whoever enshrines the Name of the Guru within his heart, is rid of both birth and death. ||3||7||

Without the Guru, there is utter darkness; without the Guru, understanding does not come.

Without the Guru, there is no intuitive awareness or success; without the Guru, there is no liberation.

So make Him your Guru, and contemplate the Truth; make Him your Guru, O my mind.

Make Him your Guru, who is embellished and exalted in the Word of the Shabad; all your sins shall be washed away.

So speaks NALL the poet: with your eyes, make Him your Guru; with the words you speak, make Him your Guru, your True Guru.

Those who have not seen the Guru, who have not made Him their Guru, are useless in this world. ||4||8||

Dwell upon the Guru, the Guru, the Guru, O my mind.

Section 42 - Swaiyas From The Mouth Of The Great Fifth Mehl - Part 016

The All-powerful Guru is the Boat to carry us across in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. Hearing the Word of His Shabad, we are transported into Samaadhi.

He is the Spiritual Hero who destroys pain and brings peace. Whoever meditates on Him, dwells near Him.

He is the Perfect Primal Being, who meditates in remembrance on the Lord within his heart; seeing His Face, sins run away.

If you long for wisdom, wealth, spiritual perfection and properity, O my mind, dwell upon the Guru, the Guru, the Guru. ||5||9||

Gazing upon the Face of the Guru, I find peace.

I was thirsty, yearning to drink in the Nectar; to fulfill that wish, the Guru laid out the way.

My mind has become perfect; it dwells in the Lord's Place; it had been wandering in all directions, in its desire for tastes and pleasures.

Goindwal is the City of God, built on the bank of the Beas River.

The pains of so many years have been taken away; gazing upon the Face of the Guru, I find peace. ||6||10||

The All-powerful Guru placed His hand upon my head.

The Guru was kind, and blessed me with the Lord's Name. Gazing upon His Feet, my sins were dispelled.

Night and day, the Guru meditates on the One Lord; hearing His Name, the Messenger of Death is scared away.

So speaks the Lord's slave: Guru Raam Daas placed His Faith in Guru Amar Daas, the Guru of the World; touching the Philosopher's Stone, He was transformed into the Philosopher's Stone.

Guru Raam Daas recognized the Lord as True; the All-powerful Guru placed His hand upon His head. ||7||11||

Now, please preserve the honor of Your humble slave.

God saved the honor of the devotee Prahlaad, when Harnaakhash tore him apart with his claws.

And the Dear Lord God saved the honor of Dropadi; when her clothes were stripped from her, she was blessed with even more.

Sudaamaa was saved from misfortune; and Ganikaa the prostitute - when she chanted Your Name, her affairs were perfectly resolved.