ਊਤਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਉ ਗੋੁਪਾਲਾ ॥
ootam banee gaa-o gopaalaa.
I sing the most Sublime Bani, the Word of the Lord of the Universe.
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਮੰਗਹੁ ਰਵਾਲਾ ॥
saaDhsangat kee mangahu ravaalaa.
I beg for the dust of the feet of the Saadh Sangat.
ਬਾਸਨ ਮੇਟਿ ਨਿਬਾਸਨ ਹੋਈਐ ਕਲਮਲ ਸਗਲੇ ਜਾਲਕਾ ॥੭॥
baasan mayt nibaasan ho-ee-ai kalmal saglay jaalkaa. ||7||
Eradicating desire, I have become free of desire; I have burnt away all my sins. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I sing the finest words there are, the words of the Keeper of all.
I ask for the dust under the feet of the Sangat.
As the endless wanting empties out of me, I become free of wanting, and all my wrongs are burned away.
Wanting less is not losing; it is becoming light.
Wanting empties out, and lightness is left. 'Baasan mayt nibaasan': erase craving and become free of craving. 'Kalmal saglay jaalkaa': every wrong is burned away.
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