ਐਸਾ ਦਾਰੂ ਖਾਹਿ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
aisaa daaroo khaahi gavaar.
So take such medicine, O fool,
ਜਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jit khaaDhai tayray jaahi vikaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
by which your corruption shall be taken away. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So take this kind of medicine, you foolish one —
the kind that, once you swallow it, carries away everything that spoils you inside.
The medicine that clears the heart is yours for the taking.
The medicine of the Naam clears away whatever spoils the heart, so take it.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the centre of the shabad. Aisaa daaroo khaahi gavaar: take such medicine, O fool. Gavaar is a blunt word that wakes the listener up, and anyone can hear it as a word to their own forgetful heart. Vikaar are the faults and cravings that cloud the heart; the medicine carries them off.
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