Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Gurmukh roots out self-importance from inside,
and — soaked in love, having set down worldly clinging — turns the spotless Word over in the heart.
Says Nanak: the Name is what saves us.
This one paints a picture of the Gurmukh, the person who faces the Guru.
Such a person clears out self-importance from inside. They are soaked in the One's love, and they have set down their tight grip on worldly things. They keep turning the pure Word over in the heart.
Each step is a letting go. Letting go of pride. Letting go of clinging. It is like emptying a backpack full of rocks, so there is room to carry something good.
What fills that room is love. And the last line says it plainly: naanak naam savaaranhaar — O Nanak, the Name is what saves us.
What would you have to set down to make more room for what matters most?
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