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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 183 — the one who bears the blow of the Word is the Guru
ਕਬੀਰ ਚੋਟ ਸੁਹੇਲੀ ਸੇਲ ਕੀ ਲਾਗਤ ਲੇਇ ਉਸਾਸ ॥
kabeer chot suhaylee sayl kee laagat lay-ay usaas.
Kabir, the stroke of a lance is easy to bear; it takes away the breath.
ਚੋਟ ਸਹਾਰੈ ਸਬਦ ਕੀ ਤਾਸੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਮੈ ਦਾਸ ॥੧੮੩॥
chot sahaarai sabad kee taas guroo mai daas. ||183||
But one who endures the stroke of the Word of the Shabad is the Guru, and I am his slave. ||183||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the blow of a spear is easy to bear; it strikes, and the breath is gone.
But whoever can bear the blow of the Shabad, the Guru's Word, is the Guru, and I am that one's servant.
Letting the Word change you is the hardest blow to bear, and the best.
Taking the Word all the way in is harder than any outward blow.
Chot suhaylee sayl kee: the blow of a spear is easy. Laagat lay-ay usaas: it strikes, the breath is gone, and it is over. Chot sahaarai sabad kee: to bear the blow of the Shabad, to let the Word strike deep and change you, takes much more. Taas guroo mai daas: such a one is the Guru, and Kabir is their servant.
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