ਨੰਗਾ ਦੋਜਕਿ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਾ ਦਿਸੈ ਖਰਾ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ॥

Nangaa ḋojak chaali▫aa ṫaa ḋisæ kʰaraa daraavaṇaa.

He goes to hell naked, and he looks hideous then.

ਕਰਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਾ ॥੧੪॥

Kar a▫ugaṇ pachʰoṫaavaṇaa. ||14||

He regrets the sins he committed. ||14||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

Salok mėhlaa 1.

Shalok, First Mehl:

ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥

Ḋa▫i▫aa kapaah sanṫokʰ sooṫ jaṫ gandʰee saṫ vat.

Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist.

ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥

Éhu jané▫oo jee▫a kaa ha▫ee ṫa paadé gʰaṫ.

This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.

ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

Naa éhu ṫutæ naa mal lagæ naa éhu jalæ na jaa▫é.

It does not break, it cannot be soiled by filth, it cannot be burnt, or lost.

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥

Ḋʰan so maaṇas naankaa jo gal chalé paa▫é.

Blessed are those mortal beings, O Nanak! Who wear such a thread around their necks.

ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

Cha▫ukaṛ mul aṇaa▫i▫aa bahi cha▫ukæ paa▫i▫aa.

You buy the thread for a few shells, and seated in your enclosure, you put it on.

ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥

Sikʰaa kann chaṛaa▫ee▫aa gur baraahmaṇ ṫʰi▫aa.

Whispering instructions into others’ ears, the Brahmin becomes a guru.

ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥

Oh mu▫aa oh jʰaṛ pa▫i▫aa véṫgaa ga▫i▫aa. ||1||

But he dies, and the sacred thread falls away, and the soul departs without it. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

Mėhlaa 1.

First Mehl:

ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥

Lakʰ choree▫aa lakʰ jaaree▫aa lakʰ kooṛee▫aa lakʰ gaal.

He commits thousands of robberies, thousands of acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of abuses.

ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

Lakʰ tʰagee▫aa pahinaamee▫aa raaṫ ḋinas jee▫a naal.

He practices thousands of deceptions and secret deeds, night and day, against his fellow beings.

ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮੑਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥

Ṫag kapaahahu kaṫee▫æ baamĥaṇ vaté aa▫é.

The thread is spun from cotton, and the Brahmin comes and twists it.

ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨੑਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

Kuhi bakraa rinniĥ kʰaa▫i▫aa sabʰ ko aakʰæ paa▫é.

The goat is killed, cooked and eaten, and everyone then says, “Put on the sacred thread”.

ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥

Ho▫é puraaṇaa sutee▫æ bʰee fir paa▫ee▫æ hor.

When it wears out, it is thrown away, and another one is put on.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥

Naanak ṫag na ṫut▫ee jé ṫag hovæ jor. ||2||

O Nanak! The thread would not break, if it had any real strength. ||2||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

Mėhlaa 1.

First Mehl:

ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥

Naa▫é mani▫æ paṫ oopjæ saalaahee sach sooṫ.

Believing in the Name, honor is obtained. The Lord’s Praise is the true sacred thread.

ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥

Ḋargėh anḋar paa▫ee▫æ ṫag na ṫootas pooṫ. ||3||

Such a sacred thread is worn in the Court of the Lord; it shall never break. ||3||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

Mėhlaa 1.

First Mehl:

ਤਗੁ ਨ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

Ṫag na inḋree ṫag na naaree.

There is no sacred thread for the sexual organ, and no thread for women.

ਭਲਕੇ ਥੁਕ ਪਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਦਾੜੀ ॥

Bʰalké ṫʰuk pavæ niṫ ḋaaṛee.

The man’s beard is spat upon daily.

ਤਗੁ ਨ ਪੈਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਹਥੀ ॥

Ṫag na pæree ṫag na haṫʰee.

There is no sacred thread for the feet, and no thread for the hands;

ਤਗੁ ਨ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਅਖੀ ॥

Ṫag na jihvaa ṫag na akʰee.

no thread for the tongue, and no thread for the eyes.

ਵੇਤਗਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਤੈ ॥

véṫgaa aapé vaṫæ.

The Brahmin himself goes to the world hereafter without a sacred thread.

ਵਟਿ ਧਾਗੇ ਅਵਰਾ ਘਤੈ ॥

vat ḋʰaagé avraa gʰaṫæ.

