sUhI mhlw 1 ]
Soohee, First Mehl:
sUhI pihlI pwiqSwhI[
BWfw hCw soie jo iqsu BwvsI ]
That vessel alone is pure, which is pleasing to Him.
auqm hY auh brqn, ijhVw aus nUM cMgw l`gdw hY[
BWfw Aiq mlIxu Doqw hCw n hoiesI ]
The filthiest vessel does not become pure, simply by being washed.
prm plIq brqn Dox nwl sv`C nhIN huMdw[
gurU duAwrY hoie soJI pwiesI ]
Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, one obtains understanding.
gurW duAwry pRwxI nUM smJ prwpq huMdI hY[
eyqu duAwrY Doie hCw hoiesI ]
By being washed through this Gate, it becomes pure.
ies qrHW Doqw jwvy qW brqn swP suQrw ho jWdw hY[
mYly hCy kw vIcwru Awip vrqwiesI ]
The Lord Himself sets the standards to differentiate between the dirty and the pure.
cMgy Aqy mMdy dI pCwx krn dI smJ pRBU Awpy hI bKSdw hY[
mqu ko jwxY jwie AgY pwiesI ]
Do not think that you will automatically find a place of rest hereafter.
koeI jxw ieh nW smJ lvy ik aus nUM AgwhW Awrwm dI QW iml jweygI[
jyhy krm kmwie qyhw hoiesI ]
According to the actions one has committed, so does the mortal become.
ijho ijhw Aml bMdw kmwauNdw hY, auho ijhw hI auh ho jWdw hY[
AMimRqu hir kw nwau Awip vrqwiesI ]
He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.
Awib-ihXwq hY pRBU dw nwm Aqy auh Kud hI pRwxI nUM ies dI dwq idMdw hY[
cilAw piq isau jnmu svwir vwjw vwiesI ]
Such a mortal departs with honor and renown; his life is embellished and redeemed, and the trumpets resound with his glory.
aus dI vifAweI dy vwjy v`jdy hn, jo Awpxy jIvn nUM SuSoBq kr ky, ie`zq nwl ieQoN jWdw hY[
mwxsu ikAw vycwrw iqhu lok suxwiesI ]
Why speak of poor mortals? His glory shall echo throughout the three worlds.
grIb pRwxIAW dy sMswr dw kI kihxw hoieAw, aus dI mihmW iqMnW hI jhwnw AMdr gUMjygI[
nwnk Awip inhwl siB kul qwrsI ]1]4]6]
O Nanak, he himself shall be enraptured, and he shall save his entire ancestry. ||1||4||6||
nwnk auh Kud prm prsMn hovygw Aqy AwpxI swrI vMs nUM qwr dyvygw[