Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who faces the teaching understands, and gathers all their love into the One.
They come to dwell in their own true home and merge into what is real.
The whole tug-of-war of coming and going grows quiet.
This understanding comes from the perfect teacher.
This one says that when you face the teaching, the endless back-and-forth finally grows still.
Gurmukh boojhai ayk liv laa-ay — "the gurmukh understands, and holds love for the One." A gurmukh faces the Guru's teaching. Liv is attention held steady in love. All of it gathers into the One.
Nij ghar vaasai saach samaa-ay — "they live in their own home and merge into the True One." Nij ghar is your own true home, deep inside.
Jaman marnaa thaak rahaa-ay — "birth and death come to a stop." The endless coming and going grows quiet. This is about peace and rest, not about running from something scary.
Think of a ball bouncing across a gym floor. Bounce by bounce it gets lower, until it finally rests. The restless wandering finds stillness at last.
And it all comes pooray gur tay — "from the perfect Guru."
What does it feel like when a long back-and-forth inside you finally goes still?
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