ਇਕੁ ਬਿੰਨਿ ਦੁਗਣ ਜੁ ਤਉ ਰਹੈ ਜਾ ਸੁਮੰਤ੍ਰਿ ਮਾਨਵਹਿ ਲਹਿ ॥
ik binn dugan j tau rahai jā sumantr mānavah lah .
Realizing the One Lord, love of duality ceases, and one comes to accept the Sublime Mantra of the Guru.
ਜਾਲਪਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਇਤੜੇ ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸਿ ਡਿਠੈ ਮਿਲਹਿ ॥੫॥੧੪॥
jālapā padārath itarē gur amaradās dithai milah .5.14.
So speaks Jaalap: countless treasures are obtained, by the sight of Guru Amar Daas. ||5||14||
ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ਸੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿਅਉ ॥
sach nām karatār s drir nānak sangrahiau .
Guru Nanak gathered up the True Name of the Creator Lord, and implanted it within.
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅੰਗਦੁ ਲਹਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿ ਤਾਸੁ ਚਰਣਹ ਲਿਵ ਰਹਿਅਉ ॥
tā tē angad lahanā pragat tās charanah liv rahiau .
Through Him, Lehnaa became manifest in the form of Guru Angad, who remained lovingly attuned to His Feet.
ਤਿਤੁ ਕੁਲਿ ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸੁ ਆਸਾ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਤਾਸੁ ਗੁਣ ਕਵਣ ਵਖਾਣਉ ॥
tit kul gur amaradās āsā nivās tās gun kavan vakhānau .
Guru Amar Daas of that dynasty is the home of hope. How can I express His Glorious Virtues?
ਜੋ ਗੁਣ ਅਲਖ ਅਗੰਮ ਤਿਨਹ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਉ ॥
jō gun alakh aganm tinah gun ant n jānau .
His Virtues are unknowable and unfathomable. I do not know the limits of His Virtues.
ਬੋਹਿਥਉ ਬਿਧਾਤੈ ਨਿਰਮਯੌ ਸਭ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੁਲ ਉਧਰਣ ॥
bōhithau bidhātai niramayau sabh sangat kul udharan .
The Creator, the Architect of Destiny, has made Him a boat to carry all His generations across, along with the Sangat, the Holy Congregation.
ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਰਤੁ ਕਹੈ ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਤੁਅ ਪਾ ਸਰਣ ॥੧॥੧੫॥
gur amaradās kīrat kahai trāh trāh tu pā saran .1.15.
So speaks Keerat: O Guru Amar Daas, please protect me and save me; I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||15||
ਆਪਿ ਨਰਾਇਣੁ ਕਲਾ ਧਾਰਿ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਪਰਵਰਿਯਉ ॥
āp narāin kalā dhār jag mah paravariyau .
The Lord Himself wielded His Power and entered the world.
ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰਿ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗ ਮੰਡਲਿ ਕਰਿਯਉ ॥
nirankār ākār jōt jag mandal kariyau .
The Formless Lord took form, and with His Light He illuminated the realms of the world.
ਜਹ ਕਹ ਤਹ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਦੀਪਕਿ ਦੀਪਾਯਉ ॥
jah kah tah bharapūr sabad dīpak dīpāyau .
He is All-pervading everywhere; the Lamp of the Shabad, the Word, has been lit.
ਜਿਹ ਸਿਖਹ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿਓ ਤਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਮਿਲਾਯਉ ॥
jih sikhah sangrahiō tat har charan milāyau .
Whoever gathers in the essence of the teachings shall be absorbed in the Feet of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੁਲਿ ਨਿੰਮਲੁ ਅਵਤਰ੍ਯਿਉ ਅੰਗਦ ਲਹਣੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਹੁਅ ॥
nānak kul ninmal avataryiu angad lahanē sang hu .
Lehnaa, who became Guru Angad, and Guru Amar Daas, have been reincarnated into the pure house of Guru Nanak.
ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਤਾਰਣ ਤਰਣ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਪਾ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਅ ॥੨॥੧੬॥
gur amaradās tāran taran janam janam pā saran tu .2.16.
Guru Amar Daas is our Saving Grace, who carries us across; in lifetime after lifetime, I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||2||16||
ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਪਿਖਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖਹ ॥
jap tap sat santōkh pikh darasan gur sikhah .
Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, the Gursikh is blessed with chanting and deep meditation, truth and contentment.
ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰਹਿ ਤੇ ਉਬਰਹਿ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਮ ਪੁਰ ਕੀ ਲਿਖਹ ॥
saran parah tē ubarah shōd jam pur kī likhah .
Whoever seeks His Sanctuary is saved; his account is cleared in the City of Death.
ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਇ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਉਚਰੈ ਕਰਤਾਰੈ ॥
bhagat bhāi bharapūr ridai ucharai karatārai .
His heart is totally filled with loving devotion; he chants to the Creator Lord.
ਗੁਰੁ ਗਉਹਰੁ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਪਲਕ ਡੁਬੰਤ੍ਯਹ ਤਾਰੈ ॥
gur gauhar darīāu palak dubantyah tārai .
