ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸੰਕ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
satgur sayvhu sank na keejai.
So serve the Guru without hesitation.
ਆਸਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸੁ ਰਹੀਜੈ ॥
aasaa maahi niraas raheejai.
And in the midst of hope, remain unmoved by hope.
ਸੰਸਾ ਦੂਖ ਬਿਨਾਸਨੁ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਰੋਗੁ ਨ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੯॥
sansaa dookh binaasan sayvhu fir baahurh rog na laa-i-aa. ||9||
Serve the Eradicator of cynicism and suffering, and you shall never again be afflicted by the disease. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Serve the Guru without holding back.
Live inside hope, yet stay unmoved when hope tugs at you.
Serve the One who clears away doubt and sorrow, and the old sickness of the heart will never trouble you again.
You can live full of hope without being yanked around by it.
Serve wholeheartedly, and stay niraas (free of clinging to hope) even while living among hopes. Suffering and cynicism are treated as an old sickness to be healed, not a fault to be blamed.
A Question to Sit With
How do you stay steady when you're hoping hard for something?
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