ਚਲਤੌ ਚਲੈ ਚਲੈ ਦਹ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
chaltou chalai chalai dah dah dis gur raakhai har liv laavaigo.
The wandering mind wanders, roams and rambles in the ten directions; but the Guru holds it, and lovingly attunes it to the Lord.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਦੇਇ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਚੁਆਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥
satgur sabad day-ay rid antar mukh amrit naam chu-aavaigo. ||1||
The True Guru implants the Word of the Shabad deep within the heart; the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, trickles into the mouth. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The restless mind runs and runs, off in all ten directions. The Guru holds it, and lovingly turns it toward the One.
The True Guru plants the Word deep in the heart, and the sweet nectar of the Naam trickles onto the tongue.
The Guru catches a wandering mind and turns it toward the One.
The Guru catches a wandering mind, turns it toward the One, and fills it with sweetness.
Chaltou chalai chalai dah dah dis: it runs and runs in the ten directions, the four sides, the four corners, up and down. Liv: loving attention. Rid antar: deep in the heart. Amrit naam chu-aavaigo: the nectar of the Naam drips into the mouth, like honey from a comb.
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