ਲੰਗਰੁ ਚਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੀ ਖਟੀਐ ॥

Langar chalæ gur sabaḋ har ṫot na aavee kʰatee▫æ.

The Langar - the Kitchen of the Guru’s Shabad has been opened, and its supplies never run short.

ਖਰਚੇ ਦਿਤਿ ਖਸੰਮ ਦੀ ਆਪ ਖਹਦੀ ਖੈਰਿ ਦਬਟੀਐ ॥

Kʰarché ḋiṫ kʰasamm ḋee aap kʰahḋee kʰær ḋabtee▫æ.

Whatever His Master gave, He spent; He distributed it all to be eaten.

ਹੋਵੈ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਖਸੰਮ ਦੀ ਨੂਰੁ ਅਰਸਹੁ ਕੁਰਸਹੁ ਝਟੀਐ ॥

Hovæ sifaṫ kʰasamm ḋee noor arsahu kursahu jʰatee▫æ.

The Praises of the Master were sung, and the Divine Light descended from the heavens to the earth.

ਤੁਧੁ ਡਿਠੇ ਸਚੇ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਮਲੁ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਦੀ ਕਟੀਐ ॥

Ṫuḋʰ ditʰé saché paaṫisaah mal janam janam ḋee katee▫æ.

Gazing upon You, O True King, the filth of countless past lives is washed away.

ਸਚੁ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਕਿਉ ਏਦੂ ਬੋਲਹੁ ਹਟੀਐ ॥

Sach jė gur furmaa▫i▫aa ki▫o éḋoo bolhu hatee▫æ.

The Guru gave the True Command; why should we hesitate to proclaim this?

ਪੁਤ੍ਰੀ ਕਉਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਲਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਪੀਰਹੁ ਕੰਨੑ ਮੁਰਟੀਐ ॥

Puṫree ka▫ul na paali▫o kar peerahu kanĥ murtee▫æ.

His sons did not obey His Word; they turned their backs on Him as Guru.

ਦਿਲਿ ਖੋਟੈ ਆਕੀ ਫਿਰਨੑਿ ਬੰਨੑਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਚਾਇਨੑਿ ਛਟੀਐ ॥

Ḋil kʰotæ aakee firniĥ banėh bʰaar uchaa▫iniĥ chʰatee▫æ.

These evil-hearted ones became rebellious; they carry loads of sin on their backs.

ਜਿਨਿ ਆਖੀ ਸੋਈ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਤਿਨੈ ਥਟੀਐ ॥

Jin aakʰee so▫ee karé jin keeṫee ṫinæ ṫʰatee▫æ.

Whatever the Guru said, Lehna did, and so he was installed on the throne.

ਕਉਣੁ ਹਾਰੇ ਕਿਨਿ ਉਵਟੀਐ ॥੨॥

Ka▫uṇ haaré kin uvtee▫æ. ||2||

Who has lost, and who has won? ||2||

ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਮੰਨਣਾ ਕੋ ਸਾਲੁ ਜਿਵਾਹੇ ਸਾਲੀ ॥

Jin keeṫee so mannṇaa ko saal jivaahé saalee.

He who did the work, is accepted as Guru; so which is better - the thistle or the rice?

ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਹੈ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਲੈ ਗਲਾ ਕਰੇ ਦਲਾਲੀ ॥

Ḋʰaram raa▫é hæ ḋévṫaa læ galaa karé ḋalaalee.

The Righteous Judge of Dharma considered the arguments and made the decision.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਖੈ ਸਚਾ ਕਰੇ ਸਾ ਬਾਤ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਰਹਾਲੀ ॥

Saṫgur aakʰæ sachaa karé saa baaṫ hovæ ḋar▫haalee.

Whatever the True Guru says, the True Lord does; it comes to pass instantaneously.

ਗੁਰ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੀ ਦੋਹੀ ਫਿਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਕਰਤੈ ਬੰਧਿ ਬਹਾਲੀ ॥

Gur angaḋ ḋee ḋohee firee sach karṫæ banḋʰ bahaalee.

