ਸਦਾ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਕਰਿ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
sadaa nikat kar tis no jaan.
Know that He is always near at hand.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਸਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
parabh kee aagi-aa sat kar maan.
Accept the Order of God as True.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਚਨਿ ਮਿਟਾਵਹੁ ਆਪੁ ॥
gur kai bachan mitaavhu aap.
Through the Guru's Teachings, eradicate selfishness and conceit.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪਿ ਜਾਪੁ ॥੪॥੪॥੭੩॥
har har naam naanak jap jaap. ||4||4||73||
O Nanak, chant and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||4||73||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Know that the One is always close. Accept its order as true. Through the teaching, clear out the selfishness and pride. And keep the One's name in mind.
The One is near -- accept its order, clear the ego, and keep its name.
The close gathers Guru Arjan's keynotes: the One near, the Hukam accepted as true, ego eradicated, the Name chanted. Four simple instructions that together are the whole path: nearness, acceptance, ego-clearing, remembrance.
A Question to Sit With
Which of these four -- trusting nearness, accepting what is, clearing ego, remembering -- is hardest for you?
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