iblwvlu mhlw 4 ]
hir hir nwmu sIql jlu iDAwvhu hir cMdn vwsu sugMD gMDeIAw ]
hy BweI! pRBU dw nwm ismirAw kro, ieh nwm TMF pwx vwlw jl hY, ieh nwm cMdn dI sugMDI hY ijhVI (swrI bnspqI ƒ) sugMiDq kr dyNdI hY [
imil sqsMgiq prm pdu pwieAw mY ihrf plws sMig hir buhIAw ]1]
hy BweI! swD sMgiq ivc iml ky sB qoN au~cw Awqmk drjw pRwpq kr leIdw hY [ ijvyN AirMf qy plwh (Awidk inkMmy ru`K cMdn dI sMgiq nwl) sugMiDq ho jWdy hn, (iqvyN) myry vrgy jIv (hir nwm dI brkiq nwl au~cy jIvn vwly bx jWdy hn) [1[
jip jgMnwQ jgdIs guseIAw ]
hy BweI! jgq dy nwQ, jgq dy eISÍr, DrqI dy Ksm pRBU dw nwm jipAw kr [
srix pry syeI jn aubry ijau pRihlwd auDwir smeIAw ]1] rhwau ]
ijhVy mnu`K pRBU dI srn Aw pYNdy hn, auh mnu`K (sMswr-smuMdr ivcoN) bc inkldy hn, ijvyN pRihlwd (Awidk BgqW) ƒ (prmwqmw ny sMswr-smuMdr qoN) pwr lμGw ky (Awpxy crnW ivc) lIn kr ilAw [1[rhwau[
Bwr ATwrh mih cMdnu aUqm cMdn inkit sB cMdnu hueIAw ]
hy BweI! swrI bnspqI ivc cMdn sB qoN sRySt (ru`K) hY, cMdn dy nyVy (au~gw hoieAw) hryk bUtw cMdn bx jWdw hY [
swkq kUVy aUB suk hUey min AiBmwnu ivCuiV dUir geIAw ]2]
pr prmwqmw nwloN tu`ty hoey mwieAw-vyVHy pRwxI (auhnW ru`KW vrgy hn jo DrqI ivcoN ^urwk iml skx qy BI) Kloqy hI su`k jWdy hn, (auhnW dy) mn ivc AhMkwr v`sdw hY, (ies vwsqy prmwqmw qoN) ivCu`V ky auh ikqy dUr pey rihMdy hn [2[
hir giq imiq krqw Awpy jwxY sB ibiD hir hir Awip bneIAw ]
hy BweI! prmwqmw ikho ijhw hY qy kyfw v`fw hY—ieh g`l auh Awp hI jwxdw hY [ (jgq dI) swrI mrXwdw aus ny Awp hI bxweI hoeI hY
ijsu siqguru Byty su kMcnu hovY jo Duir iliKAw su imtY n imteIAw ]3]
(aus mrXwdw Anuswr) ijs mnu`K ƒ gurU iml pYNdw hY, auh sonw bx jWdw hY (su`cy jIvn vl bx jWdw hY) [ hy BweI! Dur drgwh qoN (jIvW dy kIqy krmW Anuswr jIvW dy m`Qy auqy jo lyK) iliKAw jWdw hY, auh lyK (iksy dy Awpxy au~dm nwl) imtwieAW imt nhIN skdw (gurU dy imlx nwl hI lohy qoN kMcn bxdw) hY [3[
rqn pdwrQ gurmiq pwvY swgr Bgiq BMfwr Kul@eIAw ]
hy BweI! (gurU dy AMdr) BgqI dy smuMdr (Bry pey) hn, BgqI dy ^zwny KulHy pey hn, gurU dI miq auqy qur ky hI mnu`K (au~cy Awqmk gux-) rqn pRwpq kr skdw hY [
gur crxI iek srDw aupjI mY hir gux khqy iqRpiq n BeIAw ]4]
(vyKo) gurU dI crnIN l`g ky (hI myry AMdr) iek prmwqmw vwsqy ipAwr pYdw hoieAw hY (hux) prmwqmw dy gux gWidAW myrw mn r`jdw nhIN hY [4[
prm bYrwgu inq inq hir iDAwey mY hir gux khqy BwvnI khIAw ]
hy BweI! ijhVw mnu`K sdw hI prmwqmw dw iDAwn Drdw rihMdw hY ausdy AMdr sB qoN au~cI lgn bx jWdI hY [ pRBU dy gux gWidAW gWidAW ijhVw ipAwr myry AMdr bixAw hY, mYN (quhwƒ aus dw hwl) d`isAw hY [
bwr bwr iKnu iKnu plu khIAY hir pwru n pwvY prY preIAw ]5]
so, hy BweI! muV muV, hryk iKn, hryk pl, prmwqmw dw nwm jpxw cwhIdw hY (pr, ieh cyqy r`Ko) prmwqmw pry qoN pry hY, koeI jIv aus (dI hsqI) dw pwrlw bMnHw l`B nhIN skdw [5[
swsq byd purwx pukwrih Drmu krhu Ktu krm idRVeIAw ]
hy BweI! vyd SwsqR purwx (Awidk Drm pusqk iesy g`l au~qy) zor dyNdy hn (ik Kt-krmI) Drm kmwieAw kro, auh iehnW Cy Dwrimk krmW bwry hI pikAweI krdy hn [
mnmuK pwKMif Brim ivgUqy loB lhir nwv Bwir bufeIAw ]6]
Awpxy mn dy ip`Cy qurn vwly mnu`K (iesy) pwKMf ivc Btkxw ivc (pY ky) ^uAwr huMdy hn, (auhnW dI izMdgI dI) byVI (Awpxy hI pwKMf dy) Bwr nwl loB dI lihr ivc fu`b jWdI hY [6[
nwmu jphu nwmy giq pwvhu isimRiq swsqR nwmu idRVeIAw ]
hy BweI! prmwqmw dw nwm jipAw kro, nwm ivc juV ky hI au~cI Awqmk AvsQw pRwpq krogy [ (Awpxy ihrdy ivc prmwqmw dw) nwm p`kw itkweI r`Ko, (gurU dy snmuK rihx vwly mnu`K vwsqy ieh hir-nwm hI) isimRqIAW SwsqRW dw aupdys hY [
haumY jwie q inrmlu hovY gurmuiK prcY prm pdu peIAw ]7]
(hir-nwm dI rwhIN jdoN mnu`K dy AMdroN) haumY dUr ho jWdI hY, qdoN mnu`K piv`qr jIvn vwlw ho jWdw hY [ gurU dI srn pY ky jdoN mnu`K (prmwqmw dy nwm ivc) pqIjdw hY, qdoN sB qoN au~cw Awqmk drjw hwsl kr lYNdw hY [7[
iehu jgu vrnu rUpu sBu qyrw ijqu lwvih sy krm kmeIAw ]
hy nwnk! (AwK—hy pRBU!) ieh swrw jgq qyrw hI rUp hY qyrw hI rMg hY [ ijs pwsy qUM (jIvW ƒ) lWdw hYN, auhI krm jIv krdy hn [
nwnk jMq vjwey vwjih ijqu BwvY iqqu rwih cleIAw ]8]2]5]
jIv (qyry vwjy hn) ijvyN qUM vjWdw hYN, iqvyN v`jdy hn [ ijs rwh qy qornw qYƒ cMgw l`gdw hY, ausy rwh qy jIv qurdy hn [8[2[