hy BweI! pUry siqgurU A`gy sdw isr invwieAw kr, aus dw drSn jIvn-mnorQ pUrw krdw hY, aus dI srn ipAW jIvn sPl ho jWdw hY [ hy BweI! gurU aus pRBU dy nwm dy rMg ivc rMigAw rihMdw hY jyhVw hryk dy idl dI jwxn vwlw hY, jyhVw sB ivc ivAwpk hY Aqy jyhVw sB dw pYdw krn vwlw hY [1[ hy BweI! gurU goibMd (dw rUp) hY, gurU gopwl (dw rUp) hY, jo Awpxy syvk ƒ (inMdw Awidk qoN) bcwx-jogw hY [1[rhwau[ hy BweI! gurU ijnHW mnu`KW dy AMdr prmwqmw dw ipAwr p`kw kr dyNdw hY auh Awqmk mMfl ivc Swh pwiqSwh qy AmIr bx jWdy hn [ duStW AhMkwrIAW ƒ (Awpxy dr qoN) durkwr ky dr dr Btkx dy rwhy pw dyNdw hY [ (syvk dI) inMdw krn vwly mnu`K dy mUMh ivc (inMdw krn dI) bImwrI hI bx jWdI hY, swrw jgq (aus mnu`K dI) sdw soBw krdw hY (jo gurU dI srn ipAw rihMdw hY) [2[ hy BweI! (jyhVy mnu`K gurU dI srn pey rihMdy hn, auhnW) sMq jnW dy mn ivc bVw Awqmk AwnMd bixAw rihMdw hY, sMq jn gurU ƒ Bgvwn ƒ Awpxy ihrdy ivc vsweI r`Kdy hn [ gurU dy pws rihx vwly syvkW dy mUMh (lok prlok ivc) rOSn ho jWdy hn pr inMdw krn vwly mnu`K dy (lok prlok) swry hI QW h`QoN cly jWdy hn [3[ (hy BweI! gurU dI srn pYx vwlw) syvk Awpxy hryk swh dy nwl prmwqmw Aqy by-muQwj gurU dI is&iq-swlwh krdw rihMdw hY [ hy BweI! ijs gurU dI srn ipAW swry fr-sihm dUr ho jWdy hn, auh gurU syvkW dI inMdw krn vwly bMidAW ƒ (Awpxy dr qoN) durkwr ky nIvyN Awcrn dy toey ivc su`t dyNdw hY (Bwv, inMdkW ƒ gurU dw dr psMd nhIN AwauNdw [ is`tw ieh inkldw hY ik gurU-dr qoN KuMJ ky inMdw ivc pY ky auh Awcrn ivc hor nIvyN hor nIvyN huMdy jWdy hn [4[ (ies vwsqy, hy BweI!) gurU dy syvk dI inMdw iksy BI mnu`K ƒ krnI nhIN cwhIdI [ jyhVw BI mnu`K (BilAW dI inMdw) krdw hY auh Awp du`KI rihMdw hY [ gurU dw syvk qW hr vyly iek prmwqmw dw iDAwn DrI r`Kdw hY, jm-rwj BI aus dy nyVy nhIN Fukdw [5[ hy BweI! gurU dy syvk iksy nwl vYr nhIN r`Kdy, pr auhnW dI inMdw krn vwly mnu`K AhMkwr ivc fu`by rihMdy hn [ syvk qW sB dw Blw mMgdy hn, inMdw krn vwly mnu`K auhnW dw mMdw icqvn dy kukrmW ivc Psy rihMdy hn [ hy BweI! gurU dy is`K ny qW sdw Awpxy gurU (dy crnW) ivc suriq joVI hMudI hY [ (ies vwsqy) syvk qW (inMdw Awidk dy nrk ivcoN) bc inkldy hn, pr inMdk (Awpxy Awp ƒ ies) nrk ivc pweI r`Kdy hn [6[ hy myry s`jx! hy ipAwry im`qr! sux (mYN qYƒ auh) At`l inXm (d`sdw hW jo) prmwqmw dy dr qy (sdw) vwprdy hn [ (auh At`l inXm ieh hn ik) mnu`K ijho ijhw krm krdw hY auho ijhw Pl pw lYNdw hY [ AhMkwrI mnu`K dI jVH zrUr (v`FI) jWdI hY [7[ hy siqgurU! inAwsry bMidAW ƒ qyrw hI Awsrw hY [ qUM myhr kr ky Awpxy syvkW dI lwj Awp r`Kdw hYN [ hy nwnk! AwK—mYN aus gurU qoN sdky jWdw hW ijs dI Et icqwrn ny myrI ie`zq r`K leI (qy, mYƒ inMdw Awidk qoN bcw r`iKAw) [8[1[29[

