ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 1.
Maaroo, First Mehl:
ਲਾਲੈ ਗਾਰਬੁ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥
laalai gaarab chhodi-aa gur kai bhai sahj subhaa-ee.
The Lord's slave renounces his egotistical pride, through the Guru's Fear, intuitively and easily.
ਲਾਲੈ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
laalai khasam pachhaani-aa vadee vadi-aa-ee.
The slave realizes his Lord and Master; glorious is his greatness!
ਖਸਮਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥
khasam mili-ai sukh paa-i-aa keemat kahan na jaa-ee. ||1||
Meeting with his Lord and Master, he finds peace; His value cannot be desribed. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the warm awe of the Guru, my pride quietly loosens and slips away, all on its own.
And then I recognize the One I belong to, and how wonderful that is. Meeting the One, I find a peace so deep there are not words big enough for it.
In awe of the Guru, pride loosens without a fight.
Gaarab chhodiaa, pride released, comes through gur kai bhai, reverent awe, sahj subhaaee, naturally and easily. Realizing the khasam, the Beloved, brings a peace beyond price, keemat kahan na jaaee.
A Question to Sit With
When has letting go of pride brought you unexpected peace?
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