ਅਫਰਿਓ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
afri-o jam maari-aa na jaa-ee.
The invulnerable Messenger of Death cannot be killed.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦੇ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਈ ॥
gur kai sabday nayrh na aa-ee.
The Word of the Guru's Shabad prevents him from approaching.
ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣੇ ਤਾ ਦੂਰਹੁ ਭਾਗੈ ਮਤੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੭॥
sabad sunay taa Dhoorahu bhaagai mat maaray har jee-o vayparvaahaa hay. ||7||
When he hears the Word of the Shabad, he runs far away. He is afraid that the self-sufficient Dear Lord will kill him. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everyone's time in this body has a natural close, and that is simply how life is made.
But the Guru's Word wraps a heart in such shelter that the fear of that close cannot come near.
When awe of the One fills you, the dread of ending quietly loses its power, and peace takes its place.
The Word shelters a heart so the fear of ending cannot reach it.
Gur kai sabday nayrh na aa-ee — through the Guru's Word, the Messenger of Death does not come near. The Word so shelters a heart that the fear of ending cannot touch it. The end of a life is a natural close, held by the One.
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