ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥
bin gur pooray naahee uDhaar.
Without the Perfect Guru, no one is saved.
ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੨॥੧੧॥
baabaa naanak aakhai ayhu beechaar. ||2||11||
This is what Baba Nanak says, after deep reflection. ||2||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without the Perfect Guru, no one is carried across.
Baba Nanak says this, after thinking it over deeply.
The Perfect Guru carries you across.
The Perfect Guru is the one who carries you across.
Bin gur pooray naahee uDhaar — without the Perfect Guru there is no crossing; the Guru is like a ferry that carries you over the river. Baabaa naanak aakhai ayhu beechaar — this is Nanak's considered wisdom, spoken after deep reflection.
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