Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Deep inside, the Word wipes out the darkness of not-knowing.
Meeting the True Guru, my dear friend, I have come into real understanding. Those tuned to the True One never drift away again. Nanak says: my perfect Guru has planted the Naam deep within me.
The Guru's Word works like a lamp switched on in a dark room.
Agi-aan anDhayraa means the darkness of not-knowing. The sabad, the Guru's Word, clears it away. It is a light, not a punishment. You do not get scolded for being in the dark; the light simply comes on.
The Guru is called pareetam, the beloved friend. That keeps the whole relationship warm and close, never fearful.
The verse says those tuned to the True One do not come round again. That is not a threat. It means the journey is complete, like finally reaching home after a long trip.
What is something you finally understood that made a confusing feeling clear up?
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