ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਉ ਨ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਉ ॥
poojaa kara-o na nivaaj gujaara-o.
I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.
ਏਕ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਲੇ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਉ ॥੩॥
ayk nirankaar lay ridai namaskaara-o. ||3||
I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I do not perform the Hindu worship, and I do not offer the Muslim prayers.
I take the one Formless Lord into my heart, and there I humbly bow.
Take the formless One into your heart, and quietly bow there.
Take the Formless One into your heart, and bow there.
Poojaa is Hindu worship; nivaaj (namaaz) is Muslim prayer. Ayk nirankaar lay ridai namaskaara-o: I take the one Nirankaar, the Formless One, into my heart and bow there. Inward devotion, stated evenhandedly for both traditions.
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