ਐਸੇ ਜਨ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥
aisay jan virlay sansaaray.
Rare are those beings in this world,
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਹਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ॥
gur sabad vichaareh raheh niraaray.
who contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and remain detached.
ਆਪਿ ਤਰਹਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੧੧॥
aap tareh sangat kul taareh tin safal janam jag aa-i-aa. ||11||
They save themselves, and save all their associates and ancestors; fruitful is their birth and coming into this world. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Rare in this world are the ones who turn the Guru's Word over in their hearts and stay unshaken.
They cross over themselves, and their crossing lifts their companions and their families too.
Their coming into the world turns out to be full of fruit.
A life turned toward the One quietly lifts everyone around it.
Virlay means rare. The beautiful turn is aap tareh, sangat kul taareh: sangat here means companions, and those who cross do not cross alone; their steadiness carries their circle with them. A life like that is safal janam, a birth that bears fruit.
A Question to Sit With
Whose steadiness has helped carry you through something hard?
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