SGGSAng 251Raag GauriBavan Akhari Mahalla 59 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

pauVI ]

pourree ||

Pauree:

|M|w i|Awnu nhI muK bwqau ]

n(g)ann(g)aa n(g)iaan nehee mukh baatho ||

NGANGA: Spiritual wisdom is not obtained by mere words of mouth.

Aink jugiq swsqR kir Bwqau ]

anik jugath saasathr kar bhaatho ||

It is not obtained through the various debates of the Shaastras and scriptures.

i|AwnI soie jw kY idRV soaU ]

n(g)iaanee soe jaa kai dhrirr sooo ||

They alone are spiritually wise, whose minds are firmly fixed on the Lord.

khq sunq kCu jogu n hoaU ]

kehath sunath kashh jog n hooo ||

Hearing and telling stories, no one attains Yoga.

i|AwnI rhq AwigAwidRVu jw kY ]

n(g)iaanee rehath aagiaa dhrirr jaa kai ||

They alone are spiritually wise, who remain firmly committed to the Lord's Command.

ausn sIq smsir sB qw kY ]

ousan seeth samasar sabh thaa kai ||

Heat and cold are all the same to them.

i|AwnI qqu gurmuiK bIcwrI ]

n(g)iaanee thath guramukh beechaaree ||

The true people of spiritual wisdom are the Gurmukhs, who contemplate the essence of reality;

nwnk jw kau ikrpw DwrI ]5]

naanak jaa ko kirapaa dhhaaree ||5||

O Nanak, the Lord showers His Mercy upon them. ||5||