pauVI ]

pourree ||

Pauree:

Akl klw nh pweIAY pRBu AlK AlyKM ]

aucwrx Akl: polw bolo (ASuD: A-kl); Al`K

akal kalaa neh paaeeai prabh alakh alaekhan ||

God is not found by intellectual devices; He is unknowable and unseen.

Ktu drsn BRmqy iPrih nh imlIAY ByKM ]

khatt dharasan bhramathae firehi neh mileeai bhaekhan ||

The followers of the six orders wander and roam around wearing religious robes, but they do not meet God.

vrq krih cµdRwiexw sy ikqY n lyKM ]

varath karehi chandhraaeinaa sae kithai n laekhan ||

They keep the lunar fasts, but they are of no account.

byd pVih sµpUrnw qqu swr n pyKM ]

baedh parrehi sanpooranaa thath saar n paekhan ||

Those who read the Vedas in their entirety, still do not see the sublime essence of reality.

iqlku kFih iesnwnu kir AMqir kwlyKM ]

thilak kadtehi eisanaan kar anthar kaalaekhan ||

They apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads, and take cleansing baths, but they are blackened within.

ByKI pRBU n lBeI ivxu scI isKM ]

bhaekhee prabhoo n labhee vin sachee sikhan ||

They wear religious robes, but without the True Teachings, God is not found.

BUlw mwrig so pvY ijsu Duir msqik lyKM ]

bhoolaa maarag so pavai jis dhhur masathak laekhan ||

One who had strayed, finds the Path again, if such pre-ordained destiny is written on his forehead.

iqin jnmu svwirAw Awpxw ijin guru AKI dyKM ]13]

aucwrx A`KI

thin janam savaariaa aapanaa jin gur akhee dhaekhan ||13||

One who sees the Guru with his eyes, embellishes and exalts his human life. ||13||