21: siqgur mihmw
Praises of the true Guru
sO ivc vrqy isK sMq iekoqr sO siqgur AibnwsI ]
sau vich varatai sikh sant ikotar sau satigur abinaasee.
If the Sikh is hundred times, the eternal true Guru is hundred and one times.
sdw sdIv dIbwx ijs AsiQr sdw n AwvY jwsI ]
sadaa sadeev deevaan jisu asadir sadaa n aavai jaasee.
His court is ever steadfast and he never undergoes the cycle of transmigration.
iek mn ijnHYN iDAwieAw kwtI glhu iqsY jm PwsI ]
ik man jinhain dhiaaiaa kaatee galahu tisai jam dhaasee.
He who meditates upon Him with singleminded devotion, gets his noose of Yama, cut asunder.
ieko iek vrqdw sbd suriq siqgurU jxwsI ]
iko ik varatadaa sabad surati satiguroo janaasee.
That one Lord alone pervades everywhere, and only by merging consciousness in the word that true Guru can be known.
ibn drsnu guru mUrqo BRmiq iPry lK jUn caurwsI ]
binu darasanu guru moorati bhramataa dhiray lakh jooni chauraasee.
Without the glimpse of the manifest Guru (the word of Guru), thefts, wanders in eightyfour lacs of species of life.
ibnu dIiKAw gurdyv dI mir jnmy ivic nrk pvwsI ]
binu deekhiaa guradayv dee mari janamay vichi narak pavaasee.
Without the teachings of Guru, the jivgoes on taking birth and dying and is ultimately thrown in hell.
inrgux srgux siqgurU ivrlw ko gur sbd smwsI ]
niragoun saragoun satiguroo viralaa ko gur sabad samaasee.
The true Guru (Lord) is without attributes and yet possesses all the qualities.
ibnu guru Et n horu ko scI Et n kdy ibnwsI ]
binu guru aot n horu ko sachee aot n kaday binaasee.
A rare one absorbes himself in the word of the Guru. There is no shelter without Guru's and this true refuge never gets destroyed.
gurW gurU siqguru purKu Awid AMiq iQru gurU rhwsI ]
guraan guroo satiguru purakhu aadi anti diru guroo rahaasee.
The true Guru (Lord), Guru of all Gurus, is the immutable Guru from beginning to end.
ko ivrlw gurmuiK shij smwsI ]21]
ko viralaa guramoukhi sahaji samaasee ||21||
Any rare gurmukh gets merged in the equipoise.