Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What the Maker writes into a life cannot be rubbed out, my friends.
Yet the One who made everything, in kindness, comes and rests its presence within us.
Greatness is in the Maker's hands — think on the Guru and understand this.
The writing can't be argued away; however it pleases You, You care for me.
By Your kind glance I found peace. Nanak says: think on the Word.
Those who follow only their own minds lose their way and waste away until they die; thinking on the Guru, they are lifted out.
What can be said of the One whom eyes can't see?
I give myself to my Guru, who showed me the One right inside my own heart.
Laykh na mit-ee — the writ of the Creator (destiny) is unerasable, yet met with grace: kar kirpaa pag dhaar, the divine presence planted within by mercy. Nadar tayree sukh paa-i-aa — peace by the Glance of grace. The manmukh, who follows only their own mind, wastes away; thinking on the Guru lifts a person out. The heart-revelation: hirdai ditaa dikhaa-ay — the Guru reveals the One within.
Who has helped you see something that was inside you all along?
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