ਗੁਰੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ॥
gur parmaysar gur gobind.
The Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Guru is the Lord of the Universe.
ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਦ ਬਖਸੰਦੁ ॥
gur kartaa gur sad bakhsand.
The Guru is the Creator, the Guru is forever forgiving.
ਗੁਰ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਿ ਜਪਤ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗਿਆਨ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਸੰਤ ਸੰਗਨਾ ॥੧੨॥
gur jap jaap japat fal paa-i-aa gi-aan deepak sant sangnaa. ||12||
Meditating, chanting the Guru's Chant, I have obtained the fruits and rewards; in the Company of the Saints, I have been blessed with the lamp of spiritual wisdom. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru is the Highest One; the Guru is the Keeper of the world.
The Guru is the Maker, and the Guru forgives, always.
Repeating the Guru's mantra, I have received the reward, and in the Sangat a lamp of understanding lights up inside me.
In the Sangat, the Guru lights a lamp of understanding inside you.
Guru and the One are named as one: 'gur parmaysar', 'gur kartaa', and 'sad bakhsand', forever forgiving. The 'giaan deepak', the lamp of wisdom, glows in the Sangat: understanding as light.
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