ਪਉੜੀ ੧੧

paurree 11

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਇਕੀਹ ਪਉੜੀਆਂ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖਫਲੁ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਭੋਈ ।

guramukh ikeeh paurreean guramukh sukhafal nij ghar bhoee |

Crossing the stairs of identities, the gurmukh under the guidance of the Guru comes to reside in his own true nature.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਹਜ ਘਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਣੁ ਦਰਸਿ ਪਰਸਿ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਈ ।

saadhasangat hai sehaj ghar simaran daras paras gun goee |

Holy congregation, the source of remembrance of the Lord, His sight and touch, is the abode of equipoise.

ਲੋਹਾ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਸੁਇਨਿਅਹੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਜਿਉਂ ਅਵਿਲੋਈ ।

lohaa sueinaa hoe kai sueiniahu sueinaa jiaun aviloee |

Holy congregation is such a gold whose ingredients i.e. people therein, once known fir their qualities of iron have now become gold and are seen as gold.

ਚੰਦਨੁ ਬੋਹੈ ਨਿੰਮੁ ਵਣੁ ਨਿੰਮਹੁ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਪਲੋਈ ।

chandan bohai ninm van ninmahu chandan birakh paloee |

Even margosa tree, Azadirachta indica, becomes sandal in the company of sandal tree.

ਗੰਗੋਦਕ ਚਰਣੋਦਕਹੁ ਗੰਗੋਦਕ ਮਿਲਿ ਗੰਗਾ ਹੋਈ ।

gangodak charanodakahu gangodak mil gangaa hoee |

Water made dirty by feet also becomes pure when it meets the Ganges.

ਕਾਗਹੁ ਹੰਸੁ ਸੁਵੰਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਹੰਸਹੁ ਪਰਮ ਹੰਸੁ ਵਿਰਲੋਈ ।

kaagahu hans suvans hoe hansahu param hans viraloee |

Any crow of good breed may become swan but rare is the swan, which becomes supreme swan of rare and highest order.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵੰਸੀ ਪਰਮ ਹੰਸੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਸਚੁ ਨੀਰੁ ਖੀਰੁ ਵਿਲੋਈ ।

guramukh vansee param hans koorr sach neer kheer viloee |

Born in the family of gurmukh is the paramhans (man of highest spiritual order), who separate milk and water of truth and falsehood by his discerning wisdom.

ਗੁਰ ਚੇਲਾ ਚੇਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਹੋਈ ।੧੧।

gur chelaa chelaa gur hoee |11|

(In the holy congregation) the disciple is the Guru and the Guru (most humbly) becomes disciple.