ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa 1 |

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

ਲੇਖੈ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਲੇਖੈ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਉ ॥

lekhai bolan bolanaa lekhai khaanaa khaau |

As it is pre-ordained, people speak their words. As it is pre-ordained, they consume their food.

ਲੇਖੈ ਵਾਟ ਚਲਾਈਆ ਲੇਖੈ ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਾਉ ॥

lekhai vaatt chalaaeea lekhai sun vekhaau |

As it is pre-ordained, they walk along the way. As it is pre-ordained, they see and hear.

ਲੇਖੈ ਸਾਹ ਲਵਾਈਅਹਿ ਪੜੇ ਕਿ ਪੁਛਣ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥

lekhai saah lavaaeeeh parre ki puchhan jaau |1|

As it is pre-ordained, they draw their breath. Why should I go and ask the scholars about this? ||1||

ਬਾਬਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਰਚਨਾ ਧੋਹੁ ॥

baabaa maaeaa rachanaa dhohu |

O Baba, the splendor of Maya is deceptive.

ਅੰਧੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਏਹ ਨ ਓਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

andhai naam visaariaa naa tis eeh na ohu |1| rahaau |

The blind man has forgotten the Name; he is in limbo, neither here nor there. ||1||Pause||

ਜੀਵਣ ਮਰਣਾ ਜਾਇ ਕੈ ਏਥੈ ਖਾਜੈ ਕਾਲਿ ॥

jeevan maranaa jaae kai ethai khaajai kaal |

Life and death come to all who are born. Everything here gets devoured by Death.

ਜਿਥੈ ਬਹਿ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਚਲਿਓ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

jithai beh samajhaaeeai tithai koe na chalio naal |

He sits and examines the accounts, there where no one goes along with anyone.

ਰੋਵਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੇਤੜੇ ਸਭਿ ਬੰਨਹਿ ਪੰਡ ਪਰਾਲਿ ॥੨॥

rovan vaale jetarre sabh baneh pandd paraal |2|

Those who weep and wail might just as well all tie bundles of straw. ||2||

ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਨ ਆਖੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

sabh ko aakhai bahut bahut ghatt na aakhai koe |

Everyone says that God is the Greatest of the Great. No one calls Him any less.

ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਵਡਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

keemat kinai na paaeea kehan na vaddaa hoe |

No one can estimate His Worth. By speaking of Him, His Greatness is not increased.

ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਬੁ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਹੋਰਿ ਜੀਆ ਕੇਤੇ ਲੋਅ ॥੩॥

saachaa saahab ek too hor jeea kete loa |3|

You are the One True Lord and Master of all the other beings, of so many worlds. ||3||

ਨੀਚਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਨੀਚੀ ਹੂ ਅਤਿ ਨੀਚੁ ॥

neechaa andar neech jaat neechee hoo at neech |

Nanak seeks the company of the lowest of the low class, the very lowest of the low.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਥਿ ਵਡਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਕਿਆ ਰੀਸ ॥

naanak tin kai sang saath vaddiaa siau kiaa rees |

Why should he try to compete with the great?

ਜਿਥੈ ਨੀਚ ਸਮਾਲੀਅਨਿ ਤਿਥੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਖਸੀਸ ॥੪॥੩॥

jithai neech samaaleean tithai nadar teree bakhasees |4|3|

In that place where the lowly are cared for-there, the Blessings of Your Glance of Grace rain down. ||4||3||