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||