ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ਲਗਾ ਥਣ ਦੁਧਿ ॥

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First Mehl:

ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ਲਗਾ ਥਣ ਦੁਧਿ ॥

pahilai piāri lagā thaṇ dudhi ॥

पहिलै पिआरि लगा थण दुधि ॥

First, the baby loves mother's milk;

ਦੂਜੈ ਮਾਇ ਬਾਪ ਕੀ ਸੁਧਿ ॥

dūjai māi bāp kī sudhi ॥

दूजै माइ बाप की सुधि ॥

Second, he learns of his mother and father;

ਤੀਜੈ ਭਯਾ ਭਾਭੀ ਬੇਬ ॥

tījai bhayā bhābhī bēb ॥

तीजै भया भाभी बेब ॥

Third, his brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters;

ਚਉਥੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ਉਪੰਨੀ ਖੇਡ ॥

chauthai piāri upnnī khēḍ ॥

चउथै पिआरि उपंनी खेड ॥

Fourth, the love of play awakens.

ਪੰਜਵੈ ਖਾਣ ਪੀਅਣ ਕੀ ਧਾਤੁ ॥

pañjvai khāṇ pīaṇ kī dhātu ॥

पंजवै खाण पीअण की धातु ॥

Fifth, he runs after food and drink;

ਛਿਵੈ ਕਾਮੁ ਨ ਪੁਛੈ ਜਾਤਿ ॥

chhivai kāmu na puchhai jāti ॥

छिवै कामु न पुछै जाति ॥

Sixth, in his sexual desire, he does not respect social customs.

ਸਤਵੈ ਸੰਜਿ ਕੀਆ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

satvai sañji kīā ghar vāsu ॥

सतवै संजि कीआ घर वासु ॥

Seventh, he gathers wealth and dwells in his house;

ਅਠਵੈ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਹੋਆ ਤਨ ਨਾਸੁ ॥

aṭhvai krōdhu hōā tan nāsu ॥

अठवै क्रोधु होआ तन नासु ॥

Eighth, he becomes angry, and his body is consumed.

ਨਾਵੈ ਧਉਲੇ ਉਭੇ ਸਾਹ ॥

nāvai dhaulē ubhē sāh ॥

नावै धउले उभे साह ॥

Ninth, he turns grey, and his breathing becomes labored;

ਦਸਵੈ ਦਧਾ ਹੋਆ ਸੁਆਹ ॥

dasvai dadhā hōā suāh ॥

दसवै दधा होआ सुआह ॥

Tenth, he is cremated, and turns to ashes.

ਗਏ ਸਿਗੀਤ ਪੁਕਾਰੀ ਧਾਹ ॥

gaē sigīt pukārī dhāh ॥

गए सिगीत पुकारी धाह ॥

His companions send him off, crying out and lamenting.

ਉਡਿਆ ਹੰਸੁ ਦਸਾਏ ਰਾਹ ॥

uḍiā haṃsu dasāē rāh ॥

उडिआ हंसु दसाए राह ॥

The swan of the soul takes flight, and asks which way to go.

ਆਇਆ ਗਇਆ ਮੁਇਆ ਨਾਉ ॥

āiā gaiā muiā nāu ॥

आइआ गइआ मुइआ नाउ ॥

He came and he went, and now, even his name has died.

ਪਿਛੈ ਪਤਲਿ ਸਦਿਹੁ ਕਾਵ ॥

pichhai patli sadihu kāv ॥

पिछै पतलि सदिहु काव ॥

After he left, food was offered on leaves, and the birds were called to come and eat.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧੁ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

nānak manmukhi andhu piāru ॥

नानक मनमुखि अंधु पिआरु ॥

O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs love the darkness.

ਬਾਝੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਡੁਬਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

bājhu gurū ḍubā saṃsāru ॥2॥

बाझु गुरू डुबा संसारु ॥२॥

Without the Guru, the world is drowning. ||2||