ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

ਸਉ ਮਣੁ ਹਸਤੀ ਘਿਉ ਗੁੜੁ ਖਾਵੈ ਪੰਜਿ ਸੈ ਦਾਣਾ ਖਾਇ ॥

sau man hasatee ghiau gurr khaavai panj sai daanaa khaae |

The elephant eats a hundred pounds of ghee and molasses, and five hundred pounds of corn.

ਡਕੈ ਫੂਕੈ ਖੇਹ ਉਡਾਵੈ ਸਾਹਿ ਗਇਐ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥

ddakai fookai kheh uddaavai saeh geiai pachhutaae |

He belches and grunts and scatters dust, and when the breath leaves his body, he regrets it.

ਅੰਧੀ ਫੂਕਿ ਮੁਈ ਦੇਵਾਨੀ ॥

andhee fook muee devaanee |

The blind and arrogant die insane.

ਖਸਮਿ ਮਿਟੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਭਾਨੀ ॥

khasam mittee fir bhaanee |

Submitting to the Lord, one become pleasing to Him.

ਅਧੁ ਗੁਲ੍ਹਾ ਚਿੜੀ ਕਾ ਚੁਗਣੁ ਗੈਣਿ ਚੜੀ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥

adh gulhaa chirree kaa chugan gain charree bilalaae |

The sparrow eats only half a grain, then it flies through the sky and chirps.

ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਓਹਾ ਚੰਗੀ ਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

khasamai bhaavai ohaa changee ji kare khudaae khudaae |

The good sparrow is pleasing to her Lord and Master, if she chirps the Name of the Lord.

ਸਕਤਾ ਸੀਹੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਸੈ ਮਿਰਿਆ ਸਭ ਪਿਛੈ ਪੈ ਖਾਇ ॥

sakataa seehu maare sai miriaa sabh pichhai pai khaae |

The powerful tiger kills hundreds of deer, and all sorts of other animals eat what it leaves.

ਹੋਇ ਸਤਾਣਾ ਘੁਰੈ ਨ ਮਾਵੈ ਸਾਹਿ ਗਇਐ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥

hoe sataanaa ghurai na maavai saeh geiai pachhutaae |

It becomes very strong, and cannot be contained in its den, but when it must go, it regrets.

ਅੰਧਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਬੁਕਿ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ॥

andhaa kis no buk sunaavai |

So who is impressed by the roar of the blind beast?

ਖਸਮੈ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

khasamai mool na bhaavai |

He is not pleasing at all to his Lord and Master.

ਅਕ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਅਕ ਤਿਡਾ ਅਕ ਡਾਲੀ ਬਹਿ ਖਾਇ ॥

ak siau preet kare ak tiddaa ak ddaalee beh khaae |

The insect loves the milkweed plant; perched on its branch, it eats it.

ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਓਹੋ ਚੰਗਾ ਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

khasamai bhaavai oho changaa ji kare khudaae khudaae |

It becomes good and pleasing to its Lord and Master, if it chirps the Name of the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਕੀਤੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥

naanak duneea chaar dihaarre sukh keetai dukh hoee |

O Nanak, the world lasts for only a few days; indulging in pleasures, pain is produced.

ਗਲਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੈਨਿ ਘਣੇਰੇ ਛਡਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

galaa vaale hain ghanere chhadd na sakai koee |

There are many who boast and brag, but none of them can remain detached from the world.

ਮਖਂ‍ੀ ਮਿਠੈ ਮਰਣਾ ॥

makhanee mitthai maranaa |

The fly dies for the sake of sweets.

ਜਿਨ ਤੂ ਰਖਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਤਿਨ ਭਉ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰਣਾ ॥੨॥

jin too rakheh tin nerr na aavai tin bhau saagar taranaa |2|

O Lord, death does not even approach those whom You protect. You carry them across the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||