soriT mhlw 4 pMcpdw ]
Acru crY qw isiD hoeI isDI qy buiD pweI ]
(hy BweI! gurU dI Srn pY ky jdoN) mnu`K ies Aij`q mn ƒ ij`q lYNdw hY, qdoN (jIvn-sMgRwm ivc ies ƒ) kwmXwbI ho jWdI hY, (ies) kwmXwbI qoN (mnu`K ƒ ieh) Akl hwsl ho jWdI hY
pRym ky sr lwgy qn BIqir qw BRmu kwitAw jweI ]1]
(ik) prmwqmw dy ipAwr dy qIr (ies dy) ihrdy ivc iv`J jWdy hn, qdoN (ies dy mn dI) Btkxw (sdw leI) k`tI jWdI hY [1[
myry goibd Apuny jn kau dyih vifAweI ]
hy myry goibMd! (mYƒ) Awpxy dws ƒ (ieh) ie`zq b^S
gurmiq rwm nwmu prgwshu sdw rhhu srxweI ] rhwau ]
(ik) gurU dI miq dI rwhIN (myry AMdr) Awpxw nwm prgt kr dyh, (mYƒ) sdw AwpxI Srn ivc r`K [rhwau[
iehu sMswru sBu Awvx jwxw mn mUrK cyiq Ajwxw ]
hy mUrK AM\wx mn! ieh jgq (dw moh) jnm mrn (dw kwrn bixAw rihMdw) hY (ies qoN bcx leI prmwqmw dw nwm) ismrdw rhu [
hir jIau ik®pw krhu guru mylhu qw hir nwim smwxw ]2]
hy hrI! (myry au~qy) myhr kr, mYƒ gurU imlw, qdoN hI qyry nwm ivc lInqw ho skdI hY [2[
ijs kI vQu soeI pRBu jwxY ijs no dyie su pwey ]
hy BweI! ieh nwm-vsqu ijs (prmwqmw) dI (mlkIAq) hY, auhI jwxdw hY (ik ieh vsqu iks ƒ dyxI hY), ijs jIv ƒ pRBU ieh dwiq dyNdw hY auhI lY skdw hY [
vsqu AnUp Aiq Agm Agocr guru pUrw AlKu lKwey ]3]
ieh vsq AYsI suMdr hY ik jgq ivc ies vrgI hor koeI nhIN, (iksy cqurweI-isAwxp dI rwhIN) ies qk phuMc nhIN ho skdI, mnu`K dy igAwn-ieMidRAW dI BI ies qk phuMc nhIN [ (jy) pUrw gurU (iml pey, qW auhI) AidRSt pRBU dw dIdwr krw skdw hY [3[
ijin ieh cwKI soeI jwxY gUMgy kI imiTAweI ]
hy BweI! ijs mnu`K ny ieh nwm-vsqu c`KI hY (ies dw suAwd) auhI jwxdw hY, (auh ibAwn nhIN kr skdw, ijvyN) guMgy dI (KwDI) imiTAweI (dw suAwd) guMgw d`s nhIN skdw [
rqnu lukwieAw lUkY nwhI jy ko rKY lukweI ]4]
(hW jy iksy ƒ ieh nwm-rqn hwsl ho jwvy, qW) jy auh mnu`K (ies rqn ƒ Awpxy AMdr) lukw ky r`Kxw cwhy, qW lukwieAW ieh rqn lukdw nhIN (aus dy Awqmk jIvn qoN rqn-pRwpqI dy l`Cx id`s pYNdy hn) [4[
sBu ikCu qyrw qU AMqrjwmI qU sBnw kw pRBu soeI ]
hy pRBU! ieh swrw jgq qyrw bxwieAw hoieAw hY, qUM sB jIvW dy idl dI jwxn-vwlw hYN, qUM sB dI swr lYx vwlw mwlk hYN [
ijs no dwiq krih so pwey jn nwnk Avru n koeI ]5]9]
hy nwnk! (AwK—hy pRBU!) auhI mnu`K qyrw nwm hwsl kr skdw hY ijs ƒ qUM ieh dwiq b^Sdw hYN [ hor koeI BI AYsw jIv nhIN (jo qyrI b^SS qoN ibnw qyrw nwm pRwpq kr sky) [5[9[