It is the first verse or pauri of Japji Sahib following the Mool (Mul) Mantra. Guru Nanak lays out the secrets of how to live well.
ਸੋਚੈ ਸੋਚਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਸੋਚੀ ਲਖ ਵਾਰ ॥
sochai soch na hova-ee jay sochee lakh vaar
By thinking and thinking, Nothing hapens… Though I may think a thousand times.
ਚੁਪੈ ਚੁਪ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਲਾਇ ਰਹਾ ਲਿਵ ਤਾਰ ॥
chupai chup na hova-ee jay laa-ay rahaa liv taar
Deep in silence, Nothining happens… Though the string of longing plays.
ਭੁਖਿਆ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੀ ਜੇ ਬੰਨਾ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਭਾਰ ॥
bhukhi-aa bhukh na utree jay bannaa puree-aa bhaar
The hungry people stay hungry, With the weight of the world on their backs.
ਕਿਵ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ਹੋਈਐ ਕਿਵ ਕੂੜੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਪਾਲਿ ॥
sahas si-aanpaa lakh hohi ta ik na chalai naal
You may be incredibly clever, But you can't take it Home with you.
ਕਿਵ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ਹੋਈਐ ਕਿਵ ਕੂੜੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਪਾਲਿ ॥
kiv sachi-aaraa ho-ee-ai kiv koorhai tutai paal
How can I live the Truth? How can I cut through the net of lies?
ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਆਕਾਰ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਈ ॥
hakam rajaa-ee chainaa naank likhi-aa naal
Walk in God's Will Within and without. O Nanak! It's Written in your Soul.