ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਦੇਹ ਅੰਧਾਰੀ ਅੰਧੁ ਸੁੰਞੀ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣੀਆ ॥
dayh anDhaaree anDh sunjee naam vihoonee-aa.
The body is dark, blind and empty, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਫਲ ਜਨੰਮੁ ਜੈ ਘਟਿ ਵੁਠਾ ਸਚੁ ਧਣੀ ॥੨॥
naanak safal jannam jai ghat vuthaa sach Dhanee. ||2||
O Nanak, fruitful is the birth of one, within whose heart the True Master dwells. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without the Name held inside, a life can feel dim and empty, groping in the dark.
Nanak says, a life is rich and fruitful when the True One lives in the heart.
A life with the One at home in it bears fruit.
A Dakhanay shalok. Without the Naam, a life feels dim and empty, groping in the dark; the bright answer is a heart with the One at home in it, which makes a whole life fruitful.
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