Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is True, unstained, and lasting — with no fear, no hatred, and no shape to picture.
Those who hold the One in mind with a single, focused heart set down the heavy load of ego.
Those who turn toward the Guru and adore the One are holy people — how wonderful they are! Cheers to them.
The One lives inside the True Guru and is the Guru's own protector.
Blessed, blessed is the Guru who sings what is wonderful — to the Guru I bow, always and forever. Nanak gives his all for those who hold the Maker in mind.
Sat, niranjan, nirbhau, nirvair, nirankaar — True, unstained, without fear, without hatred, without form — echo the Mool Mantar almost word for word. These are the core qualities of the One that the whole tradition rests on. The gift for the one who holds the One ik man ik chit (single-minded, single-hearted) is a physical relief: lathaa haumai bhaar — "the burden of ego is set down," ego imagined as a weight you can put on the ground. A line about slandering the True Guru sits among the praise; what a child carries away is the celebration of the Guru and the joy of those who adore the One.
If ego were a heavy backpack you could take off, what would it feel like to set it down?
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