Guru Angad was proclaimed, and the True Creator confirmed it.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਪਲਟੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਲਿ ਤਖਤੁ ਬੈਠਾ ਸੈ ਡਾਲੀ ॥

Naanak kaa▫i▫aa palat kar mal ṫakʰaṫ bætʰaa sæ daalee.

Nanak merely changed his body; He still sits on the throne, with hundreds of branches reaching out.

ਦਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਉਮਤਿ ਖੜੀ ਮਸਕਲੈ ਹੋਇ ਜੰਗਾਲੀ ॥

Ḋar sévé umaṫ kʰaṛee maskalæ ho▫é jangaalee.

Standing at His door, His followers serve Him; by this service, their rust is scraped off.

ਦਰਿ ਦਰਵੇਸੁ ਖਸੰਮ ਦੈ ਨਾਇ ਸਚੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਲਾਲੀ ॥

Ḋar ḋarvés kʰasamm ḋæ naa▫é sachæ baṇee laalee.

He is the Dervish - the Saint, at the door of His Lord and Master; He loves the True Name, and the Bani of the Guru’s Word.

ਬਲਵੰਡ ਖੀਵੀ ਨੇਕ ਜਨ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਛਾਉ ਪਤ੍ਰਾਲੀ ॥

Balvand kʰeevee nék jan jis bahuṫee chʰaa▫o paṫraalee.

Balwand says that Khivi, the Guru’s wife, is a noble woman, who gives soothing, leafy shade to all.

ਲੰਗਰਿ ਦਉਲਤਿ ਵੰਡੀਐ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਖੀਰਿ ਘਿਆਲੀ ॥

Langar ḋa▫ulaṫ vandee▫æ ras amriṫ kʰeer gʰi▫aalee.

She distributes the bounty of the Guru’s Langar; the kheer - the rice pudding and ghee, is like sweet ambrosia.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਥੀਏ ਪਰਾਲੀ ॥

Gursikʰaa ké mukʰ ujlé manmukʰ ṫʰee▫é paraalee.

The faces of the Guru’s Sikhs are radiant and bright; the self-willed Manmukhs are pale, like straw.

ਪਏ ਕਬੂਲੁ ਖਸੰਮ ਨਾਲਿ ਜਾਂ ਘਾਲ ਮਰਦੀ ਘਾਲੀ ॥

Pa▫é kabool kʰasamm naal jaaⁿ gʰaal marḋee gʰaalee.

The Master gave His approval, when Angad exerted Himself heroically.

ਮਾਤਾ ਖੀਵੀ ਸਹੁ ਸੋਇ ਜਿਨਿ ਗੋਇ ਉਠਾਲੀ ॥੩॥

Maaṫaa kʰeevee saho so▫é jin go▫é utʰaalee. ||3||

Such is the Husband of mother Khivi; He sustains the world. ||3||

ਹੋਰਿਂਓ ਗੰਗ ਵਹਾਈਐ ਦੁਨਿਆਈ ਆਖੈ ਕਿ ਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Horiⁿ▫o gang vahaa▫ee▫æ ḋuni▫aa▫ee aakʰæ kė ki▫on.

It is as if the Guru made the Ganges flow in the opposite direction, and the world wonders: what has he done?

ਨਾਨਕ ਈਸਰਿ ਜਗਨਾਥਿ ਉਚਹਦੀ ਵੈਣੁ ਵਿਰਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Naanak eesar jagnaaṫʰ uchhaḋee væṇ viriki▫on.

Nanak, the Lord, the Lord of the World, spoke the words out loud.

ਮਾਧਾਣਾ ਪਰਬਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਨੇਤ੍ਰਿ ਬਾਸਕੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਿੜਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Maaḋʰaaṇaa parbaṫ kar næṫar baasak sabaḋ riṛki▫on.

Making the mountain his churning stick, and the snake-king his churning string, He has churned the Word of the Shabad.

