ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਦੇਹੀ ਪਾਈ ਜਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅਪਨੈ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੀਓ ॥
Dhan so maanas dayhee paa-ee jit parabh apnai mayl lee-o.
Blessed is the attainment of this human body, by which God blends Himself with me.
ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਕਲਿਜੁਗੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ਹੀਓ ॥੪॥੮॥੪੭॥
Dhan so kalijug saaDhsang keertan gaa-ee-ai naanak naam aDhaar hee-o. ||4||8||47||
Blessed, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, is the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.O Nanak, the Naam is my only Support. ||4||8||47||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Blessed is the gift of this human body, by which God blends Himself with me.
Blessed, in this age, is the company of the holy, where His praises are sung. The Name is my only support.
This human body is blessed because it's the very means by which the One can blend with you.
The close blesses the human body — "by which God blends Himself with me" — as the very means of union (cf. Shabad 120, the chance). And it blesses the Saadh Sangat of this age "where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung." Body and company are the two gifts through which the Name does its work.
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