|| rehaao ||

Day and night, he performs devotional worship, day and night. Disregarding his own honor, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Duin vwjy Anhd Gorw ]

dhhun vaajae anehadh ghoraa ||

The unstruck melody of the sound current resonates and resounds;

mnu mwinAw hir ris morw ]

man maaniaa har ras moraa ||

My mind is appeased by the subtle essence of the Lord.

gur pUrY scu smwieAw ]

gur poorai sach samaaeiaa ||

Through the Perfect Guru, I am absorbed in Truth.

guru Awid purKu hir pwieAw ]2]

gur aadh purakh har paaeiaa ||2||

Through the Guru, I have found the Lord, the Primal Being. ||2||

siB nwd byd gurbwxI ]

sabh naadh baedh gurabaanee ||

Gurbani is the sound current of the Naad, the Vedas, everything.

mnu rwqw swirgpwxI ]

aucwrx rwqw: Bwrw krky bolo

man raathaa saarigapaanee ||

My mind is attuned to the Lord of the Universe.

qh qIrQ vrq qp swry ]

theh theerathh varath thap saarae ||

He is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage, fasting and austere self-discipline.

gur imilAw hir insqwry ]3]

gur miliaa har nisathaarae ||3||

The Lord saves, and carries across, those who meet with the Guru. ||3||

jh Awpu gieAw Bau Bwgw ]

jeh aap gaeiaa bho bhaagaa ||

One whose self-conceit is gone, sees his fears run away.

gur crxI syvku lwgw ]

gur charanee saevak laagaa ||

That servant grasps the Guru's feet.

guir siqguir Brmu cukwieAw ]

gur sathigur bharam chukaaeiaa ||

The Guru, the True Guru, has expelled my doubts.

khu nwnk sbid imlwieAw ]4]10]

kahu naanak sabadh milaaeiaa ||4||10||

Says Nanak, I have merged into the Word of the Shabad. ||4||10||