Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I give myself, always, to my true Guru; the Gurmukh's light blends into the Light of the One.
Through the spotless Word, the soul lives at home in its own deepest self.
Says Nanak: it conquers its ego, and stays free, always.
When the ego is won over, your small light joins the great Light.
Gurmukh jotee jot milaa-ee — the light of the Gurmukh blends into the One's Light. This is jot joining jot, light joining Light, like a drop of water returning to the ocean.
Through the spotless Word, the soul comes to live in nij ghar, its own true home deep inside. And Nanak says the result lasts: ha-umai maaray sadaa udaasaa — they win over the ego and stay free forever. Udaasaa here means unattached, not held by anything.
The whole shabad turns on one hinge, the ego. With ego in charge, a life is wasted, as the earlier verses showed. With ego won over, the Gurmukh is free. Think of a door. The same hinge lets it swing shut or open wide.
What is the difference between being controlled by your ego and being free of it?
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