Twisting the threads, he puts them on others.

ਲੈ ਭਾੜਿ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥

Læ bʰaaṛ karé vee▫aahu.

He takes payment for performing marriages;

ਕਢਿ ਕਾਗਲੁ ਦਸੇ ਰਾਹੁ ॥

Kadʰ kaagal ḋasé raahu.

reading their horoscopes, he shows them the way.

ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥

Suṇ vékʰhu lokaa éhu vidaaṇ.

Hear, and see, O people, this wondrous thing.

ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪॥

Man anḋʰaa naa▫o sujaaṇ. ||4||

He is mentally blind, and yet his name is wisdom. ||4||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

Pa▫oṛee.

Pauree:

ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ॥

Saahib ho▫é ḋa▫i▫aal kirpaa karé ṫaa saa▫ee kaar karaa▫isee.

One, upon whom the Merciful Lord bestows His Grace, performs His service.

ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਸੀ ॥

So sévak sévaa karé jis no hukam manaa▫isee.

That servant, whom the Lord causes to obey the Order of His Will, serves Him.

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

Hukam mani▫æ hovæ parvaaṇ ṫaa kʰasmæ kaa mahal paa▫isee.

Obeying the Order of His Will, he becomes acceptable, and then, he obtains the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.

ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

Kʰasmæ bʰaavæ so karé manhu chinḋi▫aa so fal paa▫isee.

One who acts to please His Lord and Master, obtains the fruits of his mind’s desires.

ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇਸੀ ॥੧੫॥

Ṫaa ḋargėh pæḋʰaa jaa▫isee. ||15||

Then, he goes to the Court of the Lord, wearing robes of honor. ||15||

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

Salok mėhlaa 1.

Shalok, First Mehl:

ਗਊ ਬਿਰਾਹਮਣ ਕਉ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਗੋਬਰਿ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

Ga▫oo biraahmaṇ ka▫o kar laavhu gobar ṫaraṇ na jaa▫ee.

They tax the cows and the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply to their kitchen will not save them.

ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੈ ਜਪਮਾਲੀ ਧਾਨੁ ਮਲੇਛਾਂ ਖਾਈ ॥

Ḋʰoṫee tikaa ṫæ japmaalee ḋʰaan maléchʰaaⁿ kʰaa▫ee.

They wear their loincloths, apply ritual frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their rosaries, but they eat food with the Muslims.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਤੁਰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥

Anṫar poojaa paṛėh kaṫébaa sanjam ṫurkaa bʰaa▫ee.

O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life.

ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥

Chʰodeelé paakʰandaa.

Renounce your hypocrisy!

ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥

Naam la▫i▫æ jaahi ṫaranḋaa. ||1||

Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall swim across. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

Mėhlaa 1.

First Mehl:

ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥

Maaṇas kʰaaṇé karahi nivaaj.

The man-eaters say their prayers.

ਛੁਰੀ ਵਗਾਇਨਿ ਤਿਨ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗ ॥

Chʰuree vagaa▫in ṫin gal ṫaag.

Those who wield the knife wear the sacred thread around their necks.

ਤਿਨ ਘਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਪੂਰਹਿ ਨਾਦ ॥

Ṫin gʰar barahmaṇ poorėh naaḋ.

In their homes, the Brahmins sound the conch.

ਉਨੑਾ ਭਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਓਈ ਸਾਦ ॥

Unĥaa bʰė aavahi o▫ee saaḋ.

They too have the same taste.

ਕੂੜੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਕੂੜਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥

Kooṛee raas kooṛaa vaapaar.

False is their capital, and false is their trade.

ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥

Kooṛ bol karahi aahaar.

Speaking falsehood, they take their food.

ਸਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

Saram ḋʰaram kaa déraa ḋoor.

The home of modesty and Dharma is far from them.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕੂੜੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥

Naanak kooṛ rahi▫aa bʰarpoor.

O Nanak! They are totally permeated with falsehood.

ਮਥੈ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੇੜਿ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਖਾਈ ॥

Maṫʰæ tikaa ṫéṛ ḋʰoṫee kakʰaa▫ee.

The sacred marks are on their foreheads, and the saffron loin-cloths are around their waists;

ਹਥਿ ਛੁਰੀ ਜਗਤ ਕਾਸਾਈ ॥

Haṫʰ chʰuree jagaṫ kaasaa▫ee.

in their hands they hold the knives - they are the butchers of the world!

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