ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਡਭਾਗ ਮਥਈ ॥
so har har naam Dhi-aavai har jan jis badbhaag math-ee.
That humble servant of the Lord who has such good fortune written on his forehead meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
ਜਹ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਮਾਗੈ ਤਹ ਛੁਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਥਈ ॥੧॥
jah dargahi parabh laykhaa maagai tah chhutai naam Dhi-aa-itha-ee. ||1||
In that Court, where God calls for the accounts, there, you shall be saved only by meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One's servant who has good fortune written on the forehead meditates on the Naam of the One, Har, Har.
In the Court where the One asks for the account of your life, remembering the Naam is what sets you free.
The good you have kept in your heart is what carries you through hard moments.
Keeping the Naam in mind is what sets you free when your life is weighed.
Dargahi ... laykhaa: the court where the One asks for an account. Think of a report card at the end of the year; it shows what you did with the time you had. Chhutai naam Dhi-aa-itha-ee: the Naam you remembered is what sets you free. Badbhaag (good fortune) is the gift of being drawn to the Naam.
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