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Ang 1Vaar 40Bhai Gurdas

ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣੇ ਸੈਪੁਰਸ ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਲਇਆ ਨ ਜਾਈ ।

sehas siaane saipuras sehas siaanap leaa na jaaee |

Millions of wisemen through their skills cannot attain the (supreme) fruit of delight.

ਸਹਸ ਸੁਘੜ ਸੁਘੜਾਈਆਂ ਤੁਲੁ ਨ ਸਹਸ ਚਤੁਰ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ।

sehas sugharr sugharraaeean tul na sehas chatur chaturaaee |

Millions of skillful persons with their skills and thousands of clever persons with their cleverness cannot attain Him.

ਲਖ ਹਕੀਮ ਲਖ ਹਿਕਮਤੀ ਦੁਨੀਆਦਾਰ ਵਡੇ ਦੁਨਿਆਈ ।

lakh hakeem lakh hikamatee duneeaadaar vadde duniaaee |

Lacs of physicians, lacs of ingenious persons and other worldly wise people;

ਲਖ ਸਾਹ ਪਤਿਸਾਹ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਵਜੀਰ ਨ ਮਸਲਤ ਕਾਈ ।

lakh saah patisaah lakh lakh vajeer na masalat kaaee |

Lacs of kings, emperors and of their minister in lacs are there but no suggestion of anybody is of any use.

ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆਂ ਸਿਧ ਨਾਥ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਾਥ ਨ ਪਾਈ ।

jatee satee santokheean sidh naath mil haath na paaee |

Celebates, truthful and contented ones, siddhs, naths, none could lay his hand upon Him.

ਚਾਰ ਵਰਨ ਚਾਰ ਮਜਹਬਾਂ ਛਿਅ ਦਰਸਨ ਨਹਿਂ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਈ ।

chaar varan chaar majahabaan chhia darasan nahin alakh lakhaaee |

None, including four varnas, four sects and six philoso­phies could behold that imperceptible Lord's fruit of delight.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ।੧੮।

guramukh sukh fal vaddee vaddiaaee |18|

Great is the glory of the fruit of delight of the gurmukhs.