ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖਾਂ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਸੇਵ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ॥

Gur Sikhan Gur Sikh Saev Kamavanee||

Within the teaching of the Guru, the Sikhs of the Guru serve (others).

ਚਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਭਿਖ ਫਕੀਰਾਂ ਪਾਵਣੀ॥

Char Padharathh Bhikh Fakeeran Pavanee||

They give in charity the four riches (char padarathi) to the beggars.

ਲੇਖ ਅਲੇਖ ਅਲਖ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵਣੀ॥

Laekh Alaekh Alakh Banee Gavanee||

They sing paeans of the invisible Lord who is beyond all accounts.

ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤ ਰਸ ਬਿਖ ਅਮਿਉ ਚੁਆਵਣੀ॥

Bhae Bhagath Ras Bikh Amio Chuavanee||

They drink the juice of the sugarcane of loving devotion, and make others also enjoy the same.

ਤੁਲ ਨ ਭੂਤਭਵਿਖ ਨ ਕੀਮਤ ਪਾਵਣੀ॥

Thul N Bhoothabhavikh N Keemath Pavanee||

Nothing in the past as well as the future can be equal to their love.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਮਾਰਗ ਵਿਖ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਲਾਵਣੀ॥੧੭॥

Guramukh Marag Vikh Lavai N Lavanee||a||

None can vie with even the one step of the way of gurmukhs.