ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mehlaa 1.
First Mehl:
ਹਉ ਮੁਆ ਮੈ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਪਉਣੁ ਵਹੈ ਦਰੀਆਉ ॥
ha-o mu-aa mai maari-aa pa-un vahai daree-aa-o.
In egotism, he dies; possessiveness kills him, and the breath flows out like a river.
ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਥਕੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਾ ਮਨੁ ਰਤਾ ਨਾਇ ॥
tarisnaa thakee naankaa jaa man rataa naa-ay.
Desire is exhausted, O Nanak, only when the mind is imbued with the Name.
ਲੋਇਣ ਰਤੇ ਲੋਇਣੀ ਕੰਨੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
lo-in ratay lo-inee kannee surat samaa-ay.
His eyes are imbued with the eyes of the Lord, and his ears ring with celestial consciousness.
ਜੀਭ ਰਸਾਇਣਿ ਚੂਨੜੀ ਰਤੀ ਲਾਲ ਲਵਾਇ ॥
jeebh rasaa-in choonrhee ratee laal lavaa-ay.
His tongue drinks in the sweet nectar, dyed crimson by chanting the Name of the Beloved Lord.
ਅੰਦਰੁ ਮੁਸਕਿ ਝਕੋਲਿਆ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
andar musak jhakoli-aa keemat kahee na jaa-ay. ||2||
His inner being is drenched with the Lord's fragrance; his worth cannot be described. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Clinging and grasping wear a person out, and desire drains away like water running off.
Nanak says: when the mind is soaked in the Naam, that endless wanting finally rests.
Then the eyes see with the One's seeing, the ears hum with a deeper music, the tongue tastes sweetness, and the whole being is fragrant beyond describing.
When the heart is soaked in the Name, every sense comes alive to the One.
A shalok of the First Mehl. Pride and grasping wear a person down until the breath runs out like a river. Once the mind is imbued with the Naam, desire rests and every sense is drenched in the Beloved: sight, hearing, taste, fragrance.
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt so absorbed in something good that all your senses joined in?
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