gur samaan tirath nahee ko-ay

pRBwqI mhlw 1(1328-18)
parbhaatee mehlaa 1
Prabhaatee, First Mehl


AMimRqu nIru igAwin mn mjnu ATsiT qIrQ sMig ghy ]
amrit neer gi-aan man majan athsath tirath sang gahay.
One who bathes in the Ambrosial Water of spiritual wisdom takes with him the virtues of the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

gur aupdyis jvwhr mwxk syvy isKu suo Koij lhY ]1]
gur updays javaahar maanak sayvay sikh so khoj lahai. ||1||
The Guru's Teachings are the gems and jewels; the Sikh who serves Him searches and finds them. ||1||

gur smwin qIrQu nhI koie ]
gur samaan tirath nahee ko-ay.
There is no sacred shrine equal to the Guru.

sru sMqoKu qwsu guru hoie ]1] rhwau ]
sar santokh taas gur ho-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The Guru encompasses the ocean of contentment. ||1||Pause||

guru drIAwau sdw jlu inrmlu imilAw durmiq mYlu hrY ]
gur daree-aa-o sadaa jal nirmal mili-aa durmat mail harai.
The Guru is the River, from which the Pure Water is obtained forever; it washes away the filth and pollution of evil-mindedness.

siqguir pwieAY pUrw nwvxu psU pryqhu dyv krY ]2]
satgur paa-i-ai pooraa naavan pasoo paraytahu dayv karai. ||2||
Finding the True Guru, the perfect cleansing bath is obtained, which transforms even beasts and ghosts into gods. ||2||

rqw sic nwim ql hIAlu so guru prmlu khIAY ]
rataa sach naam tal hee-al so gur parmal kahee-ai.
He is said to be the Guru, with the scent of sandalwood, who is imbued with the True Name to the bottom of His Heart.

jw kI vwsu bnwspiq saurY qwsu crx ilv rhIAY ]3]
jaa kee vaas banaaspat sa-urai taas charan liv rahee-ai. ||3||
By His Fragrance, the world of vegetation is perfumed. Lovingly focus yourself on His Feet. ||3||

gurmuiK jIA pRwn aupjih gurmuiK isv Gir jweIAY ]
gurmukh jee-a paraan upjahi gurmukh siv ghar jaa-ee-ai.
The life of the soul wells up for the Gurmukh; the Gurmukh goes to the House of God.

gurmuiK nwnk sic smweIAY gurmuiK inj pdu pweIAY ]4]6]
gurmukh naanak sach samaa-ee-ai gurmukh nij pad paa-ee-ai. ||4||6||
The Gurmukh, O Nanak, merges in the True One; the Gurmukh attains the exalted state of the self. ||4||6||