ਜਿਨਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਤੂ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
jin gi-aan kee-aa tis har too jaan.
Know the Lord, who gave you spiritual wisdom,
ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ਸਿਞਾਣੁ ॥
saach sabad parabh ayk sinjaan.
and realize the One God, through the True Word of the Shabad.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੈ ਤਾਂ ਸੁਧਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
har ras chaakhai taaN suDh ho-ay.
When the mortal tastes the sublime essence of the Lord, he becomes pure and holy.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੮॥
naanak naam ratay sach so-ay. ||4||8||
O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam - their reputations are true. ||4||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Know the One who gave you wisdom.
Through the true Word, recognize the One.
Taste the sweet essence of the One, and you become clean and pure.
Nanak says: those dyed in the Naam have a true good name.
The One that gave you your mind is worth turning that mind toward.
Know the One who gave you understanding, and taste the One's sweetness.
Jin gi-aan kee-aa — the giver of understanding is itself what is to be understood. Har ras chaakhai means tasting the divine essence (ras), a favorite Gurbani image of direct experience over theory.
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