<> siqgur pRswid ]

ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankaar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

1: is`KI AOKI pr Amolk hY

ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankaar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

vwlhu inkI AwKIAY KMfy Dwrhu suxIAY iqKI ]

vaalahu nikee aakheeai khanday dhaarahu souneeai tikhee.

Sikh spirit is subtler than a trichome and sharper than the edge of sword.

AwKix AwiK n skIAY lyK AlyK n jweI ilKI ]

aakhani aakhi n sakeeai laykh alaykh n jaaee likhee.

Nothing can be said or explained about it and its indescribable account cannot be written.

gurmuiK pMQu vKwxIAY ApiV n skY iekqu ivKI ]

guramoukhi pandu vakhaaneeai aparhi n sakai ikatu vikhee.

Defined as the way of the Gurmukhs, it cannot be attained by a single step.

isl AwlUxI ctxI quil n lK AimA rs ieKI ]

sil aaloonee chatanee tuli n lakh amia ras ikhee.

It is like licking a tasteless stone but the joy of even the juice of millions of sweet sugar cane, cannot be compared with it.

gurmuiK suK Plu pwieAw Bwie Bgiq ivrlI ju ibrKI ]

guramoukhi soukh phalu paaiaa bhaai bhagati viralee ju birakhee.

The gurmukhs have attained the pleasure-fruit of loving devotion which grows on rare trees.

siqgur quTY pweIAY swDsMgiq gurmiq gurisKI ]

satigur toutdai paaeeai saadhasangati guramati gurasikhee.

By the grace of the true Guru, following the wisdom of the Guru and in the holy congregation alone the Sikh spirit is attained.

cwir pdwrQ iBKk iBKI ]1]

chaari padaarad bhikhak bhikhee ||1||

Four ideals (dharma, arth, katm and rooks) of life are begged by the beggars.