ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਨੈਨੀ ਦੇਖਉ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸਨੋ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਮਥਾ ॥
nainee daykh-a-u gur darsano gur charnee mathaa.
With my eyes, I gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan; I touch my forehead to the Guru's feet.
ਪੈਰੀ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਚਲਦਾ ਪਖਾ ਫੇਰੀ ਹਥਾ ॥
pairee maarag gur chaldaa pakhaa fayree hathaa.
With my feet I walk on the Guru's Path; with my hands, I wave the fan over Him.
ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਧਿਆਇਦਾ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਜਪੰਥਾ ॥
akaal moorat ridai Dhi-aa-idaa din rain japanthaa.
I meditate on Akaal Moorat, the undying form, within my heart; day and night, I meditate on Him.
ਮੈ ਛਡਿਆ ਸਗਲ ਅਪਾਇਣੋ ਭਰਵਾਸੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਮਰਥਾ ॥
mai chhadi-aa sagal apaa-ino bharvaasai gur samrathaa.
I have renounced all possessiveness, and have placed my faith in the all-powerful Guru.
ਗੁਰਿ ਬਖਸਿਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਸਭੋ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਥਾ ॥
gur bakhsi-aa naam niDhaan sabho dukh lathaa.
The Guru has blessed me with the treasure of the Naam; I am rid of all sufferings.
ਭੋਗਹੁ ਭੁੰਚਹੁ ਭਾਈਹੋ ਪਲੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਗਥਾ ॥
bhogahu bhunchahu bhaa-eeho palai naam agthaa.
Eat and enjoy the Naam, the Name of the indescribable Lord, O Siblings of Destiny.
ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਦਿੜੁ ਸਦਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਕਥਾ ॥
naam daan isnaan dirh sadaa karahu gur kathaa.
Confirm your faith in the Naam, charity and self-purification; chant the Guru's sermon forever.
ਸਹਜੁ ਭਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਭਉ ਲਥਾ ॥੨੦॥
sahj bha-i-aa parabh paa-i-aa jam kaa bha-o lathaa. ||20||
Blessed with intuitive poise, I have found God; I am rid of the fear of the Messenger of Death. ||20||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With my eyes I take in the sight of the Guru, and lay my head at the Guru's feet.
I walk the Guru's path with my feet, serve with my hands, and hold the undying One in my heart, day and night.
The Guru has handed me the treasure of the Name, and all my aches are gone — and with a settled, easeful heart I have found the One, and the fear of endings has quietly lifted.
When your heart is settled in the One, the fear of endings lifts.
The whole self — eyes, hands, feet, heart — is given to the Guru. Akaal Moorat is the undying form, the One beyond death. In the ease (sahaj) of a settled heart, even the fear of death's messenger lifts.
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