Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The all-powerful Divine Guru is the greatest of all.
Serving the Guru, I find every comfort.
Everything happens by the One's doing.
No one can erase what the One has ordered.
The Highest One, the Supreme Lord, is beautiful beyond compare.
The Guru is the picture of fulfillment, the very form of the One.
The Guru is the greatest of all, and serving the Guru brings every comfort.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the centre of the shabad. Sabh tay vad samrath gurdayv: the all-powerful Divine Guru is greater than everyone. Sabh sukh paa-ee tis kee sayv: in serving the Guru, every comfort comes.
The lines after the pause widen the view. Jaa kaa kee-aa sabh kichh ho-ay: everything happens by the One's doing. Tis kaa amar na maytai ko-ay: no one can erase the One's order, the flow of existence. Paarbarahm parmaysar anoop: the Supreme One is beautiful beyond compare. Safal moorat gur tis kaa roop: the Guru is the picture of fulfillment, the One's own form, like sunlight that lets you see the sun.
What is something both very big and very close to you at the same time?
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