ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

ਕਾਪੜੁ ਕਾਠੁ ਰੰਗਾਇਆ ਰਾਂਗਿ ॥

kaaparr kaatth rangaaeaa raang |

They have fine clothes and furniture of various colors.

ਘਰ ਗਚ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਾਗੇ ਬਾਗ ॥

ghar gach keete baage baag |

Their houses are painted beautifully white.

ਸਾਦ ਸਹਜ ਕਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਖੇਲਾਇਆ ॥

saad sehaj kar man khelaaeaa |

In pleasure and poise, they play their mind games.

ਤੈ ਸਹ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਕਹਾਇਆ ॥

tai seh paasahu kehan kahaaeaa |

When they approach You, O Lord, they shall be spoken to.

ਮਿਠਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਕਉੜਾ ਖਾਇਆ ॥

mitthaa kar kai kaurraa khaaeaa |

They think it is sweet, so they eat the bitter.

ਤਿਨਿ ਕਉੜੈ ਤਨਿ ਰੋਗੁ ਜਮਾਇਆ ॥

tin kaurrai tan rog jamaaeaa |

The bitter disease grows in the body.

ਜੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਿਠਾ ਪੇੜੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

je fir mitthaa perrai paae |

If, later on, they receive the sweet,

ਤਉ ਕਉੜਤਣੁ ਚੂਕਸਿ ਮਾਇ ॥

tau kaurratan chookas maae |

then their bitterness shall be gone, O mother.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

naanak guramukh paavai soe |

O Nanak, the Gurmukh is blessed to receive

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

jis no praapat likhiaa hoe |2|

what he is predestined to receive. ||2||