Chapter 8

Guru Har Rai — The Tender King

The seventh Guru, greater than the seven lands and nine skies, both king and holy beggar, who can break the very noose of death.

The seventh Guru, Guru Har Rai, was greater than the seven lands and the nine skies. Millions stand waiting at his gate, and the holy angels are his servants. He can break the very noose of death. He sits upon the eternal throne, the beloved of the ever-giving court of God. Nand Lal reads the letters of his name as strengths — soothing to those near to God, a nectar to the angels, strong enough to humble the mightiest, and a support to everyone, common and chosen alike.

ਹਕ ਪਰਵਰ ਹਕ ਕੇਸ਼ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਹਮ ਦਰਵੇਸ਼ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ॥ ੮੭ ॥ ਫ਼ੱਯਾਜ਼ੁਦਾਰੈਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ਸਰਵਰੇ ਕੌਨੈਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ॥ ੮੮ ॥ ਹਕ ਵਾਸਫ਼ਿ ਅਕਰਾਮ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ਖ਼ਾਸਾਂ ਹਮਾਂ ਬਰਕਾਮ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ॥ ੮੯ ॥

hak paravar hak keshagurū karatā hararāi sulatān ham daravesha gurū karatā hararāi | 87 | faiyāzudārain gurū karatā hararāi saravare kaunain gurū karatā hararāi | 88 | hak vāsaf akarām gurū karatā hararāi khāsān hamān barakām gurū karatā hararāi | 89 |

Guru Har Rai upheld the truth, both king and holy beggar in one. He is the giver in both worlds, the chief of this world and the next. Even God delights in the gifts he grants, and the chosen find their success through him.

ਸ਼ਾਹਨ ਸ਼ਹਿ ਹਕ ਨਸਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ਫ਼ਰਮਾਂ ਦੇਹਿ ਨੋਹ ਤਬਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ॥ ੯੦ ॥ ਗਰਦਨ ਜ਼ਨਿ ਸਰਕਸ਼ਾਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ਯਾਰਿ ਮੁਤਜ਼ੱਰ ਆਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਹਰਰਾਇ ॥ ੯੧ ॥

shāhan shah hak nasak gurū karatā hararāi faramān deh noh tabak gurū karatā hararāi | 90 | garadan zan sarakashān gurū karatā hararāi yār mutazarr ān gurū karatā hararāi | 91 |

His words are the royalty of truth; his command reaches all the nine skies. He cuts down the proud and the cruel, and he is the friend and the shelter of the helpless.