Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
They recognize their own self and die in the Shabad, casting corruption out of the mind.
They run to the Guru's Sanctuary — and the Forgiving One forgives.
Here is the whole path in one movement, and at the end, the Forgiver forgives.
Look at the four steps. Aap pachhaaneh — they recognize their own self. Sabad mareh — they die in the Word, which means the proud self fades away in the Shabad. Taj vikaar — they throw the wrong ways out of the mind. Bhaj pa-ay — they run to the Guru's shelter.
And then the lovely ending: bakhsay bakhsanhaar — the Forgiver forgives. Of course He does. It is His name and His nature, the way heat is fire's nature. Think of running to a parent after you messed up, and being hugged before you finish saying sorry. The four steps are real work. But the last part holds no suspense at all. No one has ever run to that door and found the Forgiver acting unlike Himself.
What stops people from asking forgiveness — and has the One you'd ask ever refused it?
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