SGGSAng 495Raag GujariMahalla 512 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

gUjrI mhlw 5 caupdy Gru 2

aucwrx gUjrI mh`lw pMjvw cau-pdy Gru dUjw

goojaree mehalaa 5 choupadhae ghar 2

Goojaree, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, Second House:

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aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr

ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ikirAwcwr krih Ktu krmw iequ rwqy sµswrI ]

aucwrx ikirAw-cwr; rwqy: Bwrw krky bolo

kiriaachaar karehi khatt karamaa eith raathae sansaaree ||

They perform the four rituals and six religious rites; the world is engrossed in these.

AMqir mYlu n auqrY haumY ibnu gur bwjI hwrI ]1]

anthar mail n outharai houmai bin gur baajee haaree ||1||

They are not cleansed of the filth of their ego within; without the Guru, they lose the game of life. ||1||

myry Twkur riK lyvhu ikrpw DwrI ]

maerae thaakur rakh laevahu kirapaa dhhaaree ||

O my Lord and Master, please, grant Your Grace and preserve me.

koit mDy ko ivrlw syvku hoir sgly ibauhwrI ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx m`Dy

kott madhhae ko viralaa saevak hor sagalae biouhaaree ||1|| rehaao ||

Out of millions, hardly anyone is a servant of the Lord. All the others are mere traders. ||1||Pause||

swsq byd isimRiq siB soDy sB eykw bwq pukwrI ]

saasath baedh simrith sabh sodhhae sabh eaekaa baath pukaaree ||

I have searched all the Shaastras, the Vedas and the Simritees, and they all affirm one thing:

ibnu gur mukiq n koaU pwvY min vyKhu kir bIcwrI ]2]

bin gur mukath n kooo paavai man vaekhahu kar beechaaree ||2||

Without the Guru, no one obtains liberation; see, and reflect upon this in your mind. ||2||

ATsiT mjnu kir iesnwnw BRim Awey Dr swrI ]

aucwrx m`jnu

athasath majan kar eisanaanaa bhram aaeae dhhar saaree ||

Even if one takes cleansing baths at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and wanders over the whole planet,

Aink soc krih idn rwqI ibnu siqgur AMiDAwrI ]3]

anik soch karehi dhin raathee bin sathigur andhhiaaree ||3||

And performs all the rituals of purification day and night, still, without the True Guru, there is only darkness. ||3||

Dwvq Dwvq sBu jgu DwieE Ab Awey hir duAwrI ]

dhhaavath dhhaavath sabh jag dhhaaeiou ab aaeae har dhuaaree ||

Roaming and wandering around, I have travelled over the whole world, and now, I have arrived at the Lord's Door.

durmiq myit buiD prgwsI jn nwnk gurmuiK qwrI ]4]1]2]

dhuramath maett budhh paragaasee jan naanak guramukh thaaree ||4||1||2||

The Lord has eliminated my evil-mindedness, and enlightened my intellect; O servant Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved. ||4||1||2||