22: gurU dI mihNmW is`K nUM aupdyS

Glory of the Guru, teaching for the Sikh ,

hMshu hMs igAwnu kir duDY ivchu kFY pwxI ]

hansahu hans giaanu kari dudhai vichahu kaddhai paanee.

The gurmukhs are those swans who on the basis of their knowledge sift water (falsehood) from milk (truth).

kChu kCu iDAwn Dir lhir n ivAwpY GuMmxvwxI ]

kachhahu kachhu dhiaani dhari lahari n viaapai ghounmanavaanee.

Among turtles, they are such ones who remain uninfluenced by waves and whirlpools.

kUMjhu kUMju vKwxIAY ismrxu kir aufY AsmwxI ]

koonjahu koonju vakhaaneeai simaranu kari udai asamaanee.

They are like siberian cranes who go on remembering the Lord while flying high.

gurprcY gur jwxIAY igAwin iDAwin ismrix gurbwxI ]

guraparachai gur jaaneeai giaani dhiaani simarani gurabaanee.

Only by loving the Guru, the Sikh knows, understands and learns the knowledge, meditation and Gurbani, the holy hymns.

gur isK lY gurisK hoie swDsMgiq jg AMdir jwxI ]

gur sikh lai gurasikh honi saadhasangati jag andari jaanee.

Having adopted the teachings of the Guru, the Sikhs become gursikhs, the Sikhs of the Guru, and join the holy congregation wherever they find it.

pYrI pY pwKwk hoie grbu invwir grIbI AwxI ]

pairee pai paakhaak hoi garabu nivaari gareebee aanee.

The humility could be cultivated only by bowing at the feet, becoming the dust of feet of the Guru and by deleting ego from the self.

pI crxodku AMimRq vwxI ]22]

pee charanodaku anmrit vaanee ||22||

Only such persons take feet-wash of the Guru and their speech becomes nectar (for others).