21: siqgur s`cw pwqSwh

Guru,the true emperor

byVI cwiV lMGwiedw bwhly pUr mwxs mohwxw ]

bayrhee chaarhi laghaaidaa baahalay poor maanas mohaanaa.

Only one person ferries across many a man.

AwgU iek inbwihdw lskr sMg swh sulqwxw ]

aagoo iku nibaahidaa lasakar sang saah sulataanaa.

The one commander of the imperial army gets the whole task executed.

iPrY mhlY pwhrU hoie inicMd svin prDwxw ]

dhirai mahalai paaharoo hoi nichind savani paradhaanaa.

Because of only one watchman in the locality, all the rich persons sleep free from any anxiety.

lwVw iek ivvwhIAY bwhly jw\IN kir imhmwxw ]

laarhaa iku veevaaheeai baahalay jaaeen kari mihamaanaa.

Guests in the marriage party remain many but the marriage is solemnised of one person.

pwiqswhu ieku mulk ivic horu pRjw ihMdU muslmwxw ]

paatisaahu iku mulak vichi horu prajaa hindoo mousalamaanaa.

The emperor in the country happens to be one and the rest are the public in the forms of Hindus and Muslims.

siqguru scw pwiqswhu swDsMgiq guru sbdu nIswxw ]

satiguru sachaa paatisaahu saadhasangati guru sabadu neesaanaa.

Similarly the true Guru Emperor is one and the holy congregation and the Guru word-sabad are His identification marks.

siqgur prxY iqn kurbwxw ]21]5]

satigur paranai tin kurabaanaa ||21||5||

I sacrifice myself unto them who seek the shelter of the true Guru.