Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 162
Verse 10 of 11

Those Who Serve Are the Fortunate Ones

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ॥
satgur sayveh say vadbhaagee.
Those who serve the True Guru are very fortunate.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ॥
ha-umai maar sach liv laagee.
Conquering their ego, they embrace love for the True Lord.
ਤੇਰੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
tayrai rang raatay sahj subhaa-ay.
They are automatically imbued with Your Love, O Lord.
ਤੂ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਲੈਹਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
too sukh-daata laihi milaa-ay.
You are the Giver of peace; You merge them into Yourself.
ਏਕਸ ਤੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
aykas tay doojaa naahee ko-ay.
Everything comes from the One and only Lord; there is no other at all.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਇ ॥੯॥
gurmukh boojhai sojhee ho-ay. ||9||
The Gurmukh realizes this, and understands. ||9||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The lucky ones are not those with the best omens -- they are the ones who serve the Guru. When the grip of ego loosens, love for the One flows in naturally, all on its own.

That love brings an easy, unforced calm. The Giver of peace draws such hearts close, right into itself. Everything there is comes from that one Source -- there simply is not any other.

The luckiest people are simply the ones who let love for the Truth take over.
The deeper layer

A reflective verse near the close. satgur seveh say vadbhaagee -- those who serve are the fortunate ones: fortune is quietly redefined away from lucky days toward a heart given to love. sahj subhaa-ay -- natural ease (sahaj), love arriving unforced. aykas tay doojaa naahee -- from the One alone, no second: the plain statement of Ik Onkar that answers the whole omen-culture.

A Question to Sit With

What does lucky mean to you?

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