ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਾਏ ॥
aapay bakhsay gur sayvaa laa-ay.
He Himself forgives, and enjoins us to serve the Guru.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
gurmatee naam man vasaa-ay.
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Naam comes to dwell within the mind.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਸਾਚਾ ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੋ ਲਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੭॥
an-din naam Dhi-aa-ay saachaa is jag meh naamo laahaa hay. ||7||
Night and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the True Lord, and earn the profit of the Naam in this world. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One forgives, and sets us to serve the Guru.
Through the Guru's teaching the Naam comes to live inside us.
Day and night we keep the Name, and in this short life that is the truest gain.
Keeping the Name close is the truest gain of a short life.
An-din naam dhi-aa-ay... naamo laahaa — night and day, the Name, which is the profit of this world. Forgiveness (aapay bakhsay) comes first and freely, then service and the settled habit of simran.
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