ਜਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਨਾਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਹਾਂ ॥
jis jan naam sukh haaN.
That humble being, who takes happiness in the Naam, the Name of the Lord
ਤਿਸੁ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਕਦੇ ਦੁਖੁ ਹਾਂ ॥
tis nikat na kaday dukh haaN.
- pain never draws near him.
ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਨੇ ਹਾਂ ॥
jo har har jas sunay haaN.
One who listens to the Praise of the Lord, Har, Har,
ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੰਨੇ ਹਾਂ ॥
sabh ko tis mannay haaN.
is obeyed by all men.
ਸਫਲੁ ਸੁ ਆਇਆ ਹਾਂ ॥
safal so aa-i-aa haaN.
How fortunate it is that he came into the world;
ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨਾ ॥੨॥੪॥੧੬੦॥
naanak parabh bhaa-i-aa mayray manaa. ||2||4||160||
Nanak, he is pleasing to God, O my mind. ||2||4||160||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who takes happiness in the Name — pain never draws near him.
One who listens to the One's praise is obeyed by all; how fortunate that he came into the world — Nanak, he is pleasing to God, O my mind.
A soul happy in the Name draws no pain near — and carries a natural authority that needs no force.
The Name-happy soul is untouched by pain, and the one who listens (Suniai) to the praise is "obeyed by all" — a natural authority that comes not from force but from being pleasing to God. His coming into the world is "fortunate" — a life that counts.
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