Guru Nanak 'true Sovereign'

[apne]

First Guru - Guru Nanak Dev Jee

(In Prose)

The Almighty is the Truth

The Almighty is Omnipresent

Sovereign Nanak is his name and he is pervaded with righteousness,

No other holy-man, as distinctive as he, has ever been in the world.

His detachment enhances the pride of the saintliness,

And it becomes every body’s mission to sacrifice life for him.

The seekers of the Almighty and common on-lookers,

All are toiling for the (divine) dust sprinkled by him.

When the Almighty himself eulogises him, what tribute can I render,

And how can I expound his worthiness?

Thousands from the domain of the spirits are his disciples,

And so are the millions from the temporal world.

All Gods from the metaphysical world pay tribute to him,

And all the angels from the spiritual universe bow at his feet.

All the humans of the world become god-like through him,

His image is evident both in the nether and the upper domains.

All in his congregation are knowledgeable,

And they rejoice in appreciating the magnanimity of the Almighty.

Their respect, abode, honour and standard

Triumph forever; and God endows to them a position higher than

others.

When the Lord of both the worlds addressed,

Him through his benevolence.

He responded, ‘I am your man, I am your slave,

And I am the dust from the feet of both, the high and the low.

The same way, when he was approached again,

He repeatedly responded with similar reply.

That I am in you and there is none other like you,

Whatever I wish, I perform and that is always just.

Show the world the way of meditation by Me,

And, by dint of My compliments, make them all virtuous.

At all the places I am your benefactor and sustainer,

I am your helper and I regard you well.

Who so ever will esteem you high,

He will, through his mind and soul, acclaim me.

Display to me your lofty self,

And convert my enigmas into simple ones.

Go to the world, and lead with my kindly light,

Because, without me, this temporal world has no significance.

In fact, I show you the way,

And you go and cover the paths on your own feet.

Whomsoever I adore, I enlighten him with the avenues,

And through you I create happiness in him.

And the one whom I put on sordid routes,

Doesn’t regain the Almighty through your guidance even.

Without me, this universe is proceeding on a dissolute course,

My confidants have turned into magicians.

They proceed the way they desire,

And entangle all the belongings with their magic.

You go, and turn their paths towards me,

So that they can adopt my sermons.

They may not turn towards any magic instead of remembering me,

And except my portal they may not go to any other side.

As this way they are saved from the hell,

Otherwise, with tied hands, they fall flat.

From one end to the other, the whole world,

Is wailing and revelling in cruelty.

Due to me, they don’t distinguish between good and bad,

And without me, they all are in predicament.

They are revelling in reviving the dead,

And are annihilating the loving ones.

They get together and, with the stars,

They count their joys and sorrows.

Unfortunately they write their good and bad fate in their horoscopes,

And, at the end, sooner or later, they pronounce.

They are not solemn and stable in divine rememberance

And their conversation becomes distressing.

Divert all their intentions towards me,

So that. except remembering me, they befriend none else.

So that I may let them run their life missions smoothly,

And reform their righteousness through my resplendence.

I have manifested you,

So that you may become the kindly light for the whole universe.

They are transforming fire into water,

And then extinguish water with fire.

Eradicate their affection towards duality,

And show them all the virtuous course.’

The true preceptor responded, ‘How am I worthy,

That I may motivate all the hearts towards righteousness?

What am I and how lofty is the aim?

Me, just a humble person, and there, you are in all the glory.

But still your command is my honour,

And I will never be neglectful; not for moment even.

You are enlightener and great teacher,

You show the righteous path and direct all the minds.

waheguru ji ka khalsa! waheguru ji ki fateh!