slok mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

Awsw krqw jgu muAw Awsw mrY n jwie ]

aucwrx muAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUAw, moAw)

aasaa karathaa jag muaa aasaa marai n jaae ||

Building up its hopes, the world dies, but its hopes do not die or depart.

nwnk Awsw pUrIAw scy isau icqu lwie ]1]

naanak aasaa pooreeaa sachae sio chith laae ||1||

O Nanak, hopes are fulfilled only by attaching one's consciousness to the True Lord. ||1||