| gur ibnu Goru AMDwru gurU ibnu smJ n AwvY ] |
| gur bin ghor andhhaar guroo bin sumujh n aavai || |
| Without the Guru, there is utter darkness; without the Guru, understanding does not come. |
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| gur ibnu suriq n isiD gurU ibnu mukiq n pwvY ] |
| gur bin surath n sidhh guroo bin mukath n paavai || |
| Without the Guru, there is no intuitive awareness or success; without the Guru, there is no liberation. |
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| guru kru scu bIcwru gurU kru ry mn myry ] |
| gur kur such beechaar guroo kur rae mun maerae || |
| So make Him your Guru, and contemplate the Truth; make Him your Guru, O my mind. |
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| guru kru sbd spuMn AGn ktih sB qyry ] |
| gur kur subudh supunn aghun kuttehi subh thaerae || |
| Make Him your Guru, who is embellished and exalted in the Word of the Shabad; all your sins shall be washed away. |
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| guru nXix bXix guru guru krhu gurU siq kiv nlī kih ] |
| gur nuyan buyan gur gur kuruhu guroo sath kav nulu kehi || |
| So speaks NALL the poet: with your eyes, make Him your Guru; with the words you speak, make Him your Guru, your True Guru. |
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| ijin gurU n dyiKAau nhu kIAau qy AkXQ sMswr mih ]4]8] |
| jin guroo n dhaekhiao nuhu keeao thae akuyuthh sunsaar mehi ||4||8|| |
| Those who have not seen the Guru, who have not made Him their Guru, are useless in this world. ||4||8|| |
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