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11: gwfI rwh (in`q ikRXw

The highway - daily conduct of the gurmukh (

gurisK Blky auT kir AMimRq vyly sru nHwvMdw ]

gurasikh bhalakay outd kari anmrit vaylay saru nhaavandaa.

The gurmukh getting up in arobrosial hours of the early morning takes bath in the sacred tank.

guru kY bcn aucwir kY DRmswlw dI suriq krMdw ]

guru kai bachan ouchaari kai dharamasaal dee surati karandaa.

Reciting the holy hymns of the Guru, he moves towards gurudvara, the central place for Sikh.

swDsMgiq ivic jwie kY gurbwxI dy pRIiq suxMdw ]

saadhasangati vichi jaai kai gurabaanee day preeti sounandaa.

There, joining the holy congregation,he lovingly listens to Gurbant, the holy hymns of the Guru.

sMkw mnhuN imtwie kY guru isKW dI syv krMdw ]

sankaa manahu mitaai kai guru sikhaan dee sayv karandaa.

Effacing all doubt from his mind he serves the Sikhs of the Guru.

ikrq ivrq kir Drmu dI lY prswd Awix vrqMdw ]

kirat virat kari dharamu dee lai parasaad aani varatandaa.

Then by righteous means he earns his livelihood and he distributes the hard-earned meal among the needy ones.

gurisKW no dyie kir ipCoN bicAw Awp KvMdw ]

gurasikhaan no dayi kari pichhon bachiaa aapu khavandaa.

Offering first, to the Sikhs of Guru, the remainder he himself eats.

klI kwl prgws kir guru cylw cylw guru sMdw ]

kalee kaal paragaas kari guru chaylaa guru sandaa.

In this dark age, illumined by such feelings, the disciple becomes Guru and the Guru disciple.

gurmuK gwfI rwhu clMdw ]11]

guramoukh gaadee raahu chaladaa ||11||

The gurmukhs tread on such a highway (of religious life).