ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕਥਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
gur kee mahimaa kathan na jaa-ay.
The Guru's glorious grandeur cannot be described.
ਗੁਰੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
gur parmaysar saachai naa-ay.
The Guru is the Transcendent Lord, in the True Name.
ਸਚੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਭੁ ਸਾਚੀ ॥
sach sanjam karnee sabh saachee.
True is His self-discipline, and True are all His actions.
ਸੋ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਾਚੀ ॥੩॥
so man nirmal jo gur sang raachee. ||3||
Immaculate and pure is that mind, which is imbued with love for the Guru. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru's greatness cannot be put into words.
The Guru is the Highest One, living in the True Naam.
True is the Guru's self-control, and true is everything the Guru does.
Clean and clear is the mind that is filled with love for the Guru.
Love for what is true makes a heart clear.
Love for the Guru makes your mind clean and clear.
Gur kee mahimaa kathan na jaa-ay: the Guru's greatness cannot be told. Sach sanjam karnee sabh saachee: true self-control, and every action true. Sach is Truth, what lasts. So man nirmal jo gur sang raachee: the mind dyed in love for the Guru becomes spotless, like water so clear you can see the bottom.
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