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paurree 12

ਇਕੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਇਕੁ ਸਿਖੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣਿਆ ।

eik guroo ik sikh guramukh jaaniaa |

Gurmukhs knew very well about the one Guru (Nanak) and one disciple (Guru Angad).

ਗੁਰ ਚੇਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖੁ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣਿਆ ।

gur chelaa gur sikh sach samaaniaa |

By becoming the true Sikh of the Guru, this disciple virtually merged himself into the latter.

ਸੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਖਾਣਿਆ ।

so satigur so sikh sabad vakhaaniaa |

The true Guru and the disciple were identical (in spirit) and their Word was also one.

ਅਚਰਜ ਭੂਰ ਭਵਿਖ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਹਾਣਿਆ ।

acharaj bhoor bhavikh sach suhaaniaa |

This is the wonder of the past and the future that they (both) loved the truth.

ਲੇਖੁ ਅਲੇਖੁ ਅਲਿਖੁ ਮਾਣੁ ਨਿਮਾਣਿਆ ।

lekh alekh alikh maan nimaaniaa |

They were beyond all accounts and were honour of the humble ones.

ਸਮਸਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਵਿਖੁ ਨ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਿਆ ।

samasar amrit vikh na aavan jaaniaa |

For them, the nectar and poison were the same and they had got liberated from the cycle of transmigration

ਨੀਸਾਣਾ ਹੋਇ ਲਿਖੁ ਹਦ ਨੀਸਾਣਿਆ ।

neesaanaa hoe likh had neesaaniaa |

Recorded as the model of special virtues, they are known as the extremely honourable ones.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਹੈਰਾਣਿਆ ।੧੨।

gurasikhahu gur sikh hoe hairaaniaa |12|

The wonderful fact is that the sikh of the Guru became the Guru.