Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He Himself is Fearless; His Light is in all.
Without the Name, the world is defiled; through evil-mindedness, they are ruined — why weep? They are born only to die, never hearing the music of devotion.
This one says the real loss is not dying. It is a life that never heard the music.
Nirbha-o aap nirantar jot — the Fearless One's light is in everyone. Nirbhau means "Fearless."
Bin naavai sootak jag chhot — without the Name, the world is unclean. Sootak was an old idea that a home became "impure" after a birth or a death. The verse moves the idea inside. What really makes life unclean is living without the Name.
The sad part is a life janam moo-ay bin bhagat sarot — born and gone without ever hearing the music of love for the One. Never once awake to the song.
Think of living next to a beautiful park and never once going in. That missing out, not death itself, is the real loss.
What is the 'music' you would not want to live your whole life without hearing?
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