Humbly bow to the Perfect Divine Guru. Fruitful is His image, and fruitful is service to Him. He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Architect of Destiny. Twenty-four hours a day, he remains imbued with the love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 1 || The Guru is the Lord of the Universe, the Guru is the Lord of the World. He is the Saving Grace of His slaves. || 1 || Pause || He satisfies the kings, emperors and nobles. He destroys the egotistical villains. He puts illness into the mouths of the slanderers. All the people celebrate His victory. || 2 || Supreme bliss fills the minds of the Saints. The Saints meditate on the Divine Guru, the Lord God. The faces of His companions become radiant and bright. The slanderers lose all places of rest. || 3 || With each and every breath, the Lord’s humble slaves praise Him. The Supreme Lord God and the Guru are care-free. All fears are eradicated, in His Sanctuary. Smashing all the slanderers, the Lord knocks them to the ground. || 4 || Let no one slander the Lord’s humble servants. Whoever does so, will be miserable. Twenty-four hours a day, the Lord’s humble servant meditates on Him alone. The Messenger of Death does not even approach him. || 5 || The Lord’s humble servant has no vengeance. The slanderer is egotistical. The Lord’s humble servant wishes well, while the slanderer dwells on evil. The Sikh of the Guru meditates on the True Guru. The Lord’s humble servants are saved, while the slanderer is cast into hell. || 6 || Listen, O my beloved friends and companions: these words shall be true in the Court of the Lord. As you plant, so shall you harvest. The proud, egotistical person will surely be uprooted. || 7 || O True Guru, You are the Support of the unsupported. Be merciful, and save Your humble servant. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the Guru; remembering Him in meditation, my honor has been saved. || 8 || 1 || 29 ||

hy BweI! pRBU dy syvkW ƒ iml ky (mn ivc) AwnMd pYdw huMdw hY [ (pRBU dw syvk) pRBU dI sohxI is&iq-swlwh suxw ky (suxn vwly dy ihrdy ivc AwnMd pYdw kr dyNdw hY) [ swD sMgiq ivc iml ky mnu`K (sRySt) Akl is`K lYNdw hY, (aus dy AMdroN) BYVI miq vwlI swrI mYl dUr ho jWdI hY [1[hy pRBU dy Bgq-jno! (mYƒ) gurU dI isiKAw dy ky pRBU dw nwm ismrn leI mdd kro [ jyhVw jyhVw mnu`K pRBU dw nwm suxdw hY (jW) aucwrdw hY, auh (durmiq qoN) suqMqr ho jWdw hY [ pRBU dw nwm jp jp ky auh sohxy jIvn vwlw bx jWdw hY [1[rhwau[hy BweI! jy iksy mnu`K dy m`Qy auqy cMgy Bwg jwg pYx, qW prmwqmw aus ƒ sMq jnW nwl imlWdw hY [ hy pRBU! ikrpw kr ky (mYƒ) sMq jnW dw drSn b^S, (sMq jnW dw drSn kr ky) swrw dir`dr du`K dUr ho jWdw hY [2[hy BweI! pRBU dI BgqI krn vwly bMdy sohxy (jIvn vwly) huMdy hn, pr mMd-BwgI mnu`KW ƒ (auhnW dw drSn) cMgw nhIN l`gdw [ hy BweI! sMq jn ijauN ijauN hir-nwm ismrdy hn, iqauN iqauN au~cy jIvn vwly bxdy jWdy hn, pr auhnW dI inMdw krn vwilAW ƒ auhnW dw jIvn ieauN l`gdw hY ijvyN fMg v`j jWdw hY [3[hy BweI! inMdk mnu`K iPtkwr-jog (jIvn vwly) ho jWdy hn, ikauNik auhnW ƒ prmwqmw dy crnW ivc juVy rihx vwly sMq jn cMgy nhIN l`gdy [ ijnHW mnu`KW ƒ gurU dI ie`zq (huMdI) psMd nhIN AwauNdI, auh gurU vloN mUMh moVI r`Kdy hn, auh r`b dy BI cor bx jWdy hn (pRBU ƒ BI mUMh dyx-jogy nhIN rihMdy, ivkwrW dy kwrn) auh iBRSty hoey mUMh vwly ho jWdy hn [4[hy pRBU! AsI grIb (jIv) qyrI srn Awey hW, ikrpw kr ky (swƒ AwpxI) srn ivc r`KI r`Ko [ hy myry pRBU! qUM swfw ipqw hYN, AsI qyry b`cy hW [ dws nwnk auqy b^SS kr ky Awpxy crnW ivc itkweI r`K [5[2[

