17: syvw vrxn

Service of the Gursikh

gurisKW gurisK syv kmwvxI ]

gurasikhaan gurasikh sayv kamaavanee.

Within the teaching of the Guru, the Sikhs of the Guru serve (others).

cwir pdwriQ iBK PkIrw pwvxI ]

chaari padaarid bhikh dhakeeraan paavanee.

They give in charity the four riches (char padarathi) to the beggars.

lyK AlyK AliK bwxI gwvxI ]

laykh alaykh alikh baanee gaavanee.

They sing paeans of the invisible Lord who is beyond all accounts.

Bwie Bgiq rsu ieK Aimau cuAwvxI ]

bhaai bhagati ras ikh amiu chuaavanee.

They drink the juice of the sugarcane of loving devotion, and make others also enjoy the same.

quil n BUq BivK n kImiq pwvxI ]

tuli n bhoot bhavikh n keemati paavanee.

Nothing in the past as well as the future can be equal to their love.

gurmuiK mwrg ivK lvY n lwvxI ]17]

guramoukhi maarag vikh lavai n laavanee ||17||

None can vie with even the one step of the way of gurmukhs.