ਰਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਕਛੁ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਵਿਆਪੈ ॥
raam japat kachh bighan na vi-aapai.
Meditating on the Lord, no obstacles will block your way.
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parsaad apunaa parabh jaapai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
By Guru's Grace, meditate on God. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Keeping the One in mind, nothing can truly block my way.
By the Teacher's grace, I hold my One close.
Keep the One in mind and nothing can finally block your way.
The rahau: raam japat kachh bighan na vi-aapai — with the One held in mind, no bighan (obstacle) can finally block the path. This is not a promise that hard things vanish, but that nothing can stop you when your footing is in the One. And even this is gur parsaad — by the Teacher's grace, received; the steadiness is a gift, not a feat of willpower.
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