ਚਉਦਹ ਰਤਨ ਨਿਕਾਲਿਅਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਵਾ ਗਉਣੁ ਚਿਲਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Cha▫oḋah raṫan nikaali▫an kar aavaa ga▫oṇ chilki▫on.

From it, He extracted the fourteen jewels, and illuminated the world.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਅਹਿ ਵੇਖਾਲੀਅਨੁ ਜਿਣਿ ਐਵਡ ਪਿਡ ਠਿਣਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Kuḋraṫ ah vékʰaali▫an jiṇ ævad pid tʰiṇki▫oṇ.

He revealed such creative power, and touched such greatness.

ਲਹਣੇ ਧਰਿਓਨੁ ਛਤ੍ਰੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ਕਿਆੜਾ ਛਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Lahṇé ḋʰari▫on chʰaṫar sir asmaan ki▫aaṛaa chʰiki▫on.

He raised the royal canopy to wave over the head of Lehna, and raised His glory to the skies.

ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਆਪੁ ਆਪੈ ਸੇਤੀ ਮਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Joṫ samaaṇee joṫ maahi aap aapæ séṫee miki▫on.

His Light merged into the Light, and He blended Him into Himself.

ਸਿਖਾਂ ਪੁਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਘੋਖਿ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਉਮਤਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਜਿ ਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Sikʰaaⁿ puṫraaⁿ gʰokʰ kæ sabʰ umaṫ vékʰhu jė ki▫on.

Guru Nanak tested His Sikhs and His sons, and everyone saw what happened.

ਜਾਂ ਸੁਧੋਸੁ ਤਾਂ ਲਹਣਾ ਟਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥੪॥

Jaaⁿ suḋʰos ṫaaⁿ lahṇaa tiki▫on. ||4||

When Lehna alone was found to be pure, then He was set on the throne. ||4||

ਫੇਰਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਫੇਰੁਆਣਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਖਾਡੂਰੁ ॥

Fér vasaa▫i▫aa faru▫aaṇ saṫgur kʰaadoor.

Then, the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor.

ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਮੁਚੁ ਗਰੂਰੁ ॥

Jap ṫap sanjam naal ṫuḋʰ hor much garoor.

Meditation, austerities and self-discipline rest with You, while the others are filled with excessive pride.

ਲਬੁ ਵਿਣਾਹੇ ਮਾਣਸਾ ਜਿਉ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੂਰੁ ॥

Lab viṇaahé maaṇsaa ji▫o paaṇee boor.

Greed ruins mankind, like the green algae in the water.

ਵਰ੍ਹਿਐ ਦਰਗਹ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਨੂਰੁ ॥

varĥi▫æ ḋargėh guroo kee kuḋraṫee noor.

In the Guru’s Court, the Divine Light shines in its creative power.

ਜਿਤੁ ਸੁ ਹਾਥ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਤੂੰ ਓਹੁ ਠਰੂਰੁ ॥

Jiṫ so haaṫʰ na labʰ▫ee ṫooⁿ oh tʰaroor.

You are the cooling peace, whose depth cannot be found.

ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ॥

Na▫o niḋʰ naam niḋʰaan hæ ṫuḋʰ vich bʰarpoor.

You are overflowing with the nine treasures, and the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਵੰਞੈ ਚੂਰੁ ॥

Ninḋaa ṫéree jo karé so vañæ choor.

Whoever slanders You will be totally ruined and destroyed.

ਨੇੜੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਮਾਤ ਲੋਕ ਤੁਧੁ ਸੁਝੈ ਦੂਰੁ ॥

Néṛæ ḋisæ maaṫ lok ṫuḋʰ sujʰæ ḋoor.

People of the world can see only what is near at hand, but You can see far beyond.

ਫੇਰਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਫੇਰੁਆਣਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਖਾਡੂਰੁ ॥੫॥

Fér vasaa▫i▫aa faru▫aaṇ saṫgur kʰaadoor. ||5||

Then the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor. ||5||

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