rwmklI sdu The Call Of Death:

1. rwmklI sdu The Call Of Death:

2. <> siqgur pRswid ]One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

3. jig dwqw soie Bgiq vClu iqhu loie jIau ]He is the Great Giver of the Universe, the Lover of His devotees, throughout the three worlds.

4. gur sbid smwvey Avru n jwxY koie jIau ] One who is merged in the Word of the Guru's Shabad does not know any other.

5. Avro n jwxih sbid gur kY eyku nwmu iDAwvhy ] Dwelling upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he does not know any other; he meditates on the One Name of the Lord.

6. prswid nwnk gurU AMgd prm pdvI pwvhy ]By the Grace of Guru Nanak and Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das obtained the supreme status.

7. AwieAw hkwrw clxvwrw hir rwm nwim smwieAw ]And when the call came for Him to depart, He merged in the Name of the Lord

8. jig Amru Atlu Aqolu Twkuru Bgiq qy hir pwieAw ]1]Through devotional worship in this world, the imperishable, immovable, immeasurable Lord is found. ||1||

9. hir Bwxw gur BwieAw guru jwvY hir pRB pwis jIau ] The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and so the Guru easily reached the Lord God's Presence.

10. siqguru kry hir pih bynqI myrI pYj rKhu Ardwis jIau ]The True Guru prays to the Lord, ""Please, save my honor. This is my prayer"".

11. pYj rwKhu hir jnh kyrI hir dyhu nwmu inrMjno ] Please save the honor of Your humble servant, O Lord; please bless him with Your Immaculate Name.

12. AMiq clidAw hoie bylI jmdUq kwlu inKMjno ] At this time of final departure, it is our only help and support; it destroys death, and the Messenger of Death.

13. siqgurU kI bynqI pweI hir pRiB suxI Ardwis jIau ]The Lord God heard the prayer of the True Guru, and granted His request.

14. hir Dwir ikrpw siqguru imlwieAw Dnu Dnu khY swbwis jIau ]2]The Lord showered His Mercy, and blended the True Guru with Himself; He said, ""Blessed! Blessed! Wonderful!""||2||

15. myry isK suxhu puq BweIho myrY hir Bwxw Awau mY pwis jIau ]Listen O my Sikhs, my children and Siblings of Destiny; it is my Lord's Will that I must now go to Him.

16. hir Bwxw gur BwieAw myrw hir pRBu kry swbwis jIau ]The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and my Lord God applauded Him.

17. Bgqu siqguru purKu soeI ijsu hir pRB Bwxw Bwvey ]One who is pleased with the Lord God's Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord.

18. Awnµd Anhd vjih vwjy hir Awip gil mylwvey ]The unstruck sound current of bliss resounds and vibrates; the Lord hugs him close in His embrace.

19. qusI puq BweI prvwru myrw min vyKhu kir inrjwis jIau ] O my children, siblings and family, look carefully in your minds, and see.

20. Duir iliKAw prvwxw iPrY nwhI guru jwie hir pRB pwis jIau ]3]The pre-ordained death warrant cannot be avoided; the Guru is going to be with the Lord God. ||3||

21. siqguir BwxY AwpxY bih prvwru sdwieAw ]The True Guru, in His Own Sweet Will, sat up and summoned His family.

22. mq mY ipCY koeI rovsI so mY mUil n BwieAw ]Let no one weep for me after I am gone. That would not please me at all.

23. imqu pYJY imqu ibgsY ijsu imq kI pYj Bwvey ]When a friend receives a robe of honor, then his friends are pleased with his honor

24. qusI vIcwir dyKhu puq BweI hir siqgurU pYnwvey ]Consider this and see, O my children and siblings; the Lord has given the True Guru the robe of supreme honor.

25. siqgurU prqiK hodY bih rwju Awip itkwieAw ]The True Guru Himself sat up, and appointed the successor to the Throne of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of Meditation and Success

26. siB isK bMDp puq BweI rwmdws pYrI pwieAw ]4]All the Sikhs, relatives, children and siblings have fallen at the Feet of Guru Ram Das. ||4||

27. AMqy siqguru boilAw mY ipCY kIrqnu kirAhu inrbwxu jIau ]Finally, the True Guru said, ""When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa.""

28. kyso gopwl pMifq sidAhu hir hir kQw pVih purwxu jIau ]Call in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.

29. hir kQw pVIAY hir nwmu suxIAY bybwxu hir rMgu gur Bwvey ]Read the sermon of the Lord, and listen to the Lord's Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord.

30. ipMfu pqil ikirAw dIvw Pul hir sir pwvey ]Do not bother with offering rice-balls on leaves, lighting lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the Ganges; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord's Pool.

31. hir BwieAw siqguru boilAw hir imilAw purKu sujwxu jIau ]The Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.

32. rwmdws soFI iqlku dIAw gur sbdu scu nIswxu jIau ]5]The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. ||5||

33. siqguru purKu ij boilAw gurisKw mMin leI rjwie jIau ]And as the True Guru, the Primal Lord spoke, and the Gursikhs obeyed His Will.

34. mohrI puqu snmuKu hoieAw rwmdwsY pYrI pwie jIau ]His son Mohri turned sunmukh, and become obedient to Him; he bowed, and touched Ram Das' feet.

35. sB pvY pYrI siqgurU kyrI ijQY gurU Awpu riKAw ] Then, everyone bowed and touched the feet of Ram Das, into whom the Guru infused His essence.

36. koeI kir bKIlI invY nwhI iPir siqgurU Awix invwieAw ]And any that did not bow then because of envy - later, the True Guru brought them around to bow in humility.

37. hir gurih Bwxw dIeI vifAweI Duir iliKAw lyKu rjwie jIau ] It pleased the Guru, the Lord, to bestow glorious greatness upon Him; such was the pre-ordained destiny of the Lord's Will.

38. khY suMdru suxhu sMqhu sBu jgqu pYrI pwie jIau ]6]1]Says Sundar, listen, O Saints: all the world fell at His feet. ||6||1||