ਗੁਰੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ॥
gur parmaysar gur govind.
The Guru is the Supreme Lord God; the Guru is the Lord of the Universe.
ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਦਇਆਲ ਬਖਸਿੰਦੁ ॥
gur daataa da-i-aal bakhsind.
The Guru is the Great Giver, merciful and forgiving.
ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨੀ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
gur charnee jaa kaa man laagaa.
One whose mind is attached to the Guru's feet,
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤਿਸੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੪॥੩੬॥੪੭॥
naanak daas tis pooran bhaagaa. ||4||36||47||
O slave Nanak, is blessed with perfect destiny. ||4||36||47||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru is the Supreme, the Guru is the Lord of the whole world.
The Guru is the great Giver, kind and always forgiving.
Nanak, the servant, says: whoever's heart holds fast to the Guru's feet
is blessed with the most complete good fortune there is.
Holding fast to the Guru is its own kind of good fortune.
Gur parmaysar gur govind: the Guru is one with the Supreme, the source of all. Daataa da-i-aal bakhsind: Giver, merciful, forgiving, generous and quick to pardon. Pooran bhaagaa: the heart that clings to the Guru's feet has complete fortune, received as grace.
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