ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥
satgur milai ta mahal bulaa-ay.
When one meets the True Guru, he is called into the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਸਾਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਗਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
saachee dargeh gat pat paa-ay.
In the True Court, he is blessed with salvation and honor.
ਸਾਕਤ ਠਉਰ ਨਾਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰ ਜਨਮ ਮਰੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੭॥
saakat tha-ur naahee har mandar janam marai dukh paa-i-aa. ||7||
The faithless cynic has no place of rest in the Lord's palace; he suffers the pains of birth and death. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meeting the Guru, a person is called into the One's own home.
In the true court they are welcomed with honor and freedom.
A heart turned away finds no rest there and keeps aching through its comings and goings. So it is far kinder to turn toward the One.
There is an honored welcome waiting the moment you turn toward the One.
The saakat is a heart turned away from the One; it finds no rest and keeps aching through its comings and goings. The honored welcome is waiting the moment a person turns toward the One.
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