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aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr

ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

rwgu BYrau mhlw 1 Gru 2 ]

aucwrx rwgu BYrau mh`lw pihlw Gru dUjw

raag bhairo mehalaa 1 ghar 2 ||

Raag Bhairao, First Mehl, Second House:

gur kY sbid qry muin kyqy ieMdRwidk bRhmwid qry ]

aucwrx bRhmwid: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

gur kai sabadh tharae mun kaethae eindhraadhik brehamaadh tharae ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, so many silent sages have been saved; Indra and Brahma have also been saved.

snk snµdn qpsI jn kyqy gurprswdI pwir pry ]1]

aucwrx qp-sI

sanak sanandhan thapasee jan kaethae gur parasaadhee paar parae ||1||

Sanak, Sanandan and many humble men of austerity, by Guru's Grace, have been carried across to the other side. ||1||

Bvjlu ibnu sbdY ikau qrIAY ]

bhavajal bin sabadhai kio thareeai ||

Without the Word of the Shabad, how can anyone cross over the terrifying world-ocean?

nwm ibnw jgu roig ibAwipAw duibDw fuib fuib mrIAY ]1] rhwau ]

naam binaa jag rog biaapiaa dhubidhhaa ddub ddub mareeai ||1|| rehaao ||

Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is entangled in the disease of duality, and is drowned, drowned, and dies. ||1||Pause||

guru dyvw guru AlK AByvw iqRBvx soJI gur kI syvw ]

aucwrx Al`K

gur dhaevaa gur alakh abhaevaa thribhavan sojhee gur kee saevaa ||

The Guru is Divine; the Guru is Inscrutable and Mysterious. Serving the Guru, the three worlds are known and understood.

Awpy dwiq krI guir dwqY pwieAw AlK AByvw ]2]

aucwrx Al`K

aapae dhaath karee gur dhaathai paaeiaa alakh abhaevaa ||2||

The Guru, the Giver, has Himself given me the Gift; I have obtained the Inscrutable, Mysterious Lord. ||2||

mnu rwjw mnu mn qy mwinAw mnsw mnih smweI ]

man raajaa man man thae maaniaa manasaa manehi samaaee ||

The mind is the king; the mind is appeased and satisfied through the mind itself, and desire is stilled in the mind.

mnu jogI mnu ibnis ibEgI mnu smJY gux gweI ]3]

man jogee man binas biougee man samajhai gun gaaee ||3||

The mind is the Yogi, the mind wastes away in separation from the Lord; singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the mind is instructed and reformed. ||3||

gur qy mnu mwirAw sbdu vIcwirAw qy ivrly sMswrw ]

gur thae man maariaa sabadh veechaariaa thae viralae sansaaraa ||

How very rare are those in this world who, through the Guru, subdue their minds, and contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

nwnk swihbu Birpuir lIxw swc sbid insqwrw ]4]1]2]

naanak saahib bharipur leenaa saach sabadh nisathaaraa ||4||1||2||

O Nanak, our Lord and Master is All-pervading; through the True Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated. ||4||1||2||