ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੪ ॥
salok mehlaa 4.
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:
ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਤੇ ਲੋਇਣਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਇ ॥
har parabh ratay lo-inaa gi-aan anjan gur day-ay.
One's eyes are anointed by the Lord God, when the Guru bestows the ointment of spiritual wisdom.
ਮੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਜਣੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੇਇ ॥੧॥
mai parabh sajan paa-i-aa jan naanak sahj milay-ay. ||1||
I have found God, my Best Friend; servant Nanak is intuitively absorbed into the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My eyes are colored with the One when the Guru puts the ointment of wisdom on them.
I have found the One, my best friend. Nanak says: I meet the One with ease.
Clear eyes see the One everywhere — and the meeting comes with ease.
When the Guru gives wisdom, your eyes see the One, and the meeting comes easily.
Gi-aan anjan: the ointment of wisdom. In old India people put a dark ointment, anjan, around the eyes to keep them clear and healthy. Ratay lo-inaa: eyes dyed with the color of the One. Sahj means natural ease, the way things come when you stop straining.
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