Meeting with the humble servants of the Lord, I am in ecstasy; they preach the sublime sermon of the Lord. The filth of evil-mindedness is totally washed away; joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, one is blessed with understanding. || 1 || O humble servant of the Lord, follow the Guru’s Teachings, and chant the Name of the Lord. Whoever hears and speaks it is liberated; chanting the Lord’s Name, one is embellished with beauty. || 1 || Pause || If someone has supremely high destiny written on his forehead, the Lord leads him to meet the humble servants of the Lord. Be merciful, and grant me the Blessed Vision of the Saints’ Darshan, which shall rid me of all poverty and pain. || 2 || The Lord’s people are good and sublime; the unfortunate ones do not like them at all. The more the Lord’s exalted servants speak of Him, the more the slanderers attack and sting them. || 3 || Cursed, cursed are the slanderers who do not like the humble, the friends and companions of the Lord. Those who do not like the honor and glory of the Guru are faithless, black-faced thieves, who have turned their backs on the Lord. || 4 || Have mercy, have mercy, please save me, Dear Lord. I am meek and humble — I seek Your protection. I am Your child, and You are my father, God. Please forgive servant Nanak and merge him with Yourself. || 5 || 2 ||

jy sUqk ƒ mMn leIey (Bwv, jy mMn leIey ik sUqk dw Brm r`Kxw cwhIdw hY, qW ieh BI cyqw r`Ko ik ies qrHW) sUqk sB QweIN huMdw hY; gohy qy lkVI dy AMdr BI kIVy hMudy hn (Bwv, jMmdy rihMdy hn); AMn dy ijqny BI dwxy hn, iehnW ivcoN koeI dwxw BI jIv qoN ibnw nhIN hY [ pwxI Awp BI jIv hY, ikauNik ies nwl hryk jIv hrw (Bwv, ijMd vwlw) huMdw hY [ sUqk ikvyN r`iKAw jw skdw hY? (Bwv, sUqk dw Brm pUry qOr qy mMnxw bVw hI kTn hY, ikauNik ies qrHW qW hr vyly hI) rsoeI ivc sUqk ipAw rihMdw hY [ hy nwnk! ies qrHW (Bwv, BrmW ivc ipAW) sUqk (mn qoN) nhIN auqrdw, ies ƒ (pRBU dw) igAwn hI Do ky lwh skdw hY [1[ mn dw sUqk loB hY (Bwv, ijnHW mnu`KW dy mn ƒ loB rUpI sUqk cMbiVAw hY); jIB dw sUqk JUT bolxw hY, (Bwv, ijnHW mnu`KW dI jIB ƒ JUT-rUp sUqk hY); (ijnHW mnu`K dIAW) A`KW ƒ prwieAw Dn Aqy prweIAW iesqrIAW dw rUp q`kx dw sUqk (cMbiVAw hoieAw hY); (ijnHW mnu`KW dy) kMn ivc BI sUqk hY ik kMn nwl byi&kr ho ky cuZlI suxdy hn; hy nwnk! (ieho ijhy) mnu`K (vyKx ƒ BwvyN) hMsW vrgy (sohxy) hox (qW BI auh) b`Dy hoey nrk ivc jWdy hn [2[ sUqk inrw Brm hI hY, ieh (sUqk-rUp Brm) mwieAw ivc PisAW (mnu`K ƒ) Aw l`gdw hY [ (au\ qW) jIvW dw jMmxw mrnw pRBU dw hukm hY, pRBU dI rzw ivc hI jIv jMmdw qy mrdw hY [ (pdwrQW dw) Kwxw pIxw BI piv`qr hY (Bwv, mwVw nhIN, ikauNik) pRBU ny Awp iek`Tw kr ky irzk jIvW ƒ id`qw hY [ hy nwnk! ijnHW gurmuKW ny ieh g`l smJ leI hY, auhnW ƒ sUqk nhIN l`gdw [3[ siqgurU dy gux gwauxy cwhIdy hn qy AwKxw cwhIdw hY ik gurU bhuq v`fw hY, ikauNik gurU ivc v`fy gux hn [ ijnHW mnu`KW ƒ pRBU-pqI ny (gurU nwl) imlwieAw hY, auhnW ƒ auh gux A`KIN id`sdy hn, Aqy jy pRBU ƒ Bwvy qW auhnW dy mn ivc BI gux v`s pYNdy hn [ pRBU Awpxy hukm Anuswr auhnW mnu`KW dy m`Qy qy h`Q r`K ky auhnW dy mn ivcoN buirAweIAW mwr ky k`F dyNdw hY [ jy pqI-pRBU prsMn ho pey, qW mwno, swry pdwrQ iml pYNdy hn [18[

