Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, serve the True Guru, and melt into that serving.
By great good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found, and you meditate on the Naam of the One, Har, Har.
Give yourself fully to serving the Guru, and you melt into it, the way sugar melts into water.
This line is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Man ray satgur sayv samaa-ay: O mind, serve the True Guru and be soaked in that service. Sayv means to serve.
Think of jumping all the way into a pool instead of dipping one toe. By great good luck, vadai bhaag, the Perfect Guru is found. Then we keep the Name close. Giving ourselves fully like this is what the whole song asks of us.
What is something you love so much you give it your whole self?
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