mÚ 1 ] (138-2)
mehlaa 1.
First Mehl:
ds bwlqix bIs rvix qIsw kw suMdru khwvY ] (138-2, mwJ, mÚ 1)
das baaltan bees ravan teesaa kaa sundar kahaavai.
At the age of ten, he is a child; at twenty, a youth, and at thirty, he is called handsome.
cwlIsI puru hoie pcwsI pgu iKsY sTI ky boFypw AwvY ]
chaaleesee pur ho-ay pachaasee pag khisai sathee kay bodhaypaa aavai.
At forty, he is full of life; at fifty, his foot slips, and at sixty, old age is upon him.
sqir kw miqhIxu AsIhW kw ivauhwru n pwvY ]
satar kaa matiheen aseehaaN kaa vi-uhaar na paavai.
At seventy, he loses his intellect, and at eighty, he cannot perform his duties.
nvY kw ishjwsxI mUil n jwxY Ap blu ]
navai kaa sihjaasnee mool na jaanai ap bal.
At ninety, he lies in his bed, and he cannot understand his weakness.
FMFoilmu FUiFmu ifTu mY nwnk jgu DUey kw Dvlhru ]3]
dhandholim dhoodhim dith mai naanak jag Dhoo-ay kaa Dhavalhar. 3
After seeking and searching for such a long time, O Nanak, I have seen that the world is just a mansion of smoke. 3