Bhai Gurdas JiAng 1Bhai Gurdas Ji's VaarsVaar 19 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

27: gurU sUrXodX

Rise of Guru Nanak

siqgur nwnk pRgitAw imtI DuMDu jig cwnxu hoAw ]

satiguru naanaku pragatiaa mitee dhoundhu jagi chaananu hoaa.

With the emergence of the true Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the light scattered all around.

ijau kir sUrju inkilAw qwry Cip AMDyru ploAw ]

jiu kari sooraju nikaliaa taaray chhipay andhayru paloaa.

As if at the sun rise the stars disappeared and the darkness dispelled.

isMG buky imrgwvlI BMnI jwie n DIir DroAw ]

singhu boukay miragaavalee bhannee jaai n dheeri dharoaa.

With the roar of the lion in the forest the flocks of escaping deer now cannot have endurance.

ijQy bwbw pYr Dir pUjw Awsxu Qwpix soAw ]

jiday baabaa pairu dharay poojaa aasanu daapani soaa.

Wherever Baba put his feet, a religious place was erected and established.

isD Awsix siB jgq dy nwnk Awid mqy jy koAw ]

sidhaasani sabhi jagati day naanak aadi matay jay koaa.

All the siddh-places now have been renamed on the name of Nanak.

Gir Gir AMdir Drmswl hovY kIrqnu sdw ivsoAw ]

ghari ghari andari dharamasaal hovai keeratanu sadaa visoaa.

Everyhome has become a place of dharma where singing.

bwby qwry cwir cik nau KMif ipRQmI scw FoAw ]

baabay taaray chaari chaki nau khandi pridavee sachaa ddhoaa.

Baba liberated all four directions and nine divisions of earth.

gurmiK kil ivc prgtu hoAw ]27]

guramoukhi kali vichi paragatu hoaa ||27||

Gurmukh (Guru Nanak) has emerged in this kaliyug, the dark age.