ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
gur kirpaa tay hukam pachhaanai.
One who realizes the Hukam of God's Command, by the Grace of the Guru,
ਜੁਗਹ ਜੁਗੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
jugah jugantar kee biDh jaanai.
comes to know the lifestyle of the ages.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਤਰੁ ਤਾਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਤਾਰੇ ਤਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੧॥੭॥
naanak naam japahu tar taaree sach taaray taaranhaaraa hay. ||16||1||7||
O Nanak, chant the Naam, and cross over to the other side. The True Lord will carry you across. ||16||1||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Through the Guru's grace you come to sense the Hukam, the way life moves.
You begin to see how the ages turn and how everything belongs to the One.
Nanak says: say the Naam, and swim across. The True One carries you over every hard water.
Keep the Naam close, and you are carried gently across.
Hukam, the flow of existence, is understood through the Guru's grace; the Naam is kept close; and the True One, taarnhaaraa, carries the soul across. The quiet before creation and the single human life meet here in one word: home.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel carried when the way ahead looks hard?
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