ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਤਰਿਆ ॥
mayray man naam japat tari-aa.
O my mind, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and cross over.
ਧੰਨਾ ਜਟੁ ਬਾਲਮੀਕੁ ਬਟਵਾਰਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Dhannaa jat baalmeek batvaaraa gurmukh paar pa-i-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Dhanna the farmer, and Balmik the highway robber, became Gurmukh, and crossed over. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, saying the Naam, you cross over.
Dhanna the farmer and Balmik, who once robbed travelers on the road, turned to the Guru and reached the far shore.
No past shuts the door; turning toward the Name opens the way.
Dhanna the farmer and Balmik, once a highway robber, both crossed over: the ordinary and the once-lost alike. The path is open to all.
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