ਜਿਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਵੈ ਕਰਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
ji-o tis bhaavai tivai chalaavai karnaa kichhoo na jaa-ee.
As it pleases Him, He inspires us to act. Nothing else can be done.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੪॥੮॥੧੮॥
naanak gurmukh sabad samHaalay raam naam vadi-aa-ee. ||4||8||18||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and is blessed with the glorious greatness of the Lord's Name. ||4||8||18||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As it pleases the One, so the One moves us. Nothing else can be done.
Nanak says: the one who faces the Guru holds the Word close, and the Naam of the One brings greatness.
Life flows as the One moves it; holding the Name close, you can relax into it.
Life moves as the One moves it; hold the Word close, and the Naam brings greatness.
Ji-o tis bhaavai tivai chalaavai: as the One pleases, so the One moves us; this is hukam, the flow of life. Karnaa kichhoo na jaa-ee: nothing else can be done. Gurmukh sabad samHaalay: the one facing the Guru holds the Word close, like a treasure kept safe. Raam naam vadi-aa-ee: greatness comes through the Naam.
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