ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੈ ਪਰਜ ਵਿਗੋਈ ॥
aavan jaanai paraj vigo-ee.
Coming and going, the people of the world are wasting away.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਥਿਰੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
bin satgur thir ko-ay na ho-ee.
Without the True Guru, no one finds permanence and stability.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੬॥
antar jot sabad sukh vasi-aa jotee jot milaa-i-aa. ||6||
The Shabad shines its Light deep within the self, and one dwells in peace; one's light merges into the Light. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Coming and going, the people of the world are wasting away. Without the Guru, no one finds a place that stays steady.
When the Guru's word lights up inside you, you dwell in peace — and your little light melts into the great Light.
Your little light is not lost in the great Light; it is finally home.
Jyot samaaye jyot — light merging into Light — is one of Gurbani's most luminous images for union: the individual flame blending back into the one fire. Without the Guru there is no lasting ground; with the Shabad, peace and merging.
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