BYrau mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx BYrau mh`lw pihlw

bhairo mehalaa 1 ||

Bhairao, First Mehl:

BUµfI cwl crx kr iKsry qucw dyh kumlwnI ]

bhoonddee chaal charan kar khisarae thuchaa dhaeh kumalaanee ||

His walk becomes weak and clumsy, his feet and hands shake, and the skin of his body is withered and wrinkled.

nyqRI DuµiD krn Bey bhry mnmuiK nwmu n jwnI ]1]

naethree dhhundhh karan bheae beharae manamukh naam n jaanee ||1||

His eyes are dim, his ears are deaf, and yet, the self-willed manmukh does not know the Naam. ||1||

AMDuly ikAw pwieAw jig Awie ]

andhhulae kiaa paaeiaa jag aae ||

O blind man, what have you obtained by coming into the world?

rwmu irdY nhI gur kI syvw cwly mUlu gvwie ]1] rhwau ]

raam ridhai nehee gur kee saevaa chaalae mool gavaae ||1|| rehaao ||

The Lord is not in your heart, and you do not serve the Guru. After wasting your capital, you shall have to depart. ||1||Pause||

ijhvw rµig nhI hir rwqI jb bolY qb PIky ]

aucwrx rwqI: Bwrw krky bolo

jihavaa rang nehee har raathee jab bolai thab feekae ||

Your tongue is not imbued with the Love of the Lord; whatever you say is tasteless and insipid.

sMq jnw kI inMdw ivAwpis psU Bey kdy hoih n nIky ]2]

santh janaa kee nindhaa viaapas pasoo bheae kadhae hohi n neekae ||2||

You indulge in slander of the Saints; becoming a beast, you shall never be noble. ||2||

AMimRq kw rsu ivrlI pwieAw siqgur myil imlwey ]

anmrith kaa ras viralee paaeiaa sathigur mael milaaeae ||

Only a few obtain the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Amrit, united in Union with the True Guru.

jb lgu sbd Bydu nhI AwieAw qb lgu kwlu sMqwey ]3]

jab lag sabadh bhaedh nehee aaeiaa thab lag kaal santhaaeae ||3||

As long as the mortal does not come to understand the mystery of the Shabad, the Word of God, he shall continue to be tormented by death. ||3||

An ko dru Gru kbhU n jwnis eyko dru sicAwrw ]

an ko dhar ghar kabehoo n jaanas eaeko dhar sachiaaraa ||

Whoever finds the door of the One True Lord, does not know any other house or door.

gurprswid prmpdu pwieAw nwnku khY ivcwrw ]4]3]4]

gur parasaadh param padh paaeiaa naanak kehai vichaaraa ||4||3||4||

By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status; so says poor Nanak. ||4||3||4||