ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

ਦੁਖੀ ਦੁਨੀ ਸਹੇੜੀਐ ਜਾਇ ਤ ਲਗਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥

dukhee dunee saherreeai jaae ta lageh dukh |

Worldly possessions are obtained by pain and suffering; when they are gone, they leave pain and suffering.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਲਥੀ ਭੁਖ ॥

naanak sache naam bin kisai na lathee bhukh |

O Nanak, without the True Name, hunger is never satisfied.

ਰੂਪੀ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਖਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਭੁਖ ॥

roopee bhukh na utarai jaan dekhaan taan bhukh |

Beauty does not satisfy hunger; when the man sees beauty, he hungers even more.

ਜੇਤੇ ਰਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਕੇ ਤੇਤੇ ਲਗਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥੨॥

jete ras sareer ke tete lageh dukh |2|

As many as are the pleasures of the body, so many are the pains which afflict it. ||2||