<> siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBµ gurpRswid ]
aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr; sYBµ: it`pI iv`c rhxw
ik oankaar sath naam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
slok shsikRqI mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx slok shs-ikRqI mh`lw pihlw
salok sehasakirathee mehalaa 1 ||
Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl:
piV@ pusœk sµiDAw bwdµ ]
aucwrx pusœk: pusq`k bolo
parrih pusok sandhhiaa baadhan ||
You study the scriptures, say your prayers and argue;
isl pUjis bgul smwDµ ]
sil poojas bagul samaadhhan ||
You worship stones and sit like a crane, pretending to meditate.
muiK JUTu ibBUKn swrµ ]
aucwrx ib-BUKn: 'B' dI sWJI Avwj
mukh jhooth bibhookhan saaran ||
You speak lies and well-ornamented falsehood,
qRYpwl iqhwl ibcwrµ ]
thraipaal thihaal bichaaran ||
And recite your daily prayers three times a day.
gil mwlw iqlk illwtµ ]
gal maalaa thilak lilaattan ||
The mala is around your neck, and the sacred tilak mark is on your forehead.
duie DoqI bsqR kpwtµ ]
dhue dhhothee basathr kapaattan ||
You wear two loin cloths, and keep your head covered.
jo jwnis bRhmM krmM ]
aucwrx bRhmM: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo
jo jaanas brehaman karaman ||
If you know God and the nature of karma,
sB Pokt inscY krmM ]
aucwrx ieQy 'inscY' AwieAw hY
sabh fokatt nisachai karaman ||
You know that all these rituals and beliefs are useless.
khu nwnk inscO iD´wvY ]
aucwrx ieQy 'inscO' AwieAw hY; iD´wvY: iDAwvY bolo
kahu naanak nisacha dhhiyaavai ||
Says Nanak, meditate on the Lord with faith.
ibnu siqgur bwt n pwvY ]1]
bin sathigur baatt n paavai ||1||
Without the True Guru, no one finds the Way. ||1||
inhPlµ qs´ jnms´ jwvd bRhm n ibMdqy ]
aucwrx qs´: qisA bolo; jnms´: jnm`isA bolo; bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo
nihafalan thasy janamasy jaavadh breham n bindhathae ||
The mortal's life is fruitless, as long as he does not know God.
swgrµ sMswrs´ gurprswdI qrih ky ]
aucwrx sMswrs´: sµsw-risA bolo
saagaran sansaarasy gur parasaadhee tharehi kae ||
Only a few, by Guru's Grace, cross over the world-ocean.
krx kwrx smrQu hY khu nwnk bIcwir ]
karan kaaran samarathh hai kahu naanak beechaar ||
The Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful. Thus speaks Nanak, after deep deliberation.
kwrxu krqy vis hY ijin kl rKI Dwir ]2]
kaaran karathae vas hai jin kal rakhee dhhaar ||2||
The Creation is under the control of the Creator. By His Power, He sustains and supports it. ||2||
jog sbdµ igAwn sbdµ byd sbdµ q bRwhmxh ]
aucwrx ieQy 'q' Sbd AwieAw hY
jog sabadhan giaan sabadhan baedh sabadhan th braahamaneh ||
The Shabad is Yoga, the Shabad is spiritual wisdom; the Shabad is the Vedas for the Brahmin.
K´qRI sbdµ sUr sbdµ sUdR sbdµ prwikRqh ]
aucwrx K´qRI: iKA`qRI bolo; prw-ikRqh
khyathree sabadhan soor sabadhan soodhr sabadhan paraa kiratheh ||
The Shabad is heroic bravery for the Khshaatriya; the Shabad is service to others for the Soodra.
srb sbdµ q eyk sbdµ jy ko jwnis Byau ]
aucwrx ieQy 'q' Sbd AwieAw hY
sarab sabadhan th eaek sabadhan jae ko jaanas bhaeo ||
The Shabad for all is the Shabad, the Word of the One God, for one who knows this secret.
nwnk qw ko dwsu hY soeI inrµjn dyau ]3]
naanak thaa ko dhaas hai soee niranjan dhaeo ||3||
Nanak is the slave of the Divine, Immaculate Lord. ||3||
eyk ikRs˜µ q srb dyvw dyv dyvw q Awqmh ]
aucwrx ikRs˜µ: ikRsnµ bolo; ieQy 'q' Sbd AwieAw hY
eaek kirasaan th sarab dhaevaa dhaev dhaevaa th aathameh ||
The One Lord is the Divinity of all divinities. He is the Divinity of the soul.
AwqmM sRI bwsÍdyvs´ jy koeI jwnis Byv ]
aucwrx bwsÍdyvs´: bwsuA-dyv`isA bolo
aathaman sree baasvadhaevasy jae koee jaanas bhaev ||
Nanak is the slave of that one who knows the Secrets of the soul and the Supreme Lord God.
nwnk qw ko dwsu hY soeI inrµjn dyv ]4]
naanak thaa ko dhaas hai soee niranjan dhaev ||4||
He is the Divine Immaculate Lord Himself. ||4||