13: gurU Amrdws

Guru Amar Das

Awid purKu Awdysu kir Awid jugwid sbd vrqwieAw ]

aadi purakhu aadaysu kari aadi jougaadi sabad varataaiaa.

Having worshipped the primal Lord he made the word pervade all the yugs ,and even before the yugs i.e. before the advent of time

nwmu dwnu iesnwnu idVu guru isK dy sYNswru qrwieAw ]

naamu daanu isanaanu dirhu guru sikh day sainsaaru taraaiaa.

Instructing people and teaching about the remembrance of nam (Lord), charity and ablutions, the Guru has taken them across the world(ocean)

klIkwl iek pYr huie cwr crn kir Drmu DrwieAw ]

kaleekaal ik pair hui chaar charan kari dharamu dharaaiaa.

The Guru provided dour legs to dharma which had remained one legged earlier.

Blw Blw BilAweIAhu ipau dwdy dw rwhu clwieAw ]

bhalaa bhalaa bhaliaaeeahu piu daaday daa raahu chalaaiaa.

From the point of view of public weal this was good and this way he further extended the ,,way shown by his (spiritual)father and grandfather.

Agm Agocr ghxgiq sbd suriq ilv AlKu lKwieAw ]

agam agochar gahan gati sabad surati liv alakhu lakhaaiaa.

Teaching the skill of merging the cousciousness in the word, he has brought people face to face with that imperceptible (Lord)

AprMpr AwgwiD boiD primiq pwrwvwr n pwieAw ]

aparanpar aagaadhi bodhi paramiti paaraavaar n paaiaa.

His glory is unapproachable, invisible and deep; its limits cannot be known.

Awpy Awip n Awpu jxwieAw ]13]

aapay aapi n aapu janaaiaa ||13||

He has known his real self but even then he has never attributed any importance to himself.