17: gurmuK cwl

The way of Gurmukhs

qir fubY fubw qrY pI iprm ipAwlw ]

tari doubai doubaa tarai pee piram piaalaa.

One who quaffs the cup of love superficially drowns himself but in fact getting inebriated one who drowns in it swims it and gets across.

ijix hwrY hwrY ijxY eyhu gurmuiK cwlw ]

jini haarai haarai jinai ayhu guramoukhi chaalaa.

This is the way of the gurmukhs that they lose while winning and losing everything they win one and all.

mwrgu KMfy Dwr hY Bvjlu Brnwlw ]

maaragu khanday dhaar hai bhavajalu bharanaalaa.

The way into the world ocean is like a double edged sword is like a killing stone

vwlhu inkw AwKIAY gur pMQu inrwlw ]

vaalahu nikaa aakheeai gur pandu niraalaa.

Which perishes everything, and the ill-advised intellect is the abode of evil deeds.

haumY bjru Bwr hY durmiq durwlw ]

haoumai bajaru bhaar hai duramati duraalaa.

The disciple of the Guru loses his ego through the Gurmat

gurmiq Awpu gvwie kY isKu jwie suKwlw ]17]

guramati aapu gavaai kai sikhu jaai soukhaalaa ||17||

, the wisdom of the Guru and goes across this world ocean.