Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Look closely and you'll see the whole world is always moving on, always passing. Only the Name stays still and steady.
So make friends with steady, good-hearted people, and you'll find a resting place that doesn't move.
Sabh jag chalta-o pekhee-ai — watch and you see it: everything is in motion, sliding away. Against all that motion, one thing is nihchal — unmoving, stable: the Name. And the practical advice is friendship: kar mitraa-ee saadh si-o — befriend the steady-hearted, and you inherit their steadiness, nihchal paavahi thaa-o, a resting place that holds. We become like whom we keep close; if you want a foothold in a sliding world, stand next to the people who have found one.
Who is someone steady you can stand near when everything feels like it's moving?
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