12: swD sMgq s`cKMf

Holy Congregation, the abode of truth

swdhu sbdhu bwhrw AkQ kQw ikauN ijhbw jwxY ]

saadahu sabadahu baaharaa akad kadaa kioun jihabaa jaanai.

The Lord is beyond taste and words; how can His ineffable story be told by tongue?

ausqiq inMdw bwhrw kQnI bdnI ivic n AwxY ]

ousatati nidaa baaharaa kadanee badanee vichi n aanai.

He being beyond praise and slander does not come in the periphery of telling and hearing.

gMD sprs Agocrw nws sws hyriq hYrwxY ]

gandh saparasu agocharaa naas saas hayrati hairaanay.

He is beyond smell and touch and the nose, and the breath is also wonder-struck but cannot know Him.

vrnhu ichnhu bwhrw idsit Aidsit n iDAwnu iD|wxY ]

varanahu chihanahu baaharaa disati adisati n dhiaanu dhiaanai.

He is away from any varna and symbolism and is even beyond the sight of concentration.

inrwlMbu AvlMb ivxu Driq Agwis invwsu ivfwxY ]

niraalabu avalab vinu dharati agaasi nivaasu vidaanai.

Without any prop He resides in the grandeur of earth and sky.

swDsMgiq scKMif hY inrMkwru gur sbdu is\wxY ]

saadhasangati sachakhandi hai nirankaaru gur sabadu siaanai.

Holy congregation is the abode of truth where through the word of the Guru, the formless Lord is recognised.

kudriq kwdr noN kurbwxY ]12]

kudarati kaadar no kurabaanai ||12||

Whole of this creation is sacrifice unto the creator.