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Ang 1Vaar 3Bhai Gurdas

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਉ ਗੁਰਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇਆ ।

satigur naanak deo guraa gur hoeaa |

The True Guru Nanak Dev was the Guru of Gurus.

ਅੰਗਦੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਅਭੇਉ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮੋਇਆ ।

angad alakh abheo sehaj samoeaa |

He installed Guru Angad Dev on the invisible abd mysterious throne of equipoise.

ਅਮਰਹੁ ਅਮਰ ਸਮੇਉ ਅਲਖ ਅਲੋਇਆ ।

amarahu amar sameo alakh aloeaa |

Merging Amar Das into the external Lord he made him see the invisible.

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਅਰਿਖੇਉ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਚੋਇਆ ।

raam naam arikheo amrit choeaa |

Guru Ram Das was made to quaff the delight of supreme nectar.

ਗੁਰ ਅਰਜਨ ਕਰਿ ਸੇਉ ਢੋੲੈ ਢੋਇਆ ।

gur arajan kar seo dtoeai dtoeaa |

Guru Arjan Dev got the largess of service (from Guru Ram Das).

ਗੁਰ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਅਮੇਉ ਅਮਿਉ ਵਿਲੋਇਆ ।

gur harigobind ameo amiau viloeaa |

Guru Hargobind also churned the sea (of Word)

ਸਚਾ ਸਚਿ ਸੁਚੇਉ ਸਚਿ ਖਲੋਇਆ ।

sachaa sach sucheo sach khaloeaa |

And due to the grace of all these truthful personalities, the truth of the Lord has come to reside in the hearts of common people, who have fully devoted their selves to the Word.

ਆਤਮ ਅਗਹ ਅਗਹੇਉ ਸਬਦ ਪਰੋਇਆ ।

aatam agah agaheo sabad paroeaa |

Even empty hearts of the people have been filled by sabad, the Word

ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਅਭਰ ਭਰੇਉ ਭਰਮ ਭਉ ਖੋਇਆ ।੧੨।

guramukh abhar bhareo bharam bhau khoeaa |12|

And the Gurmukhs have exterminated their fears and delusions.