ਸਰਾ ਸਰੀਅਤਿ ਲੇ ਕੰਮਾਵਹੁ ॥
saraa saree-at lay kammaavahu.
Let your practice be to live the spiritual life.
ਤਰੀਕਤਿ ਤਰਕ ਖੋਜਿ ਟੋਲਾਵਹੁ ॥
tareekat tarak khoj tolaavahu.
Let your spiritual cleansing be to renounce the world and seek God.
ਮਾਰਫਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਹੁ ਅਬਦਾਲਾ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਹਕੀਕਤਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਮਰਾ ॥੩॥
maarfat man maarahu abdaalaa milhu hakeekat jit fir na maraa. ||3||
Let control of the mind be your spiritual wisdom, O holy man; meeting with God, you shall never die again. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let living a good, honest life be the law you keep.
Let letting go of the world and searching for the One be how you keep your heart clean.
Let quieting the restless mind be your wisdom, holy one; meet the One, and you will never die again.
Every path worth walking is walked on the inside first.
Four stages of the Sufi path, each turned into an inner practice: shariat (the law, honest living), tariqat (the way, cleansing), marfat (wisdom, a quiet mind), haqiqat (Reality, meeting the One). 'Jit fir na maraa': where there is no more dying.
A Question to Sit With
What is one honest, ordinary habit that keeps your heart clean?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
Use ← → to navigate