ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਰਾਗਂ‍ੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਵੇਦਂ‍ੀ ॥

jootth na raaganee jootth na vedanee |

Impurity does not come from music; impurity does not come from the Vedas.

ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਚੰਦ ਸੂਰਜ ਕੀ ਭੇਦੀ ॥

jootth na chand sooraj kee bhedee |

Impurity does not come from the phases of the sun and the moon.

ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਅੰਨੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਨਾਈ ॥

jootth na anee jootth na naaee |

Impurity does not come from food; impurity does not come from ritual cleansing baths.

ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਮੀਹੁ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਐ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ॥

jootth na meehu varhiai sabh thaaee |

Impurity does not come from the rain, which falls everywhere.

ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਧਰਤੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਣੀ ॥

jootth na dharatee jootth na paanee |

Impurity does not come from the earth; impurity does not come from the water.

ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਉਣੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

jootth na paunai maeh samaanee |

Impurity does not come from the air which is diffused everywhere.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਗੁਰਿਆ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

naanak niguriaa gun naahee koe |

O Nanak, the one who has no Guru, has no redeeming virtues at all.

ਮੁਹਿ ਫੇਰਿਐ ਮੁਹੁ ਜੂਠਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

muhi feriai muhu jootthaa hoe |1|

Impurity comes from turning one's face away from God. ||1||