ਮ: ੧ ॥

Ma 1 ||

First Mehl:

ਲਖ ਨੇਕੀਆ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਲਖ ਪੁੰਨਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

Lakh Naekeea Changiaeea Lakh Punna Paravan ||

Hundreds of thousands of virtues and good actions, and hundreds of thousands of blessed charities,

ਲਖ ਤਪ ਉਪਰਿ ਤੀਰਥਾਂ ਸਹਜ ਜੋਗ ਬੇਬਾਣ ॥

Lakh Thap Oupar Theerathhan Sehaj Jog Baeban ||

Hundreds of thousands of penances at sacred shrines, and the practice of Sehj Yoga in the wilderness,

ਲਖ ਸੂਰਤਣ ਸੰਗਰਾਮ ਰਣ ਮਹਿ ਛੁਟਹਿ ਪਰਾਣ ॥

Lakh Soorathan Sangaram Ran Mehi Shhuttehi Paran ||

Hundreds of thousands of courageous actions and giving up the breath of life on the field of battle,

ਲਖ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਲਖ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਪਾਠ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥

Lakh Surathee Lakh Gian Dhhian Parreeahi Path Puran ||

Hundreds of thousands of divine understandings, hundreds of thousands of divine wisdoms and meditations and readings of the Vedas and the Puraanas

ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਕਰਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

Jin Karathai Karana Keea Likhia Avan Jan ||

- before the Creator who created the creation, and who ordained coming and going,

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਤੀ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਕਰਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੨॥

Naanak Mathee Mithhia Karam Sacha Neesan ||2||

O Nanak, all these things are false. True is the Insignia of His Grace. ||2||