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Savaiye in praise of Guru Ram Das, Verse 11 — everything at once — this world and the next

ਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਉ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਿਵਾਸੈ ॥
gur jinH ka-o suparsan naam har ridai nivaasai.
The Lord's Name abides in the hearts of those who are pleasing to the Guru.
ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਉ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਦੁਰਤੁ ਦੂਰੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਸੈ ॥
jinH ka-o gur suparsan durat doorantar naasai.
Sins run far away from those who are pleasing to the Guru.
ਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਉ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਮਾਨੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ॥
gur jinH ka-o suparsan maan abhimaan nivaarai.
Those who are pleasing to the Guru eradicate pride and egotism from within.
ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਉ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਗਿ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਤਾਰੈ ॥
jinH ka-o gur suparsan sabad lag bhavjal taarai.
Those who are pleasing to the Guru are attached to the Shadad, the Word of God; they are carried across the terrifying world-ocean.
ਪਰਚਉ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਾਇਅਉ ਤਿਨ ਸਕਯਥਉ ਜਨਮੁ ਜਗਿ ॥
parcha-o parmaan gur paa-i-a-o tin sakaytha-o janam jag.
Those who are blessed with the wisdom of the certified Guru - blessed and fruitful is their birth into the world.
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਰਣਿ ਭਜੁ ਕਲ੍ਯ੍ਯ ਕਬਿ ਭੁਗਤਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਸਭ ਗੁਰੂ ਲਗਿ ॥੧੧॥
saree guroo saran bhaj kal-y kab bhugat mukat sabh guroo lag. ||11||
KALL the poet runs to the Sanctuary of the Great Guru; attached to the Guru, they are blessed with worldly enjoyments, liberation and everything. ||11||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Those the Guru is pleased with keep the Naam of the One living in their hearts.

Those the Guru is pleased with see wrongdoing run far away.

Those the Guru is pleased with let go of pride and showing off.

Those the Guru is pleased with hold on to the Word and are carried across the frightening ocean of the world.

Those who have found the trusted Guru's wisdom make their birth into this world bear fruit.

Kal the poet says: hurry to the shelter of the great Guru. Holding on to the Guru, you find it all: the good things of this world, freedom, everything.

Near the Guru, a good life and a free one arrive together.
The deeper layer

When the Guru is pleased with someone, good things follow one after another.

The line gur jin ka-o suparsan repeats, like a drumroll. It means "those the Guru is pleased with." For them, the Naam lives in the heart. Wrongdoing runs far away. Pride and showing off go too. Held by the Word, they cross bhavjal, the world-ocean. That is the Bani's picture of a life full of storms. The Guru is the boat that carries you through it.

The last line, bhugat mukat sabh, puts two things side by side. Bhugat is the good things of this life. Mukat is freedom inside. Near the Guru, both are found together. Kal tells himself to hurry to the Guru's shelter, where everything is found.

A Question to Sit With

What does a life well lived look like to you — and does it have to be different from a happy one?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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