21: ibn gux gurU

Guru without virtues

guMgw gwiv n jwxeI bolw suxY n AMdir AwxY ]

goungaa gaavi n jaanaee bolaa sounai n andari aanai.

The dumb person cannot sing and the deaf cannot hear so that nothing enters their understanding.

AMnHY idis n AwveI rwiq AnHyrI Gru n is\wxY ]

annhai disi n aavaee raati anhayree gharu n siaanai.

The blind cannot see and in the dark and he cannot identify the house (he lives in).

cil n skY ipMgulw lUlHw gil imil hyqu n jwxY ]

chali n sakai pingulaa loolhaa gali mili haytu n jaanai.

A cripple cannot keep pace and a handicapped cannot embrace to show his love.

sMiF spuqI n QIAY Kusry nwil n rlIAW mwxY ]

sanddhi soupoutee n deeai khousaray naali n raleeaan maanai.

A barren woman cannot have a son, nor can she enjoy coition with a eunuch.

jix jix puqw mweIAW lwfly nWv Dryn iD|wxY ]

jani jani poutaan maaeeaan dalay naanv dharayni dhiaanai.

The mothers giving births to their sons give them pet names lovingly (but mere good names cannot make a good man).

gurisKI siqgurU ivxu sUrju joiq n hoie ttwxY ]

gurasikhee satiguroo vinu sooraju joti n hoi tataanai.

Sikh life without the true Guru is impossible as a glow worm cannot enlighten the sun.

swDsMgiq gur sbdu vKwxY ]21]

saadhasangati gur sabadu vakhaanai ||21||

In the holy congretation the word of the Guru is explained (and the jiv cultivates understanding).