ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਇਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
vadai bhaag ih sareer paa-i-aa.
By great good fortune, I obtained this body;
ਮਾਣਸ ਜਨਮਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
maanas janam sabad chit laa-i-aa.
in this human life, I have focused my consciousness on the Word of the Shabad.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਸਭੁ ਅੰਧ ਅੰਧੇਰਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਿਸਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਇਦਾ ॥੫॥
bin sabdai sabh anDh anDhayraa gurmukh kiseh bujhaa-idaa. ||5||
Without the Shabad, everything is enveloped in utter darkness; only the Gurmukh understands. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What great luck it is to be given this human life. In it, I turn my whole attention to the word.
Without that light, everything stays dim; but the one turned toward the teaching begins to see.
Being here at all is a rare gift worth using well.
The rare gift of human birth (vadai bhaag) is a recurring Gurbani theme — this life as a precious chance. Without the Shabad, all stays dark; the Gurmukh alone begins to understand.
A Question to Sit With
What is one way you could honor the gift of being alive today?
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