If one accepts the concept of impurity, then there is impurity everywhere. In cow-dung and wood there are worms. As many as are the grains of corn, none is without life. First, there is life in the water, by which everything else is made green. How can it be protected from impurity? It touches our own kitchen. O Nanak, impurity cannot be removed in this way; it is washed away only by spiritual wisdom. || 1 || FIRST MEHL: The impurity of the mind is greed, and the impurity of the tongue is falsehood. The impurity of the eyes is to gaze upon the beauty of another man’s wife, and his wealth. The impurity of the ears is to listen to the slander of others. O Nanak, the mortal’s soul goes, bound and gagged to the city of Death. || 2 || FIRST MEHL: All impurity comes from doubt and attachment to duality. Birth and death are subject to the Command of the Lord’s Will; through His Will we come and go. Eating and drinking are pure, since the Lord gives nourishment to all. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs, who understand the Lord, are not stained by impurity. || 3 || PAUREE: Praise the Great True Guru; within Him is the greatest greatness. When the Lord causes us to meet the Guru, then we come to see them. When it pleases Him, they come to dwell in our minds. By His Command, when He places His hand on our foreheads, wickedness departs from within. When the Lord is thoroughly pleased, the nine treasures are obtained. || 18 ||

hy pRwxI! pUry gurU dI (is&iq-swlwh dI) bwxI sdw piVHAw kr, qy, Awqmk AwnMd mwixAw kr [ (jyhVw mnu`K siqgurU dI bwxI nwl ipAwr bxWdw hY) prmwqmw (aus dw) mddgwr bx jWdw hY, prmwqmw dI is&iq-swlwh (aus dy AMdr) Awqmk AwnMd pYdw krdI hY [1[ hy BweI! sdw kwiem rihx vwly prmwqmw dw ismrn krdy irhw kro, (ismrn dI brkiq nwl) swD sMgiq ivc sdw Awqmk AwnMd mwxIdw hY, qy, prmwqmw kdy Bu`ldw nhIN [rhwau[ hy sB qoN au~cy mwlk! (prmysr!) qyrw nwm Awqmk jIvn dyx vwlw hY [ jyhVw mnu`K qyrw nwm ismrdw hY auh Awqmk jIvn hwsl kr lYNdw hY [ ijs mnu`K ƒ qyrI myhr nwl (hy prmysr!) qyrw nwm hwsl hMudw hY, auh mnu`K piv`q® jIvn vwlw bx jWdw hY [2[ (hy BweI! gurU dy crn Awqmk jIvn dy rwh ivcoN swrIAW) rukwvtW nws krn vwly hn, swry du`K dUr krn vwly hn, ijs mnu`K dw mn gurU dy crnW ivc prcdw hY, auh mnu`K hr vyly AibnwsI qy At`l prmwqmw dy gux gWdw gWdw pRBU dy pRym-rMg ivc lIn ho ky (mwieAw dy h`ilAW vloN) sucyq rihMdw hY [3[ hy BweI! prmwqmw dI is&iq-swlwh Awqmk AwnMd dyx vwlI hY (is&iq-swlwh krn vwlw mnu`K) auhI Pl pRwpq kr lYNdw hY ijnHW dI kwmnw aus dw mn krdw hY [ hy BweI! (is&iq-swlwh dI brkiq nwl) prmwqmw nwnk vwsqy sdw dw mddgwr bx igAw hY [4[16[27[

The Supreme Lord God has become my helper and friend; His sermon and the Kirtan of His Praises have brought me peace. Chant the Word of the Perfect Guru’s Bani, and be ever in bliss, O mortal. || 1 || Remember the True Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, eternal peace is obtained, and the Lord is never forgotten. || Pause || Your Name, O Transcendent Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar; whoever meditates on it, lives. One who is blessed with God’s Grace — that humble servant becomes immaculate and pure. || 2 || Obstacles are removed, and all pains are eliminated; my mind is attached to the Guru’s feet. Singing the Glorious Praises of the immovable and imperishable Lord, one remains awake to the Lord’s Love, day and night. || 3 || He obtains the fruits of his mind’s desires, listening to the comforting sermon of the Lord. In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, God is Nanak’s best friend. || 4 || 16 || 27 ||