The Gurmukh obtains honor in the Court of the Lord.
The Gurmukh obtains the Supreme Lord, the Destroyer of fear.
The Gurmukh does good deeds, an inspires others to do so.
O Nanak, the Gurmukh unites in the Lord's Union. ||36||
The Gurmukh understands the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas.
The Gurmukh knows the secrets of each and every heart.
The Gurmukh eliminates hate and envy.
The Gurmukh erases all accounting.
The Gurmukh is imbued with love for the Lord's Name.
O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes his Lord and Master. ||37||
Without the Guru, one wanders, coming and going in reincarnation.
Without the Guru, one's work is useless.
Without the Guru, the mind is totally unsteady.
Without the Guru, one is unsatisfied, and eats poison.
Without the Guru, one is stung by the poisonous snake of Maya, and dies.
O Nanak without the Guru, all is lost. ||38||
One who meets the Guru is carried across.
His sins are erased, and he is emancipated through virtue.
The supreme peace of liberation is attained, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
The Gurmukh is never defeated.