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Ang 1Vaar 24Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੪

paurree 4

ਗੰਗ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣਾਂ ਮਕਾ ਕਾਬਾ ।

gang banaaras hindooaan musalamaanaan makaa kaabaa |

Hindus adore Ganges and Banaras and Muslims consider Mecca-Kaba as a holy place.But to the accompaniment of mradarig (drum) and rabad (stringed instrument) the praises (of Baba Nanak) are sung

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਬਾਬਾ ਗਾਵੀਐ ਵਜਨਿ ਤਾਲ ਮ੍ਰਿਦੰਗੁ ਰਬਾਬਾ ।

ghar ghar baabaa gaaveeai vajan taal mridang rabaabaa |

Lover of the devotees, he has come to uplift the down trodden ones.

ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਆਇਆ ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਣੁ ਅਜਬੁ ਅਜਾਬਾ ।

bhagat vachhal hoe aaeaa patit udhaaran ajab ajaabaa |

He himfelf is wonderful (because in spite of his powers he is egoless).

ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਇਕ ਵਰਨ ਹੋਇ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਹੋਇ ਤਰਾਬਾ ।

chaar varan ik varan hoe saadhasangat mil hoe taraabaa |

By his efforts all the four varnas have become one and now the individual gets liberated in the holy congregatio

ਚੰਦਨੁ ਵਾਸੁ ਵਣਾਸਪਤਿ ਅਵਲਿ ਦੋਮ ਨ ਸੇਮ ਖਰਾਬਾ ।

chandan vaas vanaasapat aval dom na sem kharaabaa |

Like the fragrant of sandal, he without any discrimination makes every one fragrant.

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਿਸ ਦੀ ਕਰੈ ਜਵਾਬਾ ।

hukamai andar sabh ko kudarat kis dee karai javaabaa |

All act as ordained by him and no one has the power to say no to him.

ਜਾਹਰ ਪੀਰੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਗੁਰ ਬਾਬਾ ।੪।

jaahar peer jagat gur baabaa |4|

Such grand Guru (Nanak) is the manifest spiritual teacher of the whole world.