ਸੁ ਸਬਦ ਕਉ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਅਲਖੰ ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਸੋਈ ॥
su sabad kau nirantar vaas alakhan jeh dekhaa teh soee |
That Shabad dwells deep within the nucleus of all beings. God is invisible; wherever I look, there I see Him.
ਪਵਨ ਕਾ ਵਾਸਾ ਸੁੰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ਅਕਲ ਕਲਾ ਧਰ ਸੋਈ ॥
pavan kaa vaasaa sun nivaasaa akal kalaa dhar soee |
The air is the dwelling place of the absolute Lord. He has no qualities; He has all qualities.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਬਦੁ ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਵਸੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
nadar kare sabad ghatt meh vasai vichahu bharam gavaae |
When He bestows His Glance of Grace, the Shabad comes to abide within the heart, and doubt is eradicated from within.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਮੋੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
tan man niramal niramal baanee naamo man vasaae |
The body and mind become immaculate, through the Immaculate Word of His Bani. Let His Name be enshrined in your mind.
ਸਬਦਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਭਵਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਇਤ ਉਤ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
sabad guroo bhavasaagar tareeai it ut eko jaanai |
The Shabad is the Guru, to carry you across the terrifying world-ocean. Know the One Lord alone, here and hereafter.
ਚਿਹਨੁ ਵਰਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਛਾਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥੫੯॥
chihan varan nahee chhaaeaa maaeaa naanak sabad pachhaanai |59|
He has no form or color, shadow or illusion; O Nanak, realize the Shabad. ||59||
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਸਤ ਅੰਗੁਲ ਵਾਈ ਅਉਧੂ ਸੁੰਨ ਸਚੁ ਆਹਾਰੋ ॥
trai sat angul vaaee aaudhoo sun sach aahaaro |
O reclusive hermit, the True, Absolute Lord is the support of the exhaled breath, which extends out ten finger lengths.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੋਲੈ ਤਤੁ ਬਿਰੋਲੈ ਚੀਨੈ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੋ ॥
guramukh bolai tat birolai cheenai alakh apaaro |
The Gurmukh speaks and churns the essence of reality, and realizes the unseen, infinite Lord.
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮੇਟੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸਾਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਚੂਕੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੋ ॥
trai gun mettai sabad vasaae taa man chookai ahankaaro |
Eradicating the three qualities, he enshrines the Shabad within, and then, his mind is rid of egotism.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥
antar baahar eko jaanai taa har naam lagai piaaro |
Inside and out, he knows the One Lord alone; he is in love with the Name of the Lord.
ਸੁਖਮਨਾ ਇੜਾ ਪਿੰਗੁਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਏ ॥
sukhamanaa irraa pingulaa boojhai jaa aape alakh lakhaae |
He understands the Sushmana, Ida and Pingala, when the unseen Lord reveals Himself.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਹੁ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੬੦॥
naanak tihu te aoopar saachaa satigur sabad samaae |60|
O Nanak, the True Lord is above these three energy channels. Through the Word, the Shabad of the True Guru, one merges with Him. ||60||