ਪਉੜੀ ੨

paurree 2

ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਪਾਰ ਸਦਾਇਆ ।

nirankaar akaar kar ekankaar apaar sadaaeaa |

On assuming form that formless Lord was called as the boundless Ekankar.

ਓਅੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਇਕੁ ਕਵਾਉ ਪਸਾਉ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।

oankaar akaar kar ik kavaau pasaau karaaeaa |

Ekankar became Oankar whose one vibration spread as the creation.

ਪੰਜ ਤਤ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਪੰਜ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਪੰਜ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ।

panj tat paravaan kar panj mitr panj satru milaaeaa |

Then were created the five elements and five friends (truth, contentment and compassion etc.) and five enemies (the five evil propensities) of the creatures.

ਪੰਜੇ ਤਿਨਿ ਅਸਾਧ ਸਾਧਿ ਸਾਧੁ ਸਦਾਇ ਸਾਧੁ ਬਿਰਦਾਇਆ ।

panje tin asaadh saadh saadh sadaae saadh biradaaeaa |

Man harnessed the incurable ailments of five evil propensities and three qualities of nature and maintained his virtuous reputation of being a sadhu.

ਪੰਜੇ ਏਕੰਕਾਰ ਲਿਖਿ ਅਗੋਂ ਪਿਛੀਂ ਸਹਸ ਫਲਾਇਆ ।

panje ekankaar likh agon pichheen sehas falaaeaa |

Five Gurus one after the other composed thousands of hymns, bat in praise of Ekankar.

ਪੰਜੇ ਅਖਰ ਪਰਧਾਨ ਕਰਿ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਨਾਉ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

panje akhar paradhaan kar paramesar hoe naau dharaaeaa |

The bearer of fivelettered name, Nanak Dev, became prominent like God and was called Guru.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਉ ਹੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਅੰਗਦੁ ਅੰਗਹੁਂ ਉਪਜਾਇਆ ।

satigur naanak deo hai gur angad angahun upajaaeaa |

These Guru are the true Guru Nanak Dev who created Guru Angad out of his own limbs.

ਅੰਗਦ ਤੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਅਮਰ ਪਦ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਭਾਇਆ ।

angad te gur amar pad amrit raam naam gur bhaaeaa |

From Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, the attainer of immortal status of Guru and from him getting the nectar name of the Lord, Guru Ram Das was loved by the people.

ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਗੁਰੁ ਅਰਜਨ ਛਾਇਆ ।੨।

raamadaas gur arajan chhaaeaa |2|

From Guru Ram Das, like his shadow emerged Guru Arjan Dev