ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salōk mah 1 .
Shalok, First Mehl:
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਰੁਖੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਫੁਲੁ ਫਲ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥
nānak gur santōkh rukh dharam phul phal giān .
O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of spiritual wisdom.
ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿਆ ਹਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਪਕੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਧਿਆਨਿ ॥
ras rasiā hariā sadā pakai karam dhiān .
Watered with the Lord's Love, it remains forever green; through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it ripens.
ਪਤਿ ਕੇ ਸਾਦ ਖਾਦਾ ਲਹੈ ਦਾਨਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਦਾਨੁ ॥੧॥
pat kē sād khādā lahai dānā kai sir dān .1.
Honor is obtained by eating this tasty dish; of all gifts, this is the greatest gift. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 .
First Mehl:
ਸੁਇਨੇ ਕਾ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਪਤ ਪਰਵਾਲਾ ਫੁਲ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਲਾਲ ॥
suinē kā birakh pat paravālā phul javēhar lāl .
The Guru is the tree of gold, with leaves of coral, and blossoms of jewels and rubies.
ਤਿਤੁ ਫਲ ਰਤਨ ਲਗਹਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਭਾਖਿਤ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਿਹਾਲੁ ॥
tit phal ratan lagah mukh bhākhit hiradai ridai nihāl .
The Words from His Mouth are fruits of jewels. Within His Heart, He beholds the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਵੈ ਲੇਖੁ ॥
nānak karam hōvai mukh masatak likhiā hōvai lēkh .
O Nanak, He is obtained by those, upon whose faces and foreheads such pre-recorded destiny is written.
ਅਠਿਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਪੂਜੈ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਸੇਖੁ ॥
athisath tīrath gur kī charanī pūjai sadā visēkh .
The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage are contained in the constant worship of the feet of the Exalted Guru.
ਹੰਸੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਕੋਪੁ ਚਾਰੇ ਨਦੀਆ ਅਗਿ ॥
hans hēt lōbh kōp chārē nadīā ag .
Cruelty, material attachment, greed and anger are the four rivers of fire.
ਪਵਹਿ ਦਝਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਤਰੀਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਲਗਿ ॥੨॥
pavah dajhah nānakā tarīai karamī lag .2.
Falling into them, one is burned, O Nanak! One is saved only by holding tight to good deeds. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਮਰੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਛੋਤਾਈਐ ॥
jīvadiā mar mār n pashōtāīai .
While you are alive, conquer death, and you shall have no regrets in the end.
ਝੂਠਾ ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਕਿਨਿ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ॥
jhūthā ih sansār kin samajhāīai .
This world is false, but only a few understand this.
ਸਚਿ ਨ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਧੰਧੈ ਧਾਈਐ ॥
sach n dharē piār dhandhai dhāīai .
People do not enshrine love for the Truth; they chase after worldly affairs instead.
ਕਾਲੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਖੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਦੁਨੀਆਈਐ ॥
kāl burā khai kāl sir dunīāīai .
The terrible time of death and annihilation hovers over the heads of the world.
ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਜੰਦਾਰੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਦਾਈਐ ॥
hukamī sir jandār mārē dāīai .
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the Messenger of Death smashes his club over their heads.
ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈਐ ॥
āpē dēi piār mann vasāīai .
The Lord Himself gives His Love, and enshrines it within their minds.
ਮੁਹਤੁ ਨ ਚਸਾ ਵਿਲੰਮੁ ਭਰੀਐ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
muhat n chasā vilanm bharīai pāīai .
Not a moment or an instant's delay is permitted, when one's measure of life is full.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੁਝਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੨੦॥
gur parasādī bujh sach samāīai .20.
By Guru's Grace, one comes to know the True One, and is absorbed into Him. ||20||