Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru is the holy place of pilgrimage. The Guru is the wish-granting tree of heaven.
The Guru fulfills the longings of the mind. The Guru gives the Lord's Name, and through it the whole world is saved.
The Guru is all-powerful. The Guru is without form. The Guru is high, beyond reach, without end.
The Guru's greatness is so high. What can any speaker say?
This line says: everything people travel far to find is already in the Guru.
Gur tirath: the Guru is the tirath, the holy place of pilgrimage. People made long journeys to bathe in sacred rivers. Here, the holiest place is the Guru.
Gur paarjaat: the Guru is the paarjaat, the wish-granting tree of old stories that grows in heaven. Gur mansaa pooranhaar: the Guru fills the true longings of the mind.
Gur daataa har naam day-ay: the Guru is the Giver who gives the Lord's Name. Udhrai sabh sansaar: through it the whole world is saved, lifted out of trouble.
So all four gifts meet in one place: the holy shrine, the wish tree, the fulfiller of longing, and the Giver of the Name. Think of a phone that is also your map, your camera and your music. One thing holds what used to need many.
Gur samrath gur nirankaar: the Guru is all-powerful and nirankaar, without any form. Gur oochaa agam apaar: high, out of reach, and without end.
Gur kee mahimaa agam hai: the Guru's greatness is beyond reach. Ki-aa kathay kathanhaar: what can any speaker say? Even the best words run out.
What would it feel like to have everything accumulated — every mistake, every fear, every regret — completely washed away? Is that something you believe is possible?
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