ਪਰਤਾਪੁ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਭਯਾ ਜਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੈ ॥

parataap sadaa gur kaa ghatt ghatt paragaas bhayaa jas jan kai |

The Glorious Greatness of the Guru is manifest forever in each and every heart. His humble servants sing His Praises.

ਇਕਿ ਪੜਹਿ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਪਰਭਾਤਿਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਇਸ੍ਨਾਨੁ ॥

eik parreh suneh gaaveh parabhaatihi kareh isanaan |

Some read and listen and sing of Him, taking their cleansing bath in the early hours of the morning before the dawn.

ਇਸ੍ਨਾਨੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਰਭਾਤਿ ਸੁਧ ਮਨਿ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਜਾ ਬਿਧਿ ਸਹਿਤ ਕਰੰ ॥

eisanaan kareh parabhaat sudh man gur poojaa bidh sahit karan |

After their cleansing bath in the hours before the dawn, they worship the Guru with their minds pure and clear.

ਕੰਚਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਪਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਸ ਕਉ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪੀ ਧੵਾਨੁ ਧਰੰ ॥

kanchan tan hoe paras paaras kau jot saroopee dhayaan dharan |

Touching the Philosopher's Stone, their bodies are transformed into gold. They focus their meditation on the Embodiment of Divine Light.

ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਜਗੰਨਾਥੁ ਜਲ ਥਲ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਪੂਰਿ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਬਰਨੰ ॥

jagajeevan jaganaath jal thal meh rahiaa poor bahu bidh baranan |

The Master of the Universe, the very Life of the World pervades the sea and the land, manifesting Himself in myriads of ways.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਅਲਖ ਗਤਿ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੁ ਤਾਰਣ ਤਰਣੰ ॥੪॥

satigur gur sev alakh gat jaa kee sree raamadaas taaran taranan |4|

So serve the Guru, the True Guru; His ways and means are inscrutable. The Great Guru Raam Daas is the Boat to carry us across. ||4||