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This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 250
siqgur pRswid ]
ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
gauVI bwvn AKrI mhlw 5 ]
gourree baavan akharee mehalaa 5 ||
Gauree, Baavan Akhree ~ The 52 Letters, Fifth Mehla:
sloku ]
salok ||
Salok:
gurdyv mwqw gurdyv ipqw gurdyv suAwmI prmysurw ]
guradhaev maathaa guradhaev pithaa guradhaev suaamee paramaesuraa ||
The Divine Guru is my mother, the Divine Guru is my father; the Divine Guru is my Transcendent Lord and Master.
gurdyv sKw AigAwn BMjnu gurdyv bMiDp shodrw ]
guradhaev sakhaa agiaan bha(n)jan guradhaev ba(n)dhhip sehodharaa ||
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.
gurdyv dwqw hir nwmu aupdysY gurdyv mMqu inroDrw ]
guradhaev dhaathaa har naam oupadhaesai guradhaev ma(n)th nirodhharaa ||
The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.
gurdyv sWiq siq buiD mUriq gurdyv pwrs prs prw ]
guradhaev saa(n)th sath budhh moorath guradhaev paaras paras paraa ||
The Divine Guru is the Image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed.
gurdyv qIrQu AMimRq srovru gur igAwn mjnu AprMprw ]
guradhaev theerathh a(n)mrith sarovar gur giaan majan apara(n)paraa ||
The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine ambrosia; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.
gurdyv krqw siB pwp hrqw gurdyv piqq pivq krw ]
guradhaev karathaa sabh paap harathaa guradhaev pathith pavith karaa ||
The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.
gurdyv Awid jugwid jugu jugu gurdyv mMqu hir jip auDrw ]
guradhaev aadh jugaadh jug jug guradhaev ma(n)th har jap oudhharaa ||
The Divine Guru existed at the primal beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.
gurdyv sMgiq pRB myil kir ikrpw hm mUV pwpI ijqu lig qrw ]
guradhaev sa(n)gath prabh mael kar kirapaa ham moorr paapee jith lag tharaa ||
O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I am carried across.
gurdyv siqguru pwrbRhmu prmysru gurdyv nwnk hir nmskrw ]1]
guradhaev sathigur paarabreham paramaesar guradhaev naanak har namasakaraa ||1||
The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||
This translation is an updated version.