5: mlwh qoN gurU dw rUpk

True Guru is the boatman

swgr AMdir boihQw ivic muhwxw praupkwrI ]

saagar andari bohidaa vichi muhaanaa paraoupakaaree.

The vessel is in the ocean and there is a benevolent sailor in it.

Bwr AQrbx ldIAY lY vwpwru cVHin vwpwrI ]

bhaar adaraban ladeeai lai vaapaaru charhhani vaapaaree.

The vessel is amply loaded and the traders get boarded thereon.

swier lhr n ivAwpeI Aiq Asgwh AQwh ApwrI ]

saair lahar n viaapaee ati asagaah adaah apaaree.

Waves of impassable ocean put no impact upon any one.

bwhly pUr lMGwiedw shI slwmiq pwir auqwrI ]

bahalay poor laghaaidaa sahee salaamati paari outaaree.

That boatman takes the passengers across safe, dale and hearty. Those traders earn profits two or four times and gain in many ways.

dUxy cauxy dMm hon lwhw lY lY kwj svwrI ]

doonay chaounay danm hon laahaa lai lai kaaj savaaree.

Gurmukhs in the form of boatmen make people board the ship of holy congregation and take them across the impassable world-ocean.

gurmuK suK Plu swD sMig Bvjl AMdr duqru qwrI ]

guramoukh soukh phalu saadh sangi bhavajal andar doutaru taaree.

Any liberated one alone can understand the mystery of the technique of the formless Lord.

jIvn mukiq jugiq inrMkwrI ]5]

jeevan moukati jougati nirankaaree ||5||

Plant of sandal be becoming tree lives in the deep forests.