ਪੰਕਜ ਮੋਹ ਨਿਘਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਿਘਰਤ ਕਾਢਿ ਕਢਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
pankaj moh nighrat hai paraanee gur nighrat kaadh kadhaavaigo.
The mortal beings are sinking in the swamp of emotional attachment; the Guru lifts them up, and saves them from sinking.
ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਸਰਨਿ ਜਨ ਆਏ ਗੁਰੁ ਹਾਥੀ ਦੇ ਨਿਕਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੪॥
taraahi taraahi saran jan aa-ay gur haathee day niklaavaigo. ||4||
Crying, "Save me! Save me!", the humble come to His Sanctuary; the Guru reaches out His Hand, and lifts them up. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People are sinking in the swamp of clinging attachment. The Guru pulls them up and out.
Crying "Save me! Save me!", the humble come to the Guru's shelter. The Guru reaches out a hand and lifts them free.
When you are stuck and call out, the Guru's hand lifts you free.
Clinging pulls you down like mud, and the Guru's hand lifts you out.
Pankaj moh: the swamp of attachment, holding on so tight that you sink. Taraahi taraahi: "save me, save me," the cry of someone stuck. Gur haathee day: the Guru gives a hand. Think of a friend stretching out an arm to pull you out of deep mud.
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