16: gurmuK dw jIvx mukq pd

Gurmukh,the liberated one in life

swDsMgiq kir swDnw iprm ipAwlw Ajru jrxw ]

saadhasangati kari saadhanaa piram piaalaa ajaru jaranaa.

Adopting the discipline in the holy congregation, the unbearable cup of love is drunk and endured.

pYrI pY pwKwk hoie Awpu gvwie jIvMidAw mrxw ]

pairee pai paa khaaku hoi aapu gavaai jeevandiaan maranaa.

Then the individual falling at the feet and eschewing ego dies in relation to all the worldly concerns.

jIvx mukiq vKwxIAY mir mir jIvxu fuib fuib qrxw ]

jeevan moukati vakhaaneeai mari mari jeevanu doubi doubi taranaa.

Liberated in life is he who dies of maya and lives up in the love of God.

sbdu suriq ilvlIxu hoie AipE pIAxu qY Aaucr crxw ]

sabadu surati livaleenu hoi apiu peeanu tai aouchar charanaa.

Merging his consciousness in Word and quaffing the nectar he eats up his ego.

Anhd nwd Avys kir AMimRq vwxI inJru Jrxw ]

anahad naad avays kari anmrit vaanee nijharu jharanaa.

Inspired by the unstruck melody he always goes on pouring the word-nectar.

krx kwrx smrQ hoie kwrxu krx n kwrx krxw ]

karan kaaran samaradu hoi kaaranu karanu n kaaranu karanaa.

Now he is already cause of all the causes but still does nothing harmful to others.

piqq auDwrx Asrx srxw ]16]

patit udhaaran asaran saranaa ||16||

Such a person salvages the sinners and provides shelter to the shelterless.