kartaa too mayraa jajmaan

pRBwqI mhlw 1 ] (1329-5)
parbhaatee mehlaa 1.
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:


gur prswdI ividAw vIcwrY piV piV pwvY mwnu ]
gur parsaadee vidi-aa veechaarai parh parh paavai maan.
By Guru's Grace, contemplate spiritual knowledge; read it and study it, and you shall be honored.

Awpw mDy Awpu prgwisAw pwieAw AMimRqu nwmu ]1]
aapaa maDhay aap pargaasi-aa paa-i-aa amrit naam. ||1||
Within the self, the self is revealed, when one is blessed with the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

krqw qU myrw jjmwnu ]
kartaa too mayraa jajmaan.
O Creator Lord, You alone are my Benefactor.

iek diKxw hau qY pih mwgau dyih Awpxw nwmu ]1] rhwau ]
ik dakhinaa ha-o tai peh maaga-o deh aapnaa naam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I beg for only one blessing from You: please bless me with Your Name. ||1||Pause||

pMc qskr Dwvq rwKy cUkw min AiBmwnu ]
panch taskar Dhaavat raakhay chookaa man abhimaan.
The five wandering thieves are captured and held, and the egotistical pride of the mind is subdued.

idsit ibkwrI durmiq BwgI AYsw bRhm igAwnu ]2]
disat bikaaree durmat bhaagee aisaa barahm gi-aan. ||2||
Visions of corruption, vice and evil-mindedness run away. Such is the spiritual wisdom of God. ||2||

jqu squ cwvl dieAw kxk kir pRwpiq pwqI Dwnu ]
jat sat chaaval da-i-aa kanak kar paraapat paatee Dhaan.
Please bless me with the rice of truth and self-restraint, the wheat of compassion, and the leaf-plate of meditation.

dUDu krmu sMqoKu GIau kir AYsw mWgau dwnu ]3]
dooDh karam santokh ghee-o kar aisaa maaNga-o daan. ||3||
Bless me with the milk of good karma, and the clarified butter, the ghee, of compassion. Such are the gifts I beg of You, Lord. ||3||

iKmw DIrju kir gaU lvyrI shjy bCrw KIru pIAY ]
khimaa Dheeraj kar ga-oo lavayree sehjay bachhraa kheer pee-ai.
Let forgiveness and patience be my milk-cows, and let the calf of my mind intuitively drink in this milk.

isPiq srm kw kpVw mWgau hir gux nwnk rvqu rhY ]4]7]
sifat saram kaa kaprhaa maaNga-o har gun naanak ravat rahai. ||4||7||
I beg for the clothes of modesty and the Lord's Praise; Nanak chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||7||