slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

kubuiD fUmxI kudieAw kswieix pr inMdw Gt cUhVI muTI kRoiD cMfwil ]

aucwrx ku-buiD; ku-dieAw; k-swieix

kubudhh ddoomanee kudhaeiaa kasaaein par nindhaa ghatt chooharree muthee krodhh chanddaal ||

False-mindedness is the drummer-woman; cruelty is the butcheress; slander of others in one's heart is the cleaning-woman, and deceitful anger is the outcast-woman.

kwrI kFI ikAw QIAY jW cwry bYTIAw nwil ]

kaaree kadtee kiaa thheeai jaan chaarae baitheeaa naal ||

What good are the ceremonial lines drawn around your kitchen, when these four are seated there with you?

scu sMjmu krxI kwrW nwvxu nwau jpyhI ]

aucwrx nwvxu: 'n' Bwrw krky

sach sanjam karanee kaaraan naavan naao japaehee ||

Make Truth your self-discipline, and make good deeds the lines you draw; make chanting the Name your cleansing bath.

nwnk AgY aUqm syeI ij pwpW pMid n dyhI ]1]

aucwrx pMid: polw bolo

naanak agai ootham saeee j paapaan pandh n dhaehee ||1||

O Nanak, those who do not walk in the ways of sin, shall be exalted in the world hereafter. ||1||