<> siqgur pRswid ]

ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

1: mIxw mUMh kwlw

ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

qIrQ mMiJ invwsu hY bgulw ApqIxw ]

teerad manjhi nivaasu hai bagulaa apateenaa.

Crane though living at a pilgrimage centre remains without faith.

lvY bbIhw vrsdY jl jwie n pIxw ]

lavai babeehaa varasadai jal jaai n peenaa.

The rain-bird goes on crying during rain but dries not know how to drink water.

vWs sugMiD n hoveI prml sMig lIxw ]

vaansu sougandhi n hovaee paramal sangi leenaa.

Bamboo may be engrossed in sandalwood but cannot take its fragrance.

GuGU suJu n suJeI krmw dw hIxw ]

ghoughoo sujhu n sujhaee karamaa daa heenaa.

So unfortunate is owl that it never beholds sun.

nwiB kQUrI imrg dy vqY EfIxw ]

naabhi kadooree mirag day vatai aodeenaa.

Though musk remains in the el of deer, yet it goes on running around in search of it.

siqgur scw pwiqswhu muhu kwlY mIxw ]1]

satigur sachaa paatasiaahu muhu kaalai meenaa ||1||

The true Guru is true emperor and the faces of the dissemblers are blackened.