ਹਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਖੇਲ ਰਚਾਇਆ ।
har satigur naanak khel rachaaeaa |
Guru Nanak, the embodiment of God Himself, permeated this (godly) operation.
ਅੰਗਦ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਲਖ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।
angad kau prabh alakh lakhaaeaa |
And invoked sacred writ on (Guru) Angad.
ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮ ਮਹਲ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਇਓ ।
pritham mehal har naam japaaeo |
In the first manifestation, he expounded the Naam (the Creator in His Creator).
ਦੁਤੀਏ ਅੰਗਦ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇਓ ।
dutee angad har gun gaaeo |
And the second, (Guru) Angad sang the benevolence of Har.
ਤੀਸਰ ਮਹਲ ਅਮਰ ਪਰਧਾਨਾ ।
teesar mehal amar paradhaanaa |
In the Third revelation, (Guru) Amar Das captured the mind with the Eternal Word,
ਜਿਹ ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਨਿਰਖੇ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਵਾਨਾ ।
jih ghatt meh nirakhe har bhagavaanaa |
By which he had envisaged the Lord God in his heart.
ਜਲ ਭਰਿਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਕੇ ਦੁਆਰੇ ।
jal bhario satigur ke duaare |
He served his True Guru by fetching water to his (Guru's) abode,
ਤਬ ਇਹ ਪਾਇਓ ਮਹਲ ਅਪਾਰੇ ।
tab ih paaeo mehal apaare |
And, thus, obtained the divine throne.
ਗੁਰੁ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਚਉਥੇ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ।
gur raamadaas chauthe paragaasaa |
In the fourth personification, appeared Guru Ram Dass,
ਜਿਨਿ ਰਟੇ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸਾ ।
jin ratte niranjan prabh abinaasaa |
Who recapitulated the faultless Immortal-being,
ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਪੰਚਮ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਓ ।
guroo arajan pancham tthahiraaeo |
And confirmed fifth pontification upon Guru Arjan,
ਜਿਨ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਗਰੰਥ ਬਣਾਇਓ ।
jin sabad sudhaar garanth banaaeo |
Who with the treasure of nectarous Word, compiled the Granth (the book of Holy Scriptures).
ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਬਣਾਇ ਉਚਾਰ ਸੁਨਾਇਓ ।
granth banaae uchaar sunaaeo |
Creating the Granth, he pronounced:
ਤਬ ਸਰਬ ਜਗਤ ਮੈ ਪਾਠ ਰਚਾਇਓ ।
tab sarab jagat mai paatth rachaaeo |
The whole world to reiterate the Sermons,
ਕਰਿ ਪਾਠ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਜਗਤ ਸਭ ਤਰਿਓ ।
kar paatth granth jagat sabh tario |
And with the Sermons from the Granth, the world emancipated.
ਜਿਹ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਉਚਰਿਓ ।
jih nis baasur har naam uchario |
But the emancipated were those who, day and night, recollected the Naam.
ਗੁਰ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਖਸਟਮ ਅਵਤਾਰੇ ।
gur harigobind khasattam avataare |
Then was embodied Guru Hargobind, the sixth master,
ਜਿਨਿ ਪਕੜਿ ਤੇਗ ਬਹੁ ਦੁਸਟ ਪਛਾਰੇ ।
jin pakarr teg bahu dusatt pachhaare |
Who, with sword held high, prostrated the enemies.
ਇਉਂ ਸਭ ਮੁਗਲਨ ਕਾ ਮਨ ਬਉਰਾਨਾ ।
eiaun sabh mugalan kaa man bauraanaa |
He made the minds of Muslim rulers demented,
ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਨ ਸੋਂ ਦੁੰਦ ਰਚਾਨਾ ।
tab har bhagatan son dund rachaanaa |
And for the sake of his devotees he rose and initiated (upon them) the war of attrition.
ਇਉਂ ਕਰਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ ਪੁਕਾਰਾ ।
eiaun kar hai guradaas pukaaraa |
And thus exclaimed Gurdas;
ਹੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੁਹਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਉਬਾਰਾ ।੨੧।
he satigur muhi lehu ubaaraa |21|
O my True Guru, You grant me redemption.