raamdaas guroo har sat kee-ya-o samrath guroo sir hath Dhar-ya-o

sveIey mhly cauQy ky 4, nlŽ (1400-6)
sava-ee-ay mahlay cha-uthay kay 4, nal
Swaiyas In Praise Of The Fourth Mehl, Nal


smrQ gurU isir hQu DrŽau ]
samrath guroo sir hath Dhar-ya-o.
The All-powerful Guru placed His hand upon my head.

guir kInI ik®pw hir nwmu dIAau ijsu dyiK crMn AGMn hrŽau ]
gur keenee kirpaa har naam dee-a-o jis daykh charann aghann har-ya-o.
The Guru was kind, and blessed me with the Lord's Name. Gazing upon His Feet, my sins were dispelled.

inis bwsur eyk smwn iDAwn su nwm suny suqu Bwn frŽau ]
nis baasur ayk samaan Dhi-aan so naam sunay sut bhaan dar-ya-o.
Night and day, the Guru meditates on the One Lord; hearing His Name, the Messenger of Death is scared away.

Bin dws su Aws jgqR gurU kI pwrsu Byit prsu krŽau ]
bhan daas so aas jagtar guroo kee paaras bhayt paras kar-ya-o.
So speaks the Lord's slave: Guru Raam Daas placed His Faith in Guru Amar Daas, the Guru of the World; touching the Philosopher's Stone, He was transformed into the Philosopher's Stone.

rwmdwsu gurU hir siq kIXau smrQ gurU isir hQu DrŽau ]7]11]
raamdaas guroo har sat kee-ya-o samrath guroo sir hath Dhar-ya-o. ||7||11||
Guru Raam Daas recognized the Lord as True; the All-powerful Guru placed His hand upon His head. ||7||11||