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Ang 1Vaar 28Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੬

paurree 6

ਗੁਰਸਿਖੀ ਦਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਹੁਇ ਮਿਠ ਬੋਲਾ ਲਿਖੈ ਨ ਲੇਖੈ ।

gurasikhee daa bolanaa hue mitth bolaa likhai na lekhai |

The Sikh life one speaks mildly and never gets oneself noticed i.e. ego is diated.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖੀ ਦਾ ਚਲਣਾ ਚਲੈ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਲੀਤੇ ਭੇਖੈ ।

gurasikhee daa chalanaa chalai bhai vich leete bhekhai |

Maintaining the Sikh form and moving in the fear of the Lord constitute the Sikh way of living.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖੀ ਦਾ ਰਾਹੁ ਏਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਲ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਦੇਖੈ ।

gurasikhee daa raahu ehu guramukh chaal chalai so dekhai |

Sikh living means following the footsteps gursikhs.

ਘਾਲਿ ਖਾਇ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੈ ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਅਵੇਸੁ ਵਿਸੇਖੈ ।

ghaal khaae sevaa karai gur upades aves visekhai |

One should eat the fruit of one's own labour, do service and could always remain inspired by the teachings of the Guru.

ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇ ਨ ਅਪੜੈ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਰੂਪ ਨ ਰੇਖੈ ।

aap ganaae na aparrai aap gavaae roop na rekhai |

The supreme rd is not attained through egotism and only after losing the sense of ego e can identify oneself with the formless and limitless Lord.

ਮੁਰਦੇ ਵਾਂਗ ਮੁਰੀਦ ਹੋਇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਰੀ ਵੜਿ ਅਲਖ ਅਲੇਖੈ ।

murade vaang mureed hoe gur goree varr alakh alekhai |

A disciple coming like a dead person and entering into the guru-grave can merge in at imperceptible Lord who is beyond all writs.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਮੰਤੁ ਨ ਸੇਖ ਸਰੇਖੈ ।੬।

ant na mant na sekh sarekhai |6|

Sesanags could not derstand the mystery of His mantra.