ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਚੀ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥
sachai sabad sachee pat ho-ee.
Through the True Word of the Shabad, true honor is obtained.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
bin naavai mukat na paavai ko-ee.
Without the Name, no one attains liberation.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੋ ਨਾਉ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਐਸੀ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥
bin satgur ko naa-o na paa-ay parabh aisee banat banaa-ee hay. ||9||
Without the True Guru, no one finds the Name. Such is the making which God has made. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
True honor comes through the living Word.
Without the Name, nothing quite sets the heart free.
And the Naam comes through the Guru; that is simply how the One has arranged it all.
The honor that lasts comes from the Name, not from applause.
True honor (sachee pat) is the freedom the Naam brings, deeper than any applause. The path to it, through the Guru, is simply how the One has set things up.
A Question to Sit With
What kind of honor do you think lasts?
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