ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭ ਸਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
jee-a jant sabh sisat upaa-ee gurmukh sobhaa paavaigo.
God created all the beings and creatures of the universe; He blesses the Gurmukh with glory.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਕੋ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਆਇ ਜਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੬॥
bin gur bhaytay ko mahal na paavai aa-ay jaa-ay dukh paavaigo. ||6||
Without meeting the Guru, no one obtains the Mansion of His Presence. They suffer the agony of coming and going in reincarnation. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One created every being and creature in the whole world. The Gurmukh, who faces the Guru, is given honor.
Without meeting the Guru, no one reaches the One's home. They keep coming and going, born again and again, and they suffer.
Meeting the Guru opens the way home; without it, a life keeps circling.
Meeting the Guru opens the way to the One's home; without it, a life keeps going round in circles.
Jee-a jant sabh sisat upaa-ee: the One made every being. Sobhaa: honor, a good name. Mahal: the palace, the One's presence. Aa-ay jaa-ay: coming and going, being born and dying again and again, like driving round and round a roundabout and missing the exit each time.
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