The Guru is the river of pearls; in an instant, he carries the drowning ones across.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੁਲਿ ਨਿੰਮਲੁ ਅਵਤਰ੍ਯਿਉ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਤਾਰੈ ਉਚਰੈ ॥
nānak kul ninmal avataryiu gun karatārai ucharai .
He was reincarnated into the House of Guru Nanak; He chants the Glorious Praises of the Creator Lord.
ਗੁਰੁ ਅਮਰਦਾਸੁ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ ਸੇਵਿਅਉ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰੁ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਪਰੈ ॥੩॥੧੭॥
gur amaradās jinh sēviau tinh dukh daridr parahar parai .3.17.
Those who serve Guru Amar Daas - their pains and poverty are taken away, far away. ||3||17||
ਚਿਤਿ ਚਿਤਵਉ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਕਹਉ ਪਰੁ ਕਹਿ ਭਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ॥
chit chitavau aradās kahau par kah bh n sakau .
I consciously pray within my consciousness, but I cannot express it in words.
ਸਰਬ ਚਿੰਤ ਤੁਝੁ ਪਾਸਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਉ ਤਕਉ ॥
sarab chint tujh pās sādhasangat hau takau .
I place all my worries and anxieties before You; I look to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, for help.
ਤੇਰੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਵੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ਤਉ ਕਰਉ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ॥
tērai hukam pavai nīsān tau karau sāhib kī sēvā .
By the Hukam of Your Command, I am blessed with Your Insignia; I serve my Lord and Master.
ਜਬ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੁਭ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਮੇਵਾ ॥
jab gur dēkhai subh disat nām karatā mukh mēvā .
When You, O Guru, gaze at me with Your Glance of Grace, the fruit of the Naam, the Name of the Creator, is placed within my mouth.
ਅਗਮ ਅਲਖ ਕਾਰਣ ਪੁਰਖ ਜੋ ਫੁਰਮਾਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਕਹਉ ॥
agam alakh kāran purakh jō phuramāvah sō kahau .
The Unfathomable and Unseen Primal Lord God, the Cause of causes - as He orders, so do I speak.
ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕਾਰਣ ਕਰਣ ਜਿਵ ਤੂ ਰਖਹਿ ਤਿਵ ਰਹਉ ॥੪॥੧੮॥
gur amaradās kāran karan jiv tū rakhah tiv rahau .4.18.
O Guru Amar Daas, Doer of deeds, Cause of causes, as You keep me, I remain; as You protect me, I survive. ||4||18||
ਭਿਖੇ ਕੇ ॥
bhikhē kē .
Of Bhikhaa:
ਗੁਰੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਅਰੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਤਤ ਸਿਉ ਤਤੁ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥
gur giān ar dhiān tat siu tat milāvai .
In deep meditation, and the spiritual wisdom of the Guru, one's essence merges with the essence of reality.
ਸਚਿ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਇਕ ਚਿਤਹਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈ ॥
sach sach jānīai ik chitah liv lāvai .
In truth, the True Lord is recognized and realized, when one is lovingly attuned to Him, with one-pointed consciousness.
ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਵਸਿ ਕਰੈ ਪਵਣੁ ਉਡੰਤ ਨ ਧਾਵੈ ॥
kām krōdh vas karai pavan udant n dhāvai .
Lust and anger are brought under control, when the breath does not fly around, wandering restlessly.
ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਕੈ ਵਸੈ ਦੇਸਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੁਝਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nirankār kai vasai dēs hukam bujh bīchār pāvai .
Dwelling in the land of the Formless Lord, realizing the Hukam of His Command, His contemplative wisdom is attained.
ਕਲਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਅਉ ॥
kal māh rūp karatā purakh sō jānai jin kish kīau .
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Guru is the Form of the Creator, the Primal Lord God; he alone knows, who has tried it.
ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲ੍ਯਿਉ ਸੋਇ ਭਿਖਾ ਕਹੈ ਸਹਜ ਰੰਗਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੀਅਉ ॥੧॥੧੯॥
gur milyiu sōi bhikhā kahai sahaj rang darasan dīau .1.19.
So speaks Bhikhaa: I have met the Guru. With love and intuitive affection, He has bestowed the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. ||1||19||
ਰਹਿਓ ਸੰਤ ਹਉ ਟੋਲਿ ਸਾਧ ਬਹੁਤੇਰੇ ਡਿਠੇ ॥
rahiō sant hau tōl sādh bahutērē dithē .
I have been searching for the Saints; I have seen so many Holy and spiritual people.
ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਤਪਸੀਅਹ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਏ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮਿਠੇ ॥
sanniāsī tapasīah mukhah ē pandit mithē .
The hermits, Sannyaasees, ascetics, penitents, fanatics and Pandits all speak sweetly.
ਬਰਸੁ ਏਕੁ ਹਉ ਫਿਰਿਓ ਕਿਨੈ ਨਹੁ ਪਰਚਉ ਲਾਯਉ ॥
baras ēk hau phiriō kinai nah parachau lāyau .
I wandered around lost for a year, but no one touched my soul.