bolhu sach naam kartaar

pRBwqI mhlw 1 ] (1329-16)
parbhaatee mehlaa 1.
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:


idsit ibkwrI bMDin bWDY hau iqs kY bil jweI ]
disat bikaaree banDhan baaNDhai ha-o tis kai bal jaa-ee.
I am a sacrifice to that one who binds in bondage his evil and corrupted gaze.

pwp puMn kI swr n jwxY BUlw iPrY AjweI ]1]
paap punn kee saar na jaanai bhoolaa firai ajaa-ee. ||1||
One who does not know the difference between vice and virtue wanders around uselessly. ||1||

bolhu scu nwmu krqwr ]
bolhu sach naam kartaar.
Speak the True Name of the Creator Lord.

Puin bhuiV n Awvx vwr ]1] rhwau ]
fun bahurh na aavan vaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Then, you shall never again have to come into this world. ||1||Pause||

aUcw qy Puin nIcu krqu hY nIc krY sulqwnu ]
oochaa tay fun neech karat hai neech karai sultaan.
The Creator transforms the high into the low, and makes the lowly into kings.

ijnI jwxu sujwixAw jig qy pUry prvwxu ]2]
jinee jaan sujaani-aa jag tay pooray parvaan. ||2||
Those who know the All-knowing Lord are approved and certified as perfect in this world. ||2||

qw kau smJwvx jweIAY jy ko BUlw hoeI ]
taa ka-o samjhaavan jaa-ee-ai jay ko bhoolaa ho-ee.
If anyone is mistaken and fooled, you should go to instruct him.

Awpy Kyl kry sB krqw AYsw bUJY koeI ]3]
aapay khayl karay sabh kartaa aisaa boojhai ko-ee. ||3||
The Creator Himself plays all the games; only a few understand this. ||3||

nwau pRBwqY sbid iDAweIAY Cofhu dunI prIqw ]
naa-o parbhaatai sabad Dhi-aa-ee-ai chhodahu dunee pareetaa.
Meditate on the Name, and the Word of the Shabad, in the early hours before dawn; leave your worldly entanglements behind.

pRxviq nwnk dwsin dwsw jig hwirAw iqin jIqw ]4]9]
paranvat naanak daasan daasaa jag haari-aa tin jeetaa. ||4||9||
Prays Nanak, the slave of God's slaves: the world loses, and he wins. ||4||9||