13: gwfI rwh gurmuK mwrg

The Sikh highway-gadirah

siqgur scw pwiqswhu gurmuiK gwfI rwhu clwieAw ]

satigur sachaa paatisaahu guramoukhi gaadee raahu chalaaiaa.

The true Guru, the real emperor has put the Guru-oriented (gurmukh) on the high road ( of liberation).

pMij dUiq kir BUq vis durmiq dUjw Bwau imtwieAw ]

panji dooti kari bhoot vasi duramati doojaa bhaau mitaaiaa.

He restrains the deadly sins, the five evil inclinations and the sense of duality.

sbd suriq ilv clxw jmu jwgwqI nyiV n AwieAw ]

sabad surati livi chalanaa jamu jaagaatee nayrhi n aaiaa.

Gurmukhs spend their lives while keeping their heart and mind attuned with the sabda (word) and therefore death, the tax-gatherer does not approach them.

bymuK bwrh vwt kir swDsMgiq scu KMfu vswieAw ]

baymoukhi baarah vaat kari saadhasangati sachu khandu vasaaiaa.

The Guru had dispersed the apostates into the twelve sects (of the yogis), and seated the holy congregation of the saints in the domain of Truth (the sachkhand).

Bwau Bgiq Bau mMqR dy nwmu dwnu iesnwnu idRVwieAw ]

bhaau bhagati bhau mantr day naamu daanu isanaanu drirhaaiaa.

By the spell of the Nam, the gurumukhs have inculcated love, devotion, fear, charity and ablutions.

ijau jl AMdir kml hY mwieAw ivic audwsu rhwieAw ]

jiu jal andari kamal hai maaiaa vichi udaasu rahaaiaa.

The gurmukhs keep themselves unaffected by the evils of the world as the lotus remains unwet in water.

Awpu gvwie n Awpu gxwieAw ]13]

aapu gavaai n aapu ganaaiaa ||13||

Gurmukhs efface their individuality and do not pose to assert themselves.