gur ibnu Goru AMDwru gurU ibnu smJ n AwvY ]

gur bin ghor andhhaar guroo bin samajh n aavai ||

Without the Guru, there is utter darkness; without the Guru, understanding does not come.

gur ibnu suriq n isiD gurU ibnu mukiq n pwvY ]

aucwrx is`iD

gur bin surath n sidhh guroo bin mukath n paavai ||

Without the Guru, there is no intuitive awareness or success; without the Guru, there is no liberation.

guru kru scu bIcwru gurU kru ry mn myry ]

gur kar sach beechaar guroo kar rae man maerae ||

So make Him your Guru, and contemplate the Truth; make Him your Guru, O my mind.

guru kru sbd spuMn AGn ktih sB qyry ]

aucwrx AGn: 'g'-'G' dI sWJI Avwj, polw bolo (ASuD: A-Gn)

gur kar sabadh sapunn aghan kattehi sabh thaerae ||

Make Him your Guru, who is embellished and exalted in the Word of the Shabad; all your sins shall be washed away.

guru nXix bXix guru guru krhu gurU siq kiv nl´ kih ]

aucwrx nXix: nYix bolo; bXix: bYix bolo; nl´: nilA bolo

gur nayan bayan gur gur karahu guroo sath kav naly kehi ||

So speaks NALL the poet: with your eyes, make Him your Guru; with the words you speak, make Him your Guru, your True Guru.

ijin gurU n dyiKAau nhu kIAau qy AkXQ sMswr mih ]4]8]

aucwrx AkXQ: AikAQ bolo

jin guroo n dhaekhiao nahu keeao thae akayathh sansaar mehi ||4||8||

Those who have not seen the Guru, who have not made Him their Guru, are useless in this world. ||4||8||