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The true guru

pUrw siqgur Awip n AlKu lKwveI ]

pooraa satiguru aapi n alakhu lakhaavaee.

Lord Himself is the true Guru who is imperceptible.

dyKY Qwip auQwip ijau iqsu BwveI ]

daykhai daapi udaapi jiu tisu bhaavaee.

Of His own will He Establishes or uproots.

lypu n puMin n pwip aupwie smwveI ]

laypu n pounni n paapi oupaai samaavaee.

The sin and virtue of creation and destruction do not touch Him at all.

lwgU vr n srwp n Awp jxwveI ]

laagoo varu n saraap n aap janaavaee.

He never makes anybody notice Him and boons and curses do not stick to Him.

gwvY sbdu Alwip AkQu suxwveI ]

gaavai sabadu alaapi akadu sounaavaee.

The true Guru recites the Word and unfolds the grandeur of that indescribable Lord.

AkQ kQw jpu jwip n jgqu kmwveI ]

akad kadaa japu jaapi n jagatu kamaavaee.

Eulogosong the ineffable (Lord) he does not indulge in hypocrisy and guile.

pUrY gur prqwip Awpu gvwveI ]

pooray gur parataapi aapu gavaavaee.

The effulgence of the perfect Guru finishes off the ego of the seekers of knowledge.

lwhy iqMny qwp sMqwp GtwveI ]

laahay tinnay taapi santaap ghataavaee.

The Guru effacing the three suferings (god-sent, physical and spiritual) lessens the anxieties of the people.

gurbwxI mn DRwip inj Gir AwveI ]7]

gurabaanee man dhraapi nij ghari aavaee ||7||

Getting satiated by the teachings of such a Guru, the individual stays in his innate nature.