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The true emperor

gMg bnwrs ihMdUAw muslmwxW mkw kwbw ]

gang banaaras hindooaan mousalamaanaan makaa kaabaa.

Hindus adore Ganges and Banaras and Muslims consider Mecca-Kaba as a holy place.But to the accompaniment of mradarig (drum) and rabad (stringed instrument) the praises (of Baba Nanak) are sung

Gir Gir bwbw gwvIAY vjin qwl imRdMgu rbwbw ]

ghari ghari baabaa gaaveeai vajani taal mridangu rabaabaa.

Lover of the devotees, he has come to uplift the down trodden ones.

Bgiq vClu hoie AwieAw piqq auDwrxu Ajbu Ajwbw ]

bhagati vachhalu hoi aaiaa patit udhaaranu ajabu ajaabaa.

He himfelf is wonderful (because in spite of his powers he is egoless).

cwir vrn iek vrn hoie swDsMgiq imil hoie qrwbw ]

chaari varan ik varan hoi saadhasangati mili hoi taraabaa.

By his efforts all the four varnas have become one and now the individual gets liberated in the holy congregatio

cMdnu vwsu vxwspiq Avil dom n sym Krwbw ]

chandanu vaasu vanaasapati avali dom n saym kharaabaa.

Like the fragrant of sandal, he without any discrimination makes every one fragrant.

hukmY AMdir sB ko kudriq iks dI krY jvwbw ]

houkamai andari sabh ko kudarati kis dee karai javaabaa.

All act as ordained by him and no one has the power to say no to him.

jwhr pIru jgqu gur bwbw ]4]

jaahar peeru jagatu gur baabaa ||4||

Such grand Guru (Nanak) is the manifest spiritual teacher of the whole world.