ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Oankaar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

ਪਉੜੀ ੧

paurree 1

ਵਾਲਹੁ ਨਿਕੀ ਆਖੀਐ ਖੰਡੇ ਧਾਰਹੁ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਤਿਖੀ ।

vaalahu nikee aakheeai khandde dhaarahu suneeai tikhee |

Sikh spirit is subtler than a trichome and sharper than the edge of sword.

ਆਖਣਿ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਸਕੀਐ ਲੇਖ ਅਲੇਖ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਲਿਖੀ ।

aakhan aakh na sakeeai lekh alekh na jaaee likhee |

Nothing can be said or explained about it and its indescribable account cannot be written.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੰਥੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਅਪੜਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਇਕਤੁ ਵਿਖੀ ।

guramukh panth vakhaaneeai aparr na sakai ikat vikhee |

Defined as the way of the Gurmukhs, it cannot be attained by a single step.

ਸਿਲ ਆਲੂਣੀ ਚਟਣੀ ਤੁਲਿ ਨ ਲਖ ਅਮਿਅ ਰਸ ਇਖੀ ।

sil aaloonee chattanee tul na lakh amia ras ikhee |

It is like licking a tasteless stone but the joy of even the juice of millions of sweet sugar cane, cannot be compared with it.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਜੁ ਬਿਰਖੀ ।

guramukh sukh fal paaeaa bhaae bhagat viralee ju birakhee |

The gurmukhs have attained the pleasure-fruit of loving devotion which grows on rare trees.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੁਠੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੀ ।

satigur tutthai paaeeai saadhasangat guramat gurasikhee |

By the grace of the true Guru, following the wisdom of the Guru and in the holy congregation alone the Sikh spirit is attained.

ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਭਿਖਕ ਭਿਖੀ ।੧।

chaar padaarath bhikhak bhikhee |1|

Four ideals (dharma, arth, katm and rooks) of life are begged by the beggars.