slok mÚ 1 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pihlw

salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

DMnu su kwgdu klm DMnu Dnu BWfw Dnu msu ]

dhhann s kaagadh kalam dhhann dhhan bhaanddaa dhhan mas ||

Blessed is the paper, blessed is the pen, blessed is the inkwell, and blessed is the ink.

Dnu lyKwrI nwnkw ijin nwmu ilKwieAw scu ]1]

dhhan laekhaaree naanakaa jin naam likhaaeiaa sach ||1||

Blessed is the writer, O Nanak, who writes the True Name. ||1||