ਗੁਰ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਗੁਣ ਸਹਜਿ ਬਿਚਾਰੰ ॥ gur arjun gun sahj bichaaraN. With intuitive peace and poise, I contemplate the Glorious Virtues of Guru Arjun. Then I enshrine the lotus feet of the true Guru in my mind, and with loving devotion, in a state of poise I reflect upon the merits of Guru Arjan Dev
ਕਵਿ ਕੀਰਤ ਜੋ ਸੰਤ ਚਰਨ ਮੁੜਿ ਲਾਗਹਿ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਜਮ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਤ੍ਰਾਸੁ ॥ kav keerat jo sant charan murh laageh tinH kaam kroDh jam ko nahee taraas. So speaks Keerat the poet: those who grasp hold of the feet of the Saints, are not afraid of death, sexual desire or anger. Therefore poet
ਤਾਰ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਮਾਯਾ ਮਦ ਮੋਹਿਤ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਅਉ ਸਮਰਥੁ ॥ taar-ya-o sansaar maa-yaa mad mohit amrit naam dee-a-o samrath. The Universe is intoxicated with the wine of Maya, but it has been saved; the All-powerful Guru has blessed it with the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam. (Guru Ram Das Ji) has ferried us across the
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਰਮਾਰਥੁ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਮਨੁ ਖਚਨਾ ॥ gur parsaad paa-ee-ai parmaarath satsangat saytee man khachnaa. By Guru’s Grace, the greatest thing is obtained, and the mind is involved with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Through the Guru’s grace, we obtain the supreme object (of life (union with God), through the society of
ਬੇਵਜੀਰ ਬਡੇ ਧੀਰ ਧਰਮ ਅੰਗ ਅਲਖ ਅਗਮ ਖੇਲੁ ਕੀਆ ਆਪਣੈ ਉਛਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ bayvjeer baday Dheer Dharam ang alakh agam khayl kee-aa aapnai uchhaahi jee-o. You have no advisors, You are so very patient; You are the Upholder of the Dharma, unseen and unfathomable. You have staged the play of the Universe with joy and
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਅਲਖ ਗਤਿ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੁ ਤਾਰਣ ਤਰਣੰ ॥੨॥ satgur gur sayv alakh gat jaa kee saree raamdaas taaran tarnaN. ||2|| So serve the Guru, the True Guru; His ways and means are inscrutable. The Great Guru Raam Daas is the Boat to carry us across. ||2|| (O’ man), serve that reverend
ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥ guroo gur gur karahu guroo har paa-ee-ai. Chant Guru, Guru, Guru; through the Guru, the Lord is obtained. (O’ my friends), utter the Guru’s Name again and again, because it is through the Guru that we obtain God. ਸਦਾ ‘ਗੁਰੂ’ ‘ਗੁਰੂ’ ਕਰੋ, ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਹੀ ਹਰੀ
ਤਾਰਣ ਤਰਣ ਸਮ੍ਰਥੁ ਕਲਿਜੁਗਿ ਸੁਨਤ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਸਬਦ ਜਿਸੁ ਕੇਰੇ ॥ taaran taran samrath kalijug sunat samaaDh sabad jis kayray. The All-powerful Guru is the Boat to carry us across in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. Hearing the Word of His Shabad, we are transported into Samaadhi. (That Guru) is like a ship in this
ਨਲ੍ਯ੍ਯ ਕਵਿ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸ ਕਚ ਕੰਚਨਾ ਹੁਇ ਚੰਦਨਾ ਸੁਬਾਸੁ ਜਾਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਅਨ ਤਰ ॥ nal-y kav paaras paras kach kanchnaa hu-ay chandnaa subaas jaas simrat an tar. So speaks NALL the poet: touching the Philosopher’s Stone, glass is transformed into gold, and the sandalwood tree imparts its fragrance to other trees; meditating in remembrance on
ਸੇਜ ਸਧਾ ਸਹਜੁ ਛਾਵਾਣੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸਰਾਇਚਉ ਸਦਾ ਸੀਲ ਸੰਨਾਹੁ ਸੋਹੈ ॥ sayj saDhaa sahj chhaavaan santokh saraa-icha-o sadaa seel sannahu sohai. On the bed of faith, with the blankets of intuitive peace and poise and the canopy of contentment, You are embellished forever with the armor of humility. (Guru Ram Das Ji) is sitting on