ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਗਿ ਰਹੇ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਤੀ ॥
gurmukh jaag rahay din raatee.
The Gurmukhs remain awake and aware, day and night.
ਸਾਚੇ ਕੀ ਲਿਵ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਜਾਤੀ ॥
saachay kee liv gurmat jaatee.
Following the Guru's Teachings, they know the Love of the True Lord.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਸੋਇ ਰਹੇ ਸੇ ਲੂਟੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਬਤੁ ਭਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥
manmukh so-ay rahay say lootay gurmukh saabat bhaa-ee hay. ||4||
The self-willed manmukhs remain asleep, and are plundered. The Gurmukhs remain safe and sound, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who follow the teaching stay awake and aware, day and night.
Through the Guru's teaching, they come to know the One's love.
When I drift off into forgetting, my time can slip past unnoticed, but staying awake keeps my treasure safe and whole.
Staying awake to what matters keeps my treasure safe.
The gurmukh stays awake day and night, and the inner treasure stays whole (saabat). The manmukh sleeps, and time slips past unnoticed, like a house left open to thieves.
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