ਸੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜੋ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ॥
say manmukh jo sabad na pachhaaneh.
Those who do not recognize the Shabad are manmukhs.
ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਭੈ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ॥
gur kay bhai kee saar na jaaneh.
They do not know the essence of the Fear of the Guru.
ਭੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਉ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਮੁ ਕਾਢਿ ਲਏਗਾ ਸਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੬॥
bhai bin ki-o nirbha-o sach paa-ee-ai jam kaadh la-aygaa saahaa hay. ||6||
Without this Fear, how can anyone find the Fearless True Lord? The Messenger of Death will pull the breath out. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When we do not yet hear the Word, we drift, following the loud self.
There is a deep, wonder-filled awe of the Guru that steadies a heart.
Without that awe, how would we ever find the One who fears nothing? And the breath, when its time comes, simply returns to the One who gave it.
Fearlessness grows out of awe.
Bhai here is awe — reverence before the vast. From that awe comes nirbhau, fearlessness. Jam kaadh la-aygaa saahaa speaks of the breath being taken at the end; every breath is a gift, and in time it returns to its Giver.
A Question to Sit With
What is something so big and beautiful it fills you with awe?
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