ਅਨ ਕੋ ਦਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਕਬਹੂ ਨ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਏਕੋ ਦਰੁ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ॥
an ko dar ghar kabhoo na jaanas ayko dar sachi-aaraa.
Whoever finds the door of the One True Lord, does not know any other house or door.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਵਿਚਾਰਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੪॥
gur parsaad param pad paa-i-aa naanak kahai vichaaraa. ||4||3||4||
By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status; so says poor Nanak. ||4||3||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever finds the one door of the True One never looks for any other house or door.
Nanak, the humble one, says: by the Guru's grace, I have reached the highest state.
Find the one true door, and you stop restlessly knocking on all the others.
Find the one true door, and you stop looking for any other.
Ayko dar sachi-aaraa: the one door of the True One. Gur parsaad param pad: the highest state, reached by the Guru's grace, as a gift. Naanak kahai vichaaraa: so says poor Nanak, a word of honest humility.
Think of coming home after a long day. Once you are at your own front door, you stop trying other doors.
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