ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

ਪਹਿਰਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਹਿਵੈ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਸਾਰੁ ਕਰਾਈ ॥

pahiraa agan hivai ghar baadhaa bhojan saar karaaee |

If I dressed myself in fire, and built my house of snow, and made iron my food;

ਸਗਲੇ ਦੂਖ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਪੀਵਾ ਧਰਤੀ ਹਾਕ ਚਲਾਈ ॥

sagale dookh paanee kar peevaa dharatee haak chalaaee |

and if I were to drink in all pain like water, and drive the entire earth before me;

ਧਰਿ ਤਾਰਾਜੀ ਅੰਬਰੁ ਤੋਲੀ ਪਿਛੈ ਟੰਕੁ ਚੜਾਈ ॥

dhar taaraajee anbar tolee pichhai ttank charraaee |

and if I were to place the earth upon a scale and balance it with a single copper coin;

ਏਵਡੁ ਵਧਾ ਮਾਵਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਭਸੈ ਨਥਿ ਚਲਾਈ ॥

evadd vadhaa maavaa naahee sabhasai nath chalaaee |

and if I were to become so great that I could not be contained, and if I were to control and lead all;

ਏਤਾ ਤਾਣੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕਰੀ ਭਿ ਆਖਿ ਕਰਾਈ ॥

etaa taan hovai man andar karee bhi aakh karaaee |

and if I were to possess so much power within my mind that I could cause others to do my bidding-so what?

ਜੇਵਡੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਤੇਵਡ ਦਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਦੇ ਕਰੇ ਰਜਾਈ ॥

jevadd saahib tevadd daatee de de kare rajaaee |

As Great as our Lord and Master is, so great are His gifts. He bestows them according to His Will.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਉਪਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥

naanak nadar kare jis upar sach naam vaddiaaee |1|

O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||