Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He holds back his wandering mind and keeps it steady.
The company of such a Sikh comes only by grace.
Without the Guru, one goes astray and keeps coming and going.
Showing mercy, the Lord brings him into union.
A person with a calm, steady mind is rare, and even being near one is a gift.
Dhaavat raakhai thaak rahaa-ay — this person holds back the running mind and keeps it still. Think of a puppy that keeps dashing off, and someone gently calling it back to sit.
Sikh sangat karam milaa-ay — the company of such a Sikh comes only by karam, grace. So even good friends like that are a gift, not something we earn.
Without the Guru, a person loses the way and keeps coming and going, from one life to the next. Being joined with the One comes only through the One's kind look of mercy.
Whose steady company has been a gift you didn't arrange?
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