Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Only the one it is given to receives the Name — and even that receiving is a gift. The teaching-facing heart sheds its "me-first" voice and merges with the One. The True Name comes to live inside, and easily, naturally, that heart dissolves into the truth.
Even receiving the Name is a gift.
Jis naam day-ay so-ee jan paa-ay — the one the Name is given to receives it. Receiving is not an achievement. It is a present you open.
Gurmukh maylay aap gavaa-ay — the one who faces the Guru lets go of aap, the me-first self, and joins with the One. Hirdai saachaa naam vasaa-ay — the True Name comes to live in the heart.
Sehjay saach samaa-ay — easily, with sahaj, natural calm, the heart melts into the True One. Think of a sugar cube in warm tea. It does not fight. It just dissolves.
Here the whole shabad comes full circle, from the priceless Name at the start to this easy melting in. Guru Amar Das signs it with the name Nanak.
What's something wonderful in your life that came as a gift rather than something you earned?
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