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True relationship

swhuru pIhru pK qRY Gru nwnyhwlw ]

saahuru peeharu pakh trai gharu naanayhaalaa.

There are three types of relationship - first those of father, mother, sister, brother and their offspring and alliances;

shurw ssu vKwxIAY swlI qY swlw ]

sahuraa sasu vakhaaneeai saalee tai saalaa.

Second, mother's father, mother's mother, mother's sisters, mother's brothers;

mw ipau BYxW Bwierw prvwru durwlw ]

maa piu bhainaa bhaairaa paravaaru duraalaa.

Third, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law.

nwnw nwnI mwsIAW mwmy jMjwlw ]

naanaa naanee maaseeaa maamay janjaalaa.

For them, gold, silver, diamonds, and corals are amassed.

suienw rupw sMjIAY hIrw prvwlw ]

suinaa roupaa sanjeeai heeraa paravaalaa.

But dearer than all is the love of the Guru's Sikhs for the Guru,

pIr murIdW iprhVI eyhu swku suKwlw ]7]

peer mureedaan piraharhee ayhu saaku soukhaalaa ||7||

And, this is the relationship which brings happiness.