ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੀ ਊਤਮ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
gurmukh sachee ootam banee.
True and exalted is the speech of the Gurmukh.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਵਖਾਣੀ ॥
gurmukh sacho sach vakhaanee.
The Gurmukh speaks Truth, only Truth.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਦਾ ॥੬॥
gurmukh sad sayveh sacho sachaa gurmukh sabad sunaa-idaa. ||6||
The Gurmukh serves the Truest of the True forever; the Gurmukh proclaims the Word of the Shabad. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The words of a true heart lift others up.
Speaking truth and only truth, such a heart serves the Truest of the True and shares the Word freely.
True words, spoken plainly, lift everyone who hears them.
A deepening of the previous verse: truth is the whole content of speech, and service of the True One is expressed as sharing the Shabad.
A Question to Sit With
When did someone's honest words help you feel lifted?
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