ਧੰਧੈ ਧਾਵਤ ਮਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਨੂਰਾ ॥
DhanDhai Dhaavat man bha-i-aa manooraa.
Chasing after worldly affairs, the mind has become corroded and rusty.
ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ॥
fir hovai kanchan bhaytai gur pooraa.
But meeting with the Perfect Guru, it is transmuted into gold once again.
ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥
aapay bakhas la-ay sukh paa-ay poorai sabad milaa-ee hay. ||4||
When the Lord Himself grants forgiveness, then peace is obtained; through the Perfect Word of the Shabad, one is united with Him. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Chasing after this and that, a mind can grow dull and rusted, like an old iron gate.
But meet the perfect Guru, and the rust lifts, and the gold underneath shines out again.
When the One's forgiveness arrives, peace comes with it, and the Word makes you one with the One.
Even a rusted heart is still gold underneath, waiting to shine.
The old image of iron turned to gold: the rust of chasing is not the whole story, for the gold was always underneath. Forgiveness lifts the rust and brings peace.
A Question to Sit With
When has someone forgiving you helped you feel new again?
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