Shabad · Ang 1399
Bhatt Nalh · Svaiyay Fourth Mehl
ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਘੋਰੁ ਅੰਧਾਰੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਮਝ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
gur bin ghor andhaar guroo bin samajh na aavai |
Without the Guru, there is utter darkness; without the Guru, understanding does not come.
ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨ ਸਿਧਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
gur bin surat na sidh guroo bin mukat na paavai |
Without the Guru, there is no intuitive awareness or success; without the Guru, there is no liberation.
ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰੁ ਸਚੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰੁ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ॥
gur kar sach beechaar guroo kar re man mere |
So make Him your Guru, and contemplate the Truth; make Him your Guru, O my mind.
ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰੁ ਸਬਦ ਸਪੁੰਨ ਅਘਨ ਕਟਹਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੇ ॥
gur kar sabad sapun aghan katteh sabh tere |
Make Him your Guru, who is embellished and exalted in the Word of the Shabad; all your sins shall be washed away.
ਗੁਰੁ ਨਯਣਿ ਬਯਣਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਤਿ ਕਵਿ ਨਲੵ ਕਹਿ ॥
gur nayan bayan gur gur karahu guroo sat kav nalay keh |
So speaks NALL the poet: with your eyes, make Him your Guru; with the words you speak, make Him your Guru, your True Guru.
ਜਿਨਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਨ ਦੇਖਿਅਉ ਨਹੁ ਕੀਅਉ ਤੇ ਅਕਯਥ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਮਹਿ ॥੪॥੮॥
jin guroo na dekhiaau nahu keeo te akayath sansaar meh |4|8|
Those who have not seen the Guru, who have not made Him their Guru, are useless in this world. ||4||8||