ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਬਰਸ ਬਰਸ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਮਾਸ ॥
Paṛee▫ah jéṫé baras baras paṛee▫ah jéṫé maas.
You may read them year after year; you may read them in as many months as there are.
ਪੜੀਐ ਜੇਤੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਸਾਸ ॥
Paṛee▫æ jéṫee aarjaa paṛee▫ah jéṫé saas.
You may read them all your life; you may read them with every breath.
ਨਾਨਕ ਲੇਖੈ ਇਕ ਗਲ ਹੋਰੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਝਖਣਾ ਝਾਖ ॥੧॥
Naanak lékʰæ ik gal hor ha▫umæ jʰakʰ▫ṇaa jʰaakʰ. ||1||
O Nanak! Only one thing is of any account: everything else is useless babbling and idle talk in ego. ||1||