ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
jaa kai mastak Dhur likh paa-i-aa.
One who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead,
ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਨ ਵਿਆਪੈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
tis hee purakh na vi-aapai maa-i-aa.
that person is not afflicted by Maya.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਦੂਸਰ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਲਾਵਣਾ ॥੧੦॥
naanak daas sadaa sarnaa-ee doosar lavai na laavnaa. ||10||
Slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary forever; there is no other equal to You. ||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one whose heart carries a quiet blessing from the start
is not swept away by the pull of chasing after things.
Nanak, Your servant, says: I seek Your shelter, always; there is nothing anywhere that compares to You.
The safest place there is stays open to you, always.
'Dhur likh paa-i-aa' (a blessing written from the start) is rendered as grace, not grim fate; such a one is not swept away by Maya. The verse rests in taking sanctuary, 'doosar lavai na laavnaa' (nothing compares).
A Question to Sit With
Where do you go, inside or out, when you need shelter?
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