2: pMj gurU

Five Gurus

inrMkwru Akwr kir eykMkwru Apwr sdwieAw ]

nirankaaru akaaru kari aykankaaru apaar sadaaiaa.

On assuming form that formless Lord was called as the boundless Ekankar.

EAMkwru Akwru kir ieku kvwau pswau krwieAw ]

aoankaaru akaaru kari iku kavaau pasaau karaaiaa.

Ekankar became Oankar whose one vibration spread as the creation.

pMj qq prvwx kir pMj imqR pMj sqR imlwieAw ]

panj tat paravaanu kari panj mitr panj satr milaaiaa.

Then were created the five elements and five friends (truth, contentment and compassion etc.) and five enemies (the five evil propensities) of the creatures.

pMjy iqMn AswD swiD swDu sdwie swDu ibrdwieAw ]

panjay tini asaadh saadhi saadhu sadaai saadhu biradaaiaa.

Man harnessed the incurable ailments of five evil propensities and three qualities of nature and maintained his virtuous reputation of being a sadhu.

pMjy eykMkwr iliK AgoN ipCIN shs PlwieAw ]

panjay aykankaar likhi agon pichheen sahas phalaaiaa.

Five Gurus one after the other composed thousands of hymns, bat in praise of Ekankar.

pMjy AKr prDwn kir prmysru huie nwau DrwieAw ]

panjay akhar paradhaan kari paramaysaru hoi naau dharaaiaa.

The bearer of fivelettered name, Nanak Dev, became prominent like God and was called Guru.

siqgur nwnk dyau hY gur AMgd AMghuN aupjwieAw ]

satiguru naanak dayu hai guru angadu angahu oupajaaiaa.

These Guru are the true Guru Nanak Dev who created Guru Angad out of his own limbs.

AMgd qy guru Amrpd AMimRq rwm nwmu guru BwieAw ]

angad tay guru amarapad anmrit raam naamu guru bhaaiaa.

From Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, the attainer of immortal status of Guru and from him getting the nectar name of the Lord, Guru Ram Das was loved by the people.

rwmdws guru Arjx CwieAw ]2]

raamadaas guru arajan chhaaiaa ||2||

From Guru Ram Das, like his shadow emerged Guru Arjan Dev