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Savaiye Sri Mukhbak (Mehl 5), Verse 19 — Nothing can shake a heart in love

ਆਵਧ ਕਟਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਤ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਰਸ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਸੰਗਿ ॥
aavaDh kati-o na jaat paraym ras charan kamal sang.
Weapons cannot cut that person who delights in the love of the Lord's Lotus Feet.
ਦਾਵਨਿ ਬੰਧਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਤ ਬਿਧੇ ਮਨ ਦਰਸ ਮਗਿ ॥
daavan banDhi-o na jaat biDhay man daras mag.
Ropes cannot bind that person whose mind is pierced through by the Vision of the Lord's Way.
ਪਾਵਕ ਜਰਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਤ ਰਹਿਓ ਜਨ ਧੂਰਿ ਲਗਿ ॥
paavak jari-o na jaat rahi-o jan Dhoor lag.
Fire cannot burn that person who is attached to the dust of the feet of the Lord's humble servant.
ਨੀਰੁ ਨ ਸਾਕਸਿ ਬੋਰਿ ਚਲਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਪੰਥਿ ਪਗਿ ॥
neer na saakas bor chaleh har panth pag.
Water cannot drown that person whose feet walk on the Lord's Path.
ਨਾਨਕ ਰੋਗ ਦੋਖ ਅਘ ਮੋਹ ਛਿਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਖਗਿ ॥੧॥੧੦॥
naanak rog dokh agh moh chhiday har naam khag. ||1||10||
O Nanak, diseases, faults, sinful mistakes and emotional attachment are pierced by the Arrow of the Name. ||1||10||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

No weapon can cut the one who delights in love for the lotus feet of the One.

No rope can tie the one whose mind is pierced through by the sight of the One's way.

No fire can burn the one who holds on to the dust of the feet of the One's humble servants.

No water can drown the one whose feet walk on the One's path.

Nanak says: sickness, faults, wrongs and attachment are pierced by the arrow of the Naam.

Weapons, ropes, fire and water cannot touch the one who loves the One.
The deeper layer

Nothing outside can harm the one held in love for the One, and the Naam pierces every inner sickness.

Aavadh katio na jaat: weapons cannot cut. Daavan banDhi-o na jaat: ropes cannot bind. Paavak jari-o na jaat: fire cannot burn. Neer na saakas bor: water cannot drown. Four of the oldest dangers, and none of them can touch the one who loves the One.

Rog dokh agh moh: sickness, faults, wrongs and clinging. They are pierced by the Naam. This verse closes the Savaiye Sri Mukhbak.

A Question to Sit With

What is something that stays steady inside you even when things around